Monthly Archives: November 2017

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Whom Are You Here For

What do you want people to say when you’re dead and gone? The answer typically revolves around being a good friend, a loyal husband, someone who cared.

Each of these answers is telling. The answer isn’t about making more money, buying more big boy toys, or having a bigger house.

We are not here for ourselves

None of those things are truly important when the time comes.

People want to be remembered for the lives they touched.

If the first set of answers resonated with you, then the answer to the title of this blog post is: Not me. You’re not here for you. You’re here for others.

Whom You’re Here For

Our lives were never meant to be solely about ourselves. Our lives were meant for something more.

You were meant to positively touch the lives of those you’re around. Your parents, your spouse, your children, your team at work, and others.  Read more...

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

A Reel Leadership Article

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure is a Pixar short shown before the Pixar film Coco (Leadership lessons from Coco). Olaf’s Frozen Adventure takes place in the Frozen universe and sees the return of Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna (Kristen Bell), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), and, of course, Olaf (Josh Gad).

The film is set in the kingdom of Arendelle, where Frozen took place. Anna, Elsa, and Olaf planned a surprise dinner for the citizens of Arendelle but things go awry when the villagers leave after the ringing of the Yule Bell and leave the dinner unattended.

Quotes leadership lessons from Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Anna and Elsa then realize they have no Christmas family traditions of their own. Olaf decides to set out to find family traditions Anna and Elsa could adopt as their own.

We watch as Olaf and the reindeer Sven go door to door asking the citizens of Arendelle what their family traditions are.  Read more...

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Coco

A Reel Leadership Article

Coco is the latest Disney/Pixar animated movie. Coco tells the story of a young boy, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), who longs to be a musician. Except his family has a ban on music.

This leads Miguel to the land of the dead. There, he discovers there’s more to his family history than he could ever have imagined.

Leadership lessons and quotes from Pixar's Coco

The visuals in Coco are stunning. The story is engaging. And the leadership lessons in Coco are plentiful.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the leadership lessons found in Coco and what they mean to you and your leadership.

 

Caution: Coco spoilers below

Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Coco

1. Be careful what you chase after:

Miguel’s great-great-grandfather was a musician. He left the family to become famous.

Be careful what you chase after – Leadership lessons from Coco

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The Correct Way To Build A Value-Driven Culture Within Your Organization

Values are an important part of any organization. Your values communicate what is important to the organization and what you believe in. Setting clear values will help not only you lead better but your team to do better work.

However, building a value-driven culture is difficult. It’s easy to get caught up in the wrong things when creating values and then communicating those values to the right people.

Values Matter. Show your team why

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Let’s take a look at 3 steps to build a culture that values values.

The Correct Way To Build A Value-Driven Culture Within Your Organization

1. Use phrases, not singular words:

It’s easy to fall into the trap of using a singular word when trying to communicate the values of your organization. You may want to say “We value respect” or “We value humility.” But what do those phrases really mean?  Read more...

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6 Things Leaders Should Be Thankful For Everyday

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Because of this, I wanted to reflect on 6 things leaders should be thankful for on Thanksgiving and every other day.

There’s a lot of pain that comes with leadership. Struggles no one else ever sees. Betrayals by coworkers and friends. Business failures. And so much more.

Be thankful as a leader

Yet there are also things leaders should be thankful for. Let’s take a look at these today.

6 Things Leaders Should Be Thankful For Everyday

1. Success:

Yes, be thankful for your successes. Your successes mean you’re having an impact on the world around you.

Don’t hide your successes. Celebrate your successes and be thankful for them.

2. Failure:

Hold up… You mean leaders should be thankful for failures? Oh yeah, leaders need to be thankful for failure.

Failure is an opportunity to learn and grow. You can examine your failures and see why they didn’t succeed.  Read more...