Monthly Archives: July 2020

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How To Become A More Courageous Leader

Leaders aren’t meant to be timid. They can’t run and hide from their problems or the problems of their teams. Leaders need to be courageous. They have to show courage in times of struggle.

You may feel like a little church mouse, tip-toeing and avoiding the challenges of your day. Or you may feel like you can take on the world. Whether you feel like the church mouse or the big, bad leader ready to go, every leader can use a little more courage. You can become a more courageous leader.

Man in a white tank top on a rope swing over water

Photo by Austin Distel

Becoming a more courageous leader takes courage. It also takes intentionality. You have to be willing to grow, stretch, and build upon what you’ve already built. You can do it.

In this article, we’ll look at 4 ways you can become more courageous.  Read more...

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Four Tips For Recruitment Drives

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Recruitment is a common occurrence for many businesses, and it’s important that no matter how many recruitments drives you to do, you’re always on the ball with everyone. Every recruitment costs time and money that you could be placed elsewhere in the company. Here are four tips to help make sure your next recruitment drive is a success.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Tom Hank’s Greyhound

A Reel Leadership Article

While movie theaters are still closed around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, movie production companies are finding ways to release their movies to the world. We’ve seen this with Trolls: World Tour on various streaming services, Artemis Foul being released on Disney+, and My Spy being released on Amazon Prime.

This past week saw another movie released on a streaming platform. Tom Hank’s Greyhound was released on Apple TV+’s streaming service.

Tom Hanks in Greyhound staring out a damaged porthole window

Greyhound tells the story of Captain Ernie Krause. He’s an inexperienced United States Navy captain who has to lead a convoy of Allied boats through the traps set by a Nazi U-boat wolfpack.

His inexperience shows. It also shows that inexperience doesn’t mean defeat. You can make it through the tough spots of leadership.

If you haven’t watched Greyhound, sign up for Apple TV+ (or their free trial), watch Greyhound, then come back here for all the leadership lessons you may find in the movie.  Read more...

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Taking A Stand Hurts

Are you willing to take a stand for what you believe? Most leaders aren’t willing to truly stand for what they believe.

Instead, they’re willing to sprinkle pleasant words that skirt around important issues. This happens in the church world and the business world equally.

People are afraid to take a stand for what they believe. They may allude to it here or there but they’re not going to openly tell you what they stand for.

Why People Are Unwilling To Take A Stand

I remember writing a paper in one of my middle school classes. I wrote about the horror that is abortion and how it has killed millions of children.

My teacher reprimanded me because the paper went against their beliefs. It had cited sources and was researched. Still, it was marked down because of the topic.  Read more...

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Preparing Your Business For All The Ups & Downs

This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies.

Starting a business isn’t always about the positive side of things; the fact is that when you launch a business you sign up to cope with both the highs and the lows of running your own venture. Business is rarely filled with all highs or all lows; for most business owners the experience of running their business is packed full of a combination of both. 

There are lots of things that go on in business. For instance, one day you might land a hot new client and be over the moon about it, and then the next day you may learn that the client has unrealistic expectations or that they want to pay a rate that’s far too low. Or, for example, one day you might hire a fantastic new team member, and then a few weeks in, they might turn out to be a complete nightmare. Business goes both ways – running a successful business is about understanding that being a business owner comes with a multitude of highs and lows.   Read more...