Monthly Archives: July 2020

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Are You Ignoring Your Superpower?

Before I start this post, I want to say happy birthday to my beautiful bride. She turned 24 again for the umpteenth time yesterday. She’s a pillar of love and strength in our home. I love her more than I could ever convey.

And, if you think this is a strange way to start a post about superpowers, keep reading. I think it will make sense.

When you think of a leader’s superpower, what do you think of? Do you think of:

  • His charisma?
  • Her charm?
  • His ability to calm a room?
  • Her ability to “see” into the future?
  • His way with words?
  • Her ability to meet people where they’re at?
Action figure of Superman flying through the sky

Photo by Yogi Purnama

Those are all great superpowers of leaders. These superpowers will move you forward and keep you moving forward.  Read more...

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Training To Work In The Security Sector

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

If you want to make it in the security industry, you are going to need to undergo a training course. If you want to work as a bodyguard, a door supervisor, patrol officer, CCTV operator, or something similar, you will need to get a security license. This is not optional.

You will need to search online for a training provider that is approved. After this, you can book a course and start the process of getting the training you require. The security industry is one that is very much in demand, and this demand seems to be growing all of the time.

There are also periods in time when security demand spikes, such as big live music events, presidential rallies, and during the Olympic Games.   Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Soul Surfer: The Story Of Bethany Hamilton

Soul Surfer is the true-life story of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb). Bethany’s story is harrowing.

Bethany was an aspiring professional surfer. During one surfing session, a shark attacked Bethany and bit off her left arm at the shoulder. There was very little left of her arm.

This could have caused her to give up on surfing, on life. Yet, through her faith, she persevered. She pushed herself to get back on the surfboard, paddle back to the waves, and ride again.

AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton in Soul Surfer

Her journey didn’t come without trials. These trials and struggles are chronicled in Soul Surfer.

I have to highly recommend Soul Surfer if you haven’t already seen it. Multiple friends, including fellow leadership blogger Brian Dodd, had recommended it to me. I put it off until recently. I’m glad I finally watched it.  Read more...

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A Checklist For Challenging Times

If you’re feeling the world is changing more dramatically and abruptly than ever, you’re not alone.

Major and unexpected shifts are becoming increasingly frequent. The global COVID-19 lockdown. The Black Lives Matter movement. And the next one…

Photo of a mountain

Photo by Eberhard Grossgasteiger

And these events have left us with incredibly poor visibility into the future. Frankly, no-one has a clue what’s going to happen next! Who knows what the economy will be like, what shifts in demand we’ll see, who’ll be the winners and the losers.

Even on the much smaller scale of a single business, the ecosystem in which our business operates has become so complex and interrelated, it’s not possible to neatly model cause-and-effect.

So, what’s the tool we need to turn to when complexity and uncertainty rises?

A checklist.  Read more...

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Essential Tools For Agile Leadership And Strategy

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Every company wants to have an agile leader working for them. Agile leaders can lead their teams uniquely and creatively. They create the perfect environment for their team, where the team members can explore themselves. The key to agile development is flexibility and creativity. The idea is to make the team self-managing so that they can make their own decisions. The leadership strategy proves to be handy when the company is going through some trouble.

Tools on a workbench

Photo by Hunter Haley

The best way to do all of these is by using the latest set of agile leadership tools. The agile software would let you track your team’s progress and suggest different ideas to manage your team well. To choose the perfect agile software, you must go through the following criteria –  Read more...