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Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu used to say, “Don’t raise your voice, rather just improve your argument.”
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Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu used to say, “Don’t raise your voice, rather just improve your argument.”
I love that thought. [Read more…]

Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.
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“A leader is one who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way.” (John C. Maxwell)
During the American Revolutionary War, a rider on horseback came across a group of soldiers under the command of a corporal who was out to show he was in charge.
The soldiers were moving timber trying to build a wall alongside a road.

I love Mondays!
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Not only is it great to see any day of the week because that means I’m alive, but it’s also a chance to have a fresh start. It’s a chance to set a new tone for the rest of the week. [Read more…]
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The story is told of a farmer who grabbed his shotgun to shoot at a flock of pesky crows. Unfortunately, he didn’t see that the family’s sociable pet parrot had joined the flock of crows.
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After firing a few shots, he walked over to the fallen birds and was surprised to find the family parrot had been one of the casualties. The farmer’s children had heard the noise and came running. When they saw the parrot, they asked their father what had happened.
The farmer simply replied, “Bad Company.” [Read more…]