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May 10 2016

The Encouraging Leader

(Originally posted on May 9, 2016)

Five years ago I was inspired by Mike Neighbors, an assistant coach at Xavier University, to begin a newsletter on leadership entitled THE ENCOURAGING LEADER.  Neighbors was doing a newsletter for basketball coaches and I really enjoyed it.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: excuses, Final Four, Mike Neighbors, NCAA, The Encouraging Leader

May 22 2014

My Favorite Quotes

(originally posted on May 22, 2015)

In the last issue of THE ENCOURAGING LEADER, we highlighted some of the best books to help you become a better leader.  This issue’s theme centers around quotes.  We asked a number of leaders to write about their favorite quote and what it means to them.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Goals, Inspiration, Motivation, Quotes, The Encouraging Leader

Apr 12 2012

What’s Important to You?

“It is true that integrity alone won’t make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.” (Zig Ziglar)

An Ohio State student and University of Michigan student were taking a graduate school entrance exam.

Afterward, the proctor called both of them into an office and proceeded to tell them that they both missed only one question on the test, but that the Michigan student was receiving an “A” and that the Ohio State student would fail.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Bobby Petrino, Bruce Pearl, Coaches, Jim Tressel, Leadership, Ohio State University, The Encouraging Leader, University of Michigan

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