Jamy Bechler

Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.

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Dec 16 2018

Leaders Growing Leaders

Last week, I attended the John Maxwell Team Live Event in Orlando and received my certification in coaching, speaking and leadership from the #1 Leadership Expert in the world (editor’s note – originally published on March 21, 2016).  After 5 months of online training, these three days of workshops and live training were beyond insightful.  I have always been a John Maxwell fan and have read many of his 100+ books.  Now, I am licensed to teach his materials and add value to others.

The title on the front cover of our workbooks said “Leaders Growing Leaders”.  That seems appropriate.  As iron sharpens iron, we add value to others and help others lead significant lives.  Leadership really is influence, as John teaches. Here ere are my seven favorite thoughts from last week’s conference.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Christian Simpson, Culture, Ed DeCosta, Expectations, John Maxwell, Nick Vujicic, Paul Martinelli, Roddy Galbraith, Sun Tzu, ULeadership, Vision

Oct 05 2018

Culture Is A Choice

“Don’t tell them what you’re going to do – that’s vision.  Do what you’re going to do – that’s culture. Culture eats vision for lunch”.  (John C. Maxwell)

When I first heard this, I wrote it down and thought that it sounded good.  However, the more I thought about that statement the more I started to see the truth of it.

We need both a strong culture and a positive vision to reach our fullest potential.  If I have to choose, however, I will take a strong culture any day of the week over a clear vision.  Even the clearest vision may not be realized if the culture is poor and weighing you down.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Champions of Character, Chick-Fil-A, Culture, Google, Greg Tonagel, I Am Third, Indiana Wesleyan, IWU, John Maxwell, NAIA, National Championship, Southwest Airlines, Vision

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