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Character Qualities

Think about impactful leaders in your life. People you personally have interacted or those you admired from afar.

What are the character qualities they possess? No one's perfect, so don't be too judgemental.

Exceptional leaders have qualities like integrity, conviction, truthfulness, ability to motivate others to action, self-discipline, manageable egos, people oriented, live in the present, etc.

How would you describe your character qualities? Do you mesure up?

Discovering Gold On a Reclamation Project

We usually give up on people because of poor performance. Often people are in roles that poorly utilize their skills to the best advantage. Discovering gold on a reclamation project required taking risks and not giving up on a person who was struggling. However, in the end it was gratifying to see a person succeed in a role that matched their skills and subsequently transition from the worst performer in the wrong job to a top performer / manager in a job that matched his ski

Michael Morris

Aug 165 min read

Discovering gold on a reclamation project required taking risks and not giving up on a person who was struggling. However, in the end it was gratifying to see a person succeed in a role that matched their skills

How One Person’s Acts Did Change the World

Henry Bedingfield (1505 - 1583). How we invest those dash years depends on our priorities, whatever we may believe our calling in life has been, our ability to take a chance on someone or something even when circumstances deem otherwise, and how we choose to impact the lives of the people and world around us.

Michael Morris

Aug 133 min read

Salve For Festering Wounds

It took a brother’s terminal illness to bring about the reconciliation of the relationship. There were way too many lost years of relationship and fellowship over a few dollars ---- which amounted to nothing in the long run.

Michael Morris

Aug 74 min read

Wounds that fester only cause problems later. They exacerbate into situations where people do not listen, respect, or want to work together. Conflict resolved builds trust and strong relationships. Conflict unresolved never ends well and little things become gigantic things.

Seek To Understand, Before Being Understood

In these days of polarization, we no longer actually listen to each other. We focus on counter points or rebuttals in many of our interactions. We could affect meaningful changes in our ecosystems if we tried to empathetically listen and understand each other. We often understand problems differently. We have different perspectives.

Michael Morris

Aug 54 min read

There is a life-changing concept for each of us in that story. Too often when we are in conversations with people --- spouses, children, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and even strangers we might engage ---- we begin to formulate OUR response to them while they are still TALKING. We need to become better LISTENERS. We need to change from point to counter-point conversations to ENGAGED conversations. Listen to what the other person is saying. Ask follow up questions about their comments. Be open and empathetic. Think about what they are saying from THEIR perspective. Understand what they MEANT and not just what they said.

The Power of Presence: A Leader's Journey

This is a delightful story of living in the present, taking the time to interact with others --- even those who we seldom interact, and remembering people and places. People like to be remembered and recognized. As leaders, we lead organizations of People. A leader is someone who inspires others and has the ability to motivate others to action. A person-centered leader inspires loyalty and respect.

Michael Morris

Jul 284 min read

A chance encounter. A promise made and kept. Leadership is all about interacting with people and how we treat them. Everyone wants and deserves to be seen and heard.

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