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By: Sandra Kay Reynolds In my favorite book by John C. Maxwell, Thinking for a Change, John tells a very important lesson that every great leader must learn. The chapter on shared thinking is crucial to understanding leadership, mainly because John didn’t always hold this belief. John says, “Only reluctantly did I work on ideas…

By: Craig Ratliff It was a bitter cold and rainy morning. Jim was already twenty minutes behind schedule and, just his luck, traffic was horrible on the way to the office that morning, but he was convinced that things would get a lot better as the day went on. All he needed to do was…

By: Katin Keirstead Are you at work? Look around you- do you see people? In every industry, in every specialty, in every corner of the globe, people find themselves relying on others to get important jobs done. And while many of us like to believe that our success is solely a product of our own…

By: Ebowo Akin-Ojo I have always known John Maxwell, from afar. You just do, he is The Leadership Guru.   Then I was faced with real-time leadership complexities and found myself going to John for advice, through his books. I even had times when I felt “Ugh! Tell me about it, John. You couldn’t possibly…

By: Randy Wheeler As an adult, have you ever had one of those conversations with your parents where they told you something you never realized as a child?  Years ago, my parents were reflecting on my experience in wrestling.  I got cut from the basketball team because I was terrible and tried wrestling when I…

By: Deanna Pecina From the start of my career, knowing my students was a priority for me.  I loved my students like my own and valued the relationships that I had– and, in many cases, still have– with them.  I cared deeply for my “kids” and worked diligently to connect with them as individuals. The…

By: Amy Barg When Michael was a student in my second-grade class he found every way possible to bring Warrick Castle into a conversation. In fact, it happened so frequently that it became comical. I had seen other children obsess about their fascination with toys, television shows or super heroes, but never with… a castle.…