Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Apr 6, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 06
The Christ, the Cross & the Crown
Leadership comes with great a responsibility. To the casual eye, leadership is a leisurely ride in privileges. However, those who dare to peel the veneer and peek inside the leader unveil a tremendous weight of responsibility.
Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Mar 31, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 05
Assessing Leadership Potential
What we need is not to measure more, but know what to measure.
Do you ever wonder if you are one of those that had a leadership bypass? Seriously, everyone one else can lead but you? You ask, “What’s the matter with me?” Have you ever completed a personality assessment that concluded that leadership is not your forte, look elsewhere? Join the countless many.
Your life is too great to be ruined by a report card, a curt comment from a boss, or an assessment that spells doom and gloom. You can lead. Everyone can lead. There is disclaimer to this declaration though. So long as you know your leadership bent. All of us lead best in the area of our strength.
Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Jan 26, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 04
Born to Lead
And have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the heavens, and all animals that move upon the earth. —Gen 1:28(b) (MKJV)
Do you find yourself looking for a directive from Scriptures to do something that inwardly you feel you need to? I do. Every time I find such a confirmation, it strengthens my resolve to pursue the object of my calling.
The passage above is one of those directives. This is not just a suggestion; it is a command, a calling. It is a blueprint to lead. Will you use it?
Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Jan 19, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 03
An Honourable Ambition
To aspire for leadership is an honourable ambition. —1Timothy 3:1 (NEB)
In an election years like this, ears itch for different reasons when you mention leadership. Prestige, privileges, and perquisites might consume most of those aspiring for the August house. Opportunistic greed may possess others. However, is that all that leadership is?
Posted by: Anthony in Goals on
Jan 10, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 02
Looking Forward to 2012
No time like the present. —English Proverb
Saved by the bell in 2011? Feels like a soldier returning from a gruesome battle. Wounded. Tired. Barely won the battle. Relax. You’ve got company.
Well the good news—history has its place. We live our lives forward. Time offers us a place to bury our past. Of course, we are wise enough to learn from it. We don’t dwell there. We move on.
But while the leap year bring with it a ray hope of another lease of life, we are apprehensive. Apprehensive of the hopes that were dashed in the last. Anxious about what the prophets of doom portend about 2012. May be the movie, 2012, may have had some truth in it!
Posted by: Anthony in Goals on
Jan 10, 2012
Volume 04, Issue 01
Reflecting on 2011
We humans make plans, but the LORD has the final word.—Pro 16:1 (CEV)
2011 was a good year for me. It marked the beginning of my fourth decade. Life began! I landed myself a dream job in learning & development. I reviewed and expanded one of my most important works, Made for Greatness. I am grateful.
But that’s me. That’s my internal environment. The external was different. Turbulent.
Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Oct 20, 2011
Volume 03, Issue 26: The Passing of a Legend II
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. —Steve Jobs
If you have any of those fancy handheld devices—the ipod, the ipad, and the iphone—there must be a sense of gratitude toward someone who did the best of what he loved. In his 2005, Stanford address Steve Jobs revealed his philosophy of life that accounts for the wonderful gift his life was to humanity—find and do what you love.
He found his love. He didn’t just stumble into the most respected computing company; he followed his passion and intuition to build it from scratch against all odds.
Posted by: Anthony in Leadership on
Oct 14, 2011
Volume 03, Issue 25: The Passing of a Legend I
All of us ... have the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it is the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet—at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet.—Wangari Maathai
The country and the world at large has been in a reflective mood weeks after the passing on of our leadership icon—Wangari Maathai. Known the world over for her passionate commitment, to sustaining a peaceful, healthier planet, Wangari little doubt joins the rested legends.
The question that lingers in many a mind is—do we have in us what was in Wangari. Do we have the ingredients that would make us great leaders? The answer is yes! Packaged in every soul are seeds of greatness. Not a single one of us has a greatness by-pass.
Posted by: Anthony in Personal Growth on
Oct 8, 2011
Volume 03, Issue 24: Purpose Perspectives
A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder—a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you. —Thomas Carlyle
I have observed with great disappointment that many people fail not for reason of lack of knowledge but for failure to follow through with their knowledge.
In August 2011, I was teaching a group of leaders from a large non-profit organisation. During the question and answer session, a participant asked, “I have read as many books I know about purpose, and come to the conclusion that one cannot know their specific purpose in life. What’s your take on that?”
Posted by: Anthony in Personal Growth on
Sep 29, 2011
Levels of Learning
Tell me and I will forget, Show me and I may remember, Involve me and I will understand. —Ancient Chinese Proverb
I can’t keep this book down! The book, entitled Turning Training into Learning captures the heart of training, as it should be. It gives hope to any teacher, speaker, or trainer, who frustrated by how little people apply of what they learn, wonders if there is any point labouring for another lesson.
Learning is a process and anyone who purports to teach must labour to cause their students to learn. While teachers are not responsible about what the students do with the knowledge, they are responsible for motivating them to want to do something more than just occupy space and take notes.
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