The Intangibles

PARTS NINE AND TEN ARE NOW ONLINE!

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Part One: Introduction
Part Two: Selfless Ownership
Part Three: The Fine Art of Showing Up
Part Four: Taking the Risk and Trying the New
Part Five: Having Fun and Showing It
Part Six: Being Real and Transparent
Part Seven: Being Loyal and Keeping Secrets
Part Eight: Faithfulness
Part Nine: Reward-Sharing

In The Intangibles series I am investigating what I believe are indispensible qualities for leadership but which often go ignored. Comment below on any segment of the series or on the questions below.

Questions:

• What do you think about the suggested list of intangibles? Agree? Disagree?
• What are some intangibles that should have made the list that aren't there?
• What do you think of the first intangible: "Selfless Ownership"? What things do you do to show your ownership in your org?
• What do you think of the second intangible: "The Fine Art of Showing Up"? What kind of "show ups" are important in your organization?
• What do you think of the third intangible: "Taking the Risk and Trying the New"? How have you seen that play out in organizations?
• What do you think of the next intangible: "Having Fun and Showing It"? What things do you do to have fun at work?
• What do you think of the next intangible: "Being Real and Transparent"? How have you worked at being more real and transparent with your people?
• What do you think of the next intangible: "Being Loyal and Keeping Secrets"? How good of a secret-keeper are you? What do you do to generate loyalty in your organization?
• NEW > What do you think of the next intangible: "Faithfulness"? Are you a faithful co-worker? What have you done to improve in being faithul?
• NEW > What do you think of the next intangible: "Reward-Sharing"? What are some great ways to share the rewards of success with your team?
  

Two Kites and Two Kabuls

Now online:
Two Kites and Two Kabuls
A book review of The Kite Runner by David Drury

We oversimplify nations and generalize races. Our sadly simple news and generalized views of the Muslim world are a great example. Khaled Hosseini’s remarkable novel about a young boy in Afghanistan helps us see the complexities behind the headlines and the specific faces of a people we have allowed to remain all too foreign.

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