by Joseph Lalonde
In his book The Maxwell Daily Reader, John Maxwell argues that leaders should encourage their people. He starts by stating that many leaders expect people to encourage themselves. We shouldn’t expect this from the people we lead. Rather, people require a...
by Joseph Lalonde
You’ve seen the leaders who are distracted by every shiny object. They chase after anything and everything that catches their eye. These leaders are willing to drop everything to see if the new thing will bring them the success they desire. Yet, each time,...
by Joseph Lalonde
My wife and I recently attended an event held by the Muskegon Area Rental Association (MARA). Ratan Khatri was speaking at the event. We’d connected on Facebook, and when I saw this opportunity, I asked my wife to go. We had been interested in investing in real...
by Joseph Lalonde
There are very few of us who are at the top of an organization. We all find ourselves in various positions of authority. There are people below us. Then, there are people above us. There’s a desire to continue our upward advancement. We want to show the leaders...
by Joseph Lalonde
We’ve all heard about the myth of the bull in a China shop. It’s not true (bulls in a China shop are actually very careful not to damage things -check out the video at the end of this article to see a bull in a China shop-type situation), but it provides a...
by Joseph Lalonde
Our core values matter. They shape or should shape our organizations. They’re the boundary lines for everything we do. They inform us of how we are to act and conduct business. Our last article discusses the dangers of having core values but not living them out...
