by Mike Osorio | Aug 5, 2012 | achievement, leadership, motivation
Tuesday May 1, 2012 #415 “Mission starts with determining what you really care about and want to accomplish and committing yourself to it. You can always develop expertise. First, discover your preference.” ~Charles Garfield The beginning of the 5th month of 2012 is...
by Mike Osorio | Jul 29, 2012 | Belief, courage, leadership, trust
Thursday April 12, 2012 #410 “It’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading…” ~Benjamin Zander Thank you to JAMmer ER for tweeting this excellent reminder to all leaders. Leaders have...
by Mike Osorio | May 13, 2012 | inspiration, leadership, Perspective, problem solving
Tuesday April 10, 2012 #409 “Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances we know to be desperate.” ~G. K. Chesterton In difficult situations, even ones which might simply be minor annoyances, we need leaders who articulate hope and a vision of a bright future...
by Mike Osorio | May 13, 2012 | Gratitude, leadership
Thursday April 5, 2012 #408 “I have yet to find the individual, however exalted his or her station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.” ~Charles Schwab For years, management...
by Mike Osorio | Dec 17, 2011 | inspiration, leadership, Talent
Thursday December 15, 2011 #377 “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather up the wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery Today’s thought is about leading with a...
by Mike Osorio | Nov 12, 2011 | inspiration, leadership
Tuesday November 1, 2011 #364 “A leader is a dealer in hope.” ~Napoleon Bonaparte There are many competencies that a leader must have to be effective. However, the great leaders of this or any time are those who focus their teams on a hopeful vision of...