Shepherd Leadership

Become the leader others want to follow today.

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What Will You Quit Next Year? — ManyStories

If you are living a life feeling over-committed or even fully committed with little wiggle room in your day . . . beware. This may be a sign for you to make a change. Today might be the time to quit. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Improving Project Team Formation Can Deliver Superior Results — ManyStories

Teams aligned to key initiatives require less oversight. Clarity of purpose increases effectiveness; allowing for the ensemble to move forward harmoniously. They can turn their attention towards delivering more efficiently contributing to organizational success. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Core Community Metrics — ManyStories

Leadership wants measurable results. Employees want to receive consistent value on their terms. What is the community builder to do? Meaningful metrics are hard to identify; especially in the… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Your Work Is More Important Than Your Job — ManyStories

Our lives are much bigger than our work and our work is much more than our job. When we feel we aren’t making a difference, perhaps a little reframing of what you each day will help. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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The Antidote to the Self-Serving Leader — ManyStories

The leadership people deserve requires more than the public service we've been experiencing for some time. In many cases, those in charge today are not succeeding. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Positioning Yourself and Your Team For a Successful Community Launch — ManyStories

Positioning Yourself and Your Team For a Successful Community Launch. Laying the right foundation making your community-building efforts sustainable, scalable, and adaptable. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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The Tree We Love to Remember — ManyStories

Early one Spring morning, not long ago and not far from here, God carefully planted a seed in the soil. Only He knew how special it was, and what it would become. What God planted that day would… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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How to Build a Sustainable Community at Your Work — ManyStories

Unleash the power of collaboration to build the organization of the future.. “How to Build a Sustainable Community at Your Work” is published by Eric Peterson in Passive Asset. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Preparing Yourself for a Personal Transformation — ManyStories

When you sense something is not right and commit to making things better you are ripe for a metamorphosis that will bring the change people long for. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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The Exemplary Leader Carries a Compass — ManyStories

When traveling to places less known, following in another’s footsteps can be helpful. A map may be reliable for getting us from here to there. There are situations where a map is not enough; we need… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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What Winners Do When They Lose — ManyStories

Developing leadership capacity doesn’t come in a day. Instead, for many, our abilities can be described in how we handle an array of situations; including failure. Winners set high standards. We… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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#leadership #disappointment #winning #losing

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A Brighter Tomorrow Depends on You — ManyStories

True community is lacking and we feel it. With divisive talk enticing people to behave poorly, you may be feeling like things are out of control. Watching good people act in ways that break down… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Why Build a Community at Work — ManyStories

Communities enhance the health, vitality, and purpose of the people you work with while unleashing your organization's potential Community is the lifeblood of the organization. We don’t own it, yet… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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What Kind of Shadow Do You Cast? — ManyStories

When our teams fall directly under our shadow they become less effective as their vision is impaired. — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Key Employees are Leaving — ManyStories

When people feel they belong they will stay through hard times. Firmly grounded in the mission and working with people they connect with, they can endure. However, if the community health declines to… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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What You Plant Today Becomes Your Future — ManyStories

If you want a future filled with possibilities and new opportunities, what you are planing right now makes a difference. There are several similarities between gardening and leadership development… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories

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Leading Better Requires Having Your Own Point of View — ManyStories

If you have been in a leadership role for any length of time, you likely have received in-house training, attended conferences, workshops, and seminars. You have been exposed to more tips and tricks… — Read and discuss this story with the author and others on ManyStories