Sentences with phrase «idea of a good leader»

So, your idea of a good leader is to say whatever the whackos behind you want to hear?

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Leader - Chivée is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, where I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can take advantage of to get ahead in 2018.

In an age of racial tension and discrimination, next generation leaders will embrace diversity; welcome differing opinions, ideas, and expressions; and create an open environment that promotes mutual understanding, where people come together for a greater good.

Finnegan is one of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big Ideas for 2018, in which I asked a number of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other thought leaders — as well as some of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big Idea» that companies can leverage to get ahead in 2018.

Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, cites research conducted by Adam Grant at the Wharton School who found that introverted leaders often get better results, compared with extroverts, because the latter can unwittingly squelch creativity by not giving up the reins and letting people run with their own ideas.

Linda McMahon, the co-founder and former CEO of WWE selected to be the new leader of the Small Business Administration, said this week that she believed one of the key ways to help up - and - coming entrepreneurs pursue their ideas was to better educate them about money management.

The 2013 Hult Prize, which kicks off the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting for heads of state and leaders of businesses and nonprofits, will award $ 1 million to the sole startup idea that best secures food for undernourished communities — particularly for the 200 million people who live in urban slums.

The best leaders take a variety of ideas into account and adopt a style that suits them.

But whatever happened in the boardrooms of Apple, his next piece of advice is a valuable one for any good leader who wants to surround themselves with top talent and retain those skilled workers: «If you want to hire great people and want them to stay working for you, you have to let them make a lot of decisions and you have to be run by ideas, and not hierarchy.»

The leaders of what are respectively Canada's most populous and resource - rich provinces both now agree that a Canadian energy strategy is a good idea for the country.

It's not well known that Black Freedom Movement leaders in the 1960s and 1970s — from the Black Panthers to MLK — championed the idea of a guaranteed income.

if a Christian becomes the leader of an atheist group, is that a good idea?

Jones» ideas hint that he believes the Church would be served best by following its leaders, strong and authoritative though they are, because they will take the Church and whoever survives the application of its agendas to where it needs to go.

I remember countless conversations in the dorm rooms of my conservative Christian college about how to defer to a guy as the «spiritual leader» in a relationship, an ideal that far too often resulted in women deliberately diminishing their own gifts, ideas, and dreams in an effort to better play second fiddle.

It also comes as no great revelation that those same leaders overwhelmingly agree that the constituting elements of democratic capitalism» political freedom, democracy, free markets, and the free flow of ideas» are good not just for Americans but for the world.

Unfortunately, Christian history is full of people who have either twisted or cut and pasted Scripture to fit their own agendas and prejudices, as well as church leaders who have taken advantage of people's general ignorance of scripture to plant their own ideas in people's heads and call it the Word of God.

Well, we should remain open to the idea that the profit - motive at work within the military - industrial establishment to some degree caused a) too many weapons to be built, and b) exaggeration of the communist threat, so that a) and b) together contributed to a greater aggressiveness of our military leaders.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

You might even hurt millions, or billions (and its just plain dumb luck, as you can see from the war mongering and stupidity of «religious» political leaders, like McCain, et al, who have said it would be a dandy idea to nuke Iran, that the body count has been higher due to people with lots of weapons, and countries full of people, who where duped into following insane people, because they where tired of the failure of priests to make the world better.)

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the pope's vicar for Rome, it is said, is one of those who hold this view: what is needed, he is thought to believe, is (in the words of John Allen Jr of the American National Catholic Reporter) «good relations with Islam, but also a more robust capacity to challenge and critique Islamic leaders, especially on issues of «reciprocity» — the idea that if Muslim immigrants benefit from religious freedom in the West, Christians should get the same treatment in Islamic states.»

Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.

Too many of us have succumbed to the idea that «leaders» are a specific type of people or that «leadership» is a character quality to be obtained like political capital - the more the better.

Retailers, manufacturers, and thought leaders from government, academia and the entertainment industry shared new ideas and successful business practices with the goal of serving consumers better, faster and more completely than ever before.

The program for the 21st Annual Central Coast Insights Wine Event produced by the Wine Industry Symposium Group will feature a distinctive line - up of Central Coast Wine Business Leaders who will share information and ideas, as well as discuss some of the most critical topics and hot issues currently faced by the wine industry, on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Paso Robles, California at the Paso Robles Inn.

Our more than 550 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well - being (www.wri.org).

Our more than 450 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and and human well - being www.wri.org.

Signing Read is a good idea — worst case, he plays in LHV as a veteran leader (which he did well in for most of this season).

Shortly after the good start Arsenal became exactly what we expect nowadays... Naïve defending, lots of sloppy passing, too much sideways & backward passing, weak pressing, losing the midfield battle, no leaders on the pitch, no teeth, no ideas from the bench...

he is only the clown of the team who likes to speak more than he plays... casillas would be a good idea for me if he does nt demand much higher wages... he is a good keeper but not only that... he is a leader and a good leader... he can also teach martinez and ospina some stuffs and maybe he can continue his carreer inside the club like an assistant (it is very unluckly because i think he will be part of madrid team.

Hearty laughter greeted the innovation and echoed through the winter, so loudly that Wrigley last month released to the press a 21 - page booklet explaining in detail the club's new philosophy (everything will be directed towards developing better players), comparing it to modern business - management ideas (IBM computers have replaced blackboards), defending it (the Cubs have not been out of the second division in 14 years despite their use «of every type of manager from inspirational leader to slave driver»), and chiding the press for its sarcastic criticism of the experiment.

IMO it's the manager he doesn't seem like a leader and the team looks lost, we need to find a formation that gets the best out of Sanchez ozil and Cambpell they and also Walcott are exceptional players, whe you include Ransey we have a major attacking force Push wenger upstairs it's time for new ideas I would love the athletico coach

he looks a shadow of the player he was, he seemed to stroll around the pitch on Sunday, and to me his thoughts are definitely elsewhere.Some people say he is worried about his continuous hamstring problems, but I am not so sure.We all know he wants to go back to Barca, but they are heavily in debt and don't have ready cash to pay up front.Cesc, is and has never been vocal, nor is he a leader in the sense Adams or Viera were.Do we have a player who doesn't really want to be at the Arsenal, as surely this saga shouldn't go on into next season.So much of our play goes through him and I am wondering if that is such a good idea anymore.Any thoughts?

Working with your LLL Leader or IBCLC is recommended to find the best combination of ideas to increase your breast milk while the safety of galactagogues can be discussed with your health professional.

And I would have sought help sooner if I knew the Leaders and had a better idea of what is normal and when something is wrong.

The line from the Miliband camp is they're keeping their powder dry in case the Tories pinch their best ideas, but the view of those close to the policy development process is that the Labour leader remains congenitally afraid of setting light to the powder in case it blows up in his face.

On this basis, the book argues that as well as thinking about the attitudes and ideas of individual leaders — the Kenyattas, Mugabes and Zumas — we need to understand the structural forces that shape what they can and can not do.

Ethiopia's skilled corps of diplomats is well placed to continue working for the Pan-Africanist ideas set out by the deceased leader.

This statewide tour involves state Democratic Party leaders — Jay Jacobs (chairman), Charlie King (executive director) and June O'Neill (ex-chair, executive committee chair)-- traveling to communities across New York to solicit ideas from residents and (ostensibly) forwarding the best of those on to the gubernatorial designee and his running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy.

None of these political leaders thinks it would be a good idea for Great Britain to leave Europe, but they all respect that it is within the power of the British government to do so.

Last month, he started a nonprofit called New York's World's Fair of 2014, and he's drafting letters to «all the major leaders» around town to join his effort, which he says is a better idea than Mike Bloomberg's failed bid to draw the Olympics.

It's good to be back in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, where generations of leaders and citizens have come to defend their ideas and contest their differences.

[4] And well over a century later, we see Paddy Ashdown, leader of the newly formed Liberal Democrats, returning to the idea of the labour - managed firm: «in some cases, the present situation will be reversed... with workers employing capital and even hiring their own management».

So when an adviser told him this morning that it would be a good idea to quote Cameron back at the Tory leader he probably imagined the prime minister might be able to muster even a little bit of delivery.

At one point in talking about procedures, legislature chairman Fred Wadnola suggested it might be a good idea for legislative leaders and the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to sit in on executive budget preparation.

Blair Horner, with the government reform organization New York Public Interest Research Group, says if the commission were truly independent it would be a good idea, following the corruption convictions of the former legislative leaders and a former top aide to Cuomo.

He needs a much stronger foreign policy but in recognising the importance of social reform (the biggest idea on the centre right), the environment, being vindicated on fiscal responsibility and as a stalwart defender of free trade he is, indeed, well - placed to become a leader of global conservatism.

Also, considering the AEG mess the Democrats are in, which GOP candidates all over the state are playing up to the hilt by calling on majority candidates to return contributions from the three main players — Senate President Malcolm Smith, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and Sen. Eric Adams — perhaps throwing stones from one's glass house in hopes of changing the conversation isn't a good idea.

But we also know that the new leaders elected in November have deep wells of energy and ideas to tap as they try to turn their visions into reality.

However, Lord Ashdown of Norton - sub-Hamdon, the former Lib Dem leader, said that replacing the deputy prime minister was the «silliest idea» he had heard in his career as he described Clegg as the best prime minister Britain does not have.

The recurring theme that resonated with political and community leaders present was the idea of doing the right thing over political expediency; «Look around this room, here are some of the best politically informed residents in Rockland County, who know the difference between what's right and what's wrong» said Anthony Mele»