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By James Strock
By James Strock
By James Strock
By James Strock
Nothing is more important in today’s fast changing world for a leader than to continue to learn. A common trait of effective leaders is that they continually learn. A large part of that learning …
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By James Strock
In a time when public discourse is generally at an objectively low standard, we've had several recent reminders of the power of words. …
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By James Strock
I'm greatly honored to be among the list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference, published at Inc.com. Many thanks to Kevin Kruse for inclusion in his original list, and to Jeff …
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“There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder… It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who ‘but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.'”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Who Am I Serving?
How Can I Best Serve?
Am I Making My Unique Contribution?
What Am I Becoming?
“History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve.”