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Life Reflection – How Shall I Live?

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When I was in the MBA program at the University of Nevada-Reno, I had to do a write-up for one of my MBA classes.  The teacher asked the students to look at their lives and analyze the way they were living their lives.  After evaluating their lives he requested that they answer the question, “How shall I live?”

How shall I live

How Shall I Live?

In thinking about how shall I live, it was very important to think about what matters most.  In my life there are three driving forces cause me to do what I do. They are outlined below. Each of the three driving forces on my behavior has an influence in my everyday life. [Read more…] about Life Reflection – How Shall I Live?

Be In Network As The Leader

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When I was in the MBA program at the University of Nevada – Reno, I took a class called Changing Environments of Business.  One of the main focuses of the class was how to be in network as the leader.  The class was full of business leaders which gave each student a great opportunity to be in network with other business leaders.  In addition, my teacher based each student’s grade on how well they got in network with other leaders in the class.  Since the class was a Saturday class, he also required that students go to lunch together during the middle of the class to get to know each other.  This reinforced the importance of being in network with other leaders.

My teacher was in his 80’s and had had many careers throughout his life in a variety of industries.  In each industry he learned that it was essential to be in network if you wanted to succeed.  He taught me that if you were in network, as a leader, you would always know what was going on within your organization.  He taught that there are benefits from being in network.

Be In Network As The Leader

Be In Network

In almost every, if not every, organization there are internal politics with an internal network, what I call “in network.”  Within those networks, there are people that know exactly what is going on.  At the same time, there are others that don’t have a clue.  As a leader, it is important for you to be in network.  When you are in network, you are able to find out what is going on in the company, who is getting promoted, who is favored amongst leadership, what strategic moves the company is going to make, etc. before it happens. [Read more…] about Be In Network As The Leader

Life’s Transitions – The Rest of the Story

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As my blog post the other day about life’s transitions stated, I have been out of the blogosphere for the last little while because of a job transfer. It is very interesting how everything came about.

Life's Transitions - The Rest of the Story

My Experience

Have you ever had an experience that you felt happened because it was meant to happen that way? That is exactly what happened with my recent job transfer. Leading up to my new position I had gone through a number of set backs. I had applied for three other supervisor positions in my company but was not the successful candidate. At that point I was beginning to get discouraged. After earning my MBA, I was hoping to progress to the next level.

In August 2011, I noticed that another new supervisor position had been posted. After applying for three other positions in a short time and not being the successful candidate, I wasn’t sure I wanted to apply again right away. The time I spent applying for the other positions was hard on my family and myself because from one week to the next we didn’t know if we were going to be moving or not. After thinking about the new supervisor job until the last day it was open, I finally decided I would apply because I felt a strong feeling telling me to apply. [Read more…] about Life’s Transitions – The Rest of the Story

Paying Close Attention To Detail

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I am an engineer and have a master’s degree in business administration.  Through my work on various work and school related projects I have found that attention to detail is very important.  In the professional world, there are people that pay close attention to detail and there are those who don’t.  Those that pay attention to detail tend to be more successful because they don’t miss steps or overlook details of their work.

Paying Close Attention To Detail

Attention To Detail

So why is attention to detail so important?  I once heard an analogy that is very fitting for describing the importance of the small details.  When you look at a hinge on a large gate you will notice that as the gate is opened and closed, the ends move significantly while the hinge itself has a very minimal amount of movement.  [Read more…] about Paying Close Attention To Detail

Support From Friends and Family

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All leaders need to have a certain amount of support to be successful.  Without the support of friends, family, and coworkers, it is much harder to succeed.  Their support helps to buoy you up when life gets you down.  The support they give comes as they give encouragement and support through the hard times, as well as, the good times.

University of Nevada – Reno – Master’s of Business Administration

Through the entire MBA program I had complete support from my wife.  There were many times that I had to spend long hours at school and only saw her as I got home and got ready for bed.  She was always there to help me through the hard times by giving me encouragement and support.

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Sense of Accomplishment

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Recently, I’ve had a much harder time posting blogs and keeping up-to-date on social media.  For those of you that wondered what happened, I just finished the Master’s in Business Administration program at the University of Nevada – Reno. Completion of the MBA program has given me quite the sense of accomplishment.

The last month of class and finals was very intense and required all my efforts.  Now that I am completely done, I should have more time to blog.

Obtain Your Own Sense of Accomplishment

For leaders to gain their own sense of accomplishment, they must do the right things. One leadership topic that comes up all the time is the importance of setting and accomplishing goals.  Goals are very important because they give us direction in life.  They set us on a path that leads to future accomplishments.  As a part of setting goals, one aspect rarely discussed is what to do upon completion of the particular goal.  After you accomplish a major goal, you may experience a let-down period.  After working hard for a long time, you may wonder what to do with yourself.  Once you complete a goal, there are three things you can do to move forward.

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