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AmericanHort

Lead Today
Courageous leaders don’t smooth things over. They don’t put band-aids on the symptoms of a problem. They don’t pretend "things" are okay when they know darn well they are not and they never ever expect that a problem will just fix itself. What courageous leaders do is make things right, even if sometimes that means plunging headfirst into conflict.

Visit https://stevekeating.me/2017/04/06/dont-smooth-things-over/ to view the full article online.

 
Inc.
Say "mission statement" and most people think of a social mission company. But business mission statements have been around forever and, when crafted carefully, can be a powerful sales tool for nonsocial businesses.

Visit https://www.inc.com/magazine/201704/leadership-mission-statements-into-sales.html?cid=hmhero to view the full article online.

 
Longwood Gardens
Tesselaar, Inc
Switch and Shift
In our series, Raising Up Leaders, we have discussed that over 51 percent of a great leader’s job is to develop new leaders. This process of raising up leaders is vital to any organization’s long-term success.Here, we look at the importance of character as the foundation of all leadership. Character precedes everything else. Without character, you are building on a faulty foundation. Now we’ll focus on developing charismatic leaders.

Visit http://switchandshift.com/raise-inspire-future-leaders-part-4 to view the full article online.

 
Leadership Freak
Layoffs, complaints, stress, cutbacks, unrealistic expectations, shortfalls, and more, demoralize teams. Here are 10 strategies to re-energize them.

Visit https://leadershipfreak.blog/2017/04/06/10-strategies-that-re-energize-demoralized-teams/ to view the full article online.

 
H & H Farm Machine Co.
Entrepreneur
Work to see your weaknesses as fundamental aspects of your character as a leader, and do what you can to mitigate their effects.

Visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/292098 to view the full article online.

 
AmericanHort Calendar
Saturday, July 15 – Tuesday, July 18

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Monday, October 9 – Wednesday, October 11

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