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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
From the Delta Flight attendant’s perspective, Stephanie made a “seemingly insignificant” comment to me as we were boarding and taking our seats.
That one sincere comment enhanced the entire day.
Later, Sue brought a “pilot’s Wings” pin for Jack the Teddy Bear, which he wore while we watched McFarland.
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Verrazano Narrow Bridge, connecting Staten Island with Brooklyn, New York, May 2011.
The majority work hard at launching a small business start up. A minority actually succeed. What’s the bridge to success? Why is it so narrow.
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Dear son, thank you for your patience and understanding while I travel. Remember, the soldier from Sunday night’s Extreme Makeover: Home Addition?
At least we get to see each other a few days each week.
Lambeau Field, home of the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
An 18-hour travel day, 3 hours sleep, and then give a day-long speech in hopes of changing the world. Priceless.
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The past two days, talking about “Big Picture”, vision, and perspective has me thinking this morning, and reflecting.
Re-reading the past two posts, written from here in Anchorage, Alaska, it makes me curious about how and why leaders choose their leadership style. It also begs the question, “How much thought do leaders put into their present day, yesterday, and tomorrow”?
A friend of mine was here in 1993 and visited Portage Glacier with his wife. From the visitors center, he said you could reach out and touch Portage Glacier. Too cloudy to see anything while I was there two days ago. But even if it had been clear, the only way to see it now is to travel by boat.
Didn’t anyone see this coming? Where were our global leaders when it came to thinking about environmental lessons learned from the past, real time consideration for current direction, and a look into the future to visualize where we will end up?
Whether it’s global warming and icebergs, or business conditions and technology, every leader ought to be thinking big picture as they plow headlong into their day. Otherwise, we may get to our destination, but our ship has already left port.
What inspires people to spend time on “big picture thinking“? I mean, most leaders are insanely busy. Who’s got time for it? Seriously. And yet we forget:
“Adversity doesn’t develop character, it reveals it”.
It’s incumbent on leaders to figure this out, isn’t it? To find time for the inspiration to think big picture, and contemplate a better future. These opportunities present themselves to us constantly and surround us everyday. It could be as simple as spending a moment looking out a window on the descent of your flight. For example:
Alaskan Glaciers from the Delta flight descending into Anchorage, Alaska yesterday.
Today is anther opportunity to be a great leader. Hope we are all up for the challenge.