Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I want to express my thanks to all who have been a part of this blog passing the 10,000 views mark in recent days. That may not seem like much to bloggers who get far more traffic, but it's a nice milestone for me. In fact, my son Jason's blog at OrdinaryParent.com gets over 1,000 …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #323: Bloggers Are Nothing Without Readers
One of the characteristics of a multiplying type of leader according to Liz Wiseman's book Multipliers is that they are talent magnets who gain a reputation of being the best people to work for. According to Wiseman, "People flock to work for them knowing they will be fully utilized and developed to be ready for …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #322: Be a Talent Magnet, Not an Empire Builder
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
Today is the way a Saturday should be. Except for not knowing if a repairman would show up this morning to do what was scheduled for yesterday, this has been a day to relax. Once up, I decided to set a goal to finish a book today that I started and abandoned a number of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #320: I’ve Seen Hectic and I’ve Seen Relaxing. Relaxing Is Better.
I realize language changes over time and new words come into being and general acceptance after repeated usage. Still, there are some language habits developed that just should never happen. One that gets under my skin faster than yesterday's flu shot did is the use of verbs as nouns. Case in point: using the word …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #319: Avoid Heinous Business Speak
