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The Value of Values

by Dr. Burl W. Randolph Jr. Much is heralded about values these days. At home, at work, in the community, values have always been important, but even more so today. What is the value of values in business? During the months of February and…
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95% is NOT a Passing Grade

by Bill Flury Graduation Preparation Graduation time was approaching, and the principal of the high school was speaking to an assembly program of seniors. His topic today was future grading systems. He told the seniors that they would…
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A Mentor’s Mindset:
It’s All About the Relationship

by Burl W. Randolph Jr. Mentoring is a much talked about topic for leadership development, but I am uncertain how it is understood. I have heard people say that “Everyone is my mentor” or “I mentor everyone”, both of which are misnomers. To…
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Inclusive Leadership:
Bringing Out the Best in Everyone

By Burl W. Randolph Jr. The workforce probably has more generations working in it than any time in history. Traditionalists still hold the reigns in many capacities as majority shareholders and owners. Baby Boomers wanted to leave, but the…
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Followers: What We Expect from Leaders

By Burl W. Randolph Jr. We are all followers in some sense. At work, at home, at church, in the community, we all follow someone. Followership became a burgeoning subject in the early 90’s, is not quite as prevalent today, but that…
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What Really Motivates?
Sometimes They Just Don’t Know!

by Darrell Glen Stiffler, PMP: Victor Vroom’s Expectancy theory has been around about 53 years now and is consider one of staples of Motivational Theory. The subject pops up a lot when studying project management. Although Vroom’s…