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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Good Decision Making: It Depends on the Situation
“It depends on the situation.” We’ve heard this a lot when it comes to leadership. What seems to work in one situation, doesn’t in...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Jul 23, 20182 min read
Ignore at Your Own Risk: Bounded Decision Making
We are imperfect decision makers. Much has been written about this in the past ten years. There is something about our brains that...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Jul 7, 20182 min read
Decision Making: Good Implementation or Bad Implementation–That is the Issue.
When it comes to making “successful” decisions, that is, decisions that achieve their intended purpose, especially important, strategic...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Jun 28, 20183 min read
Decision Making: First Installment
This blog entry is one of a series that I plan to share with you about Decision Making. It is a topic that has garnered a lot of...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Jun 19, 20182 min read
Servant Leadership: It’s Not Only Right; It Works!
Many of us who embrace the overarching framework of Servant Leadership believe it is the “right” thing to do. That is, we are committed,...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Jun 3, 20183 min read
No One Likes a “Bully” Leader.
Often, when we hear the word “bully,” we immediately think of the terrible problem that schools face when students verbally, physically,...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
May 12, 20182 min read
Does the Leader REALLY “Motivate?”
It’s an interesting question. I’ve done a lot of reading, research, teaching, and introspection of my own experiences regarding the true...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
May 1, 20181 min read
Servant Leadership Requires an “Ego Check”
In this short video clip, best-selling author and friend, Ken Blanchard, shares why we have to take an introspective look at our ego in...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Apr 11, 20182 min read
“Good Leadership is Ethical Leadership”
Professor and author of ethics and leadership studies, Joanne Ciulla, made that statement some years ago. It’s a great statement–short...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Apr 4, 20182 min read
Are you a “know-it-all” leader?
Have you worked with or known leaders who behave as though they “know it all?” It doesn’t take long for that kind of leadership to wear...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Mar 9, 20171 min read
Dr. Dittmar to present on “Continuous Improvement” at next Thursday’s Leaders Serv
I invite you to attend the Leaders Serving Beaver County Thursday Breakfast Workshop, next week, March 16, at the Penn State Beaver...
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3Rivers Leadership Institute
Feb 24, 20172 min read
Stewardship: The “S” in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Model
We’ve now reached the final letter in the L.E.A.D.E.R.S Model: S for Stewardship. In my previous blogs I’ve shared the meaning of L for...
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