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Begin With Kindness

July 22, 2016 1 Comment

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not." – Dr. Seuss Be kind. The vast majority of this life’s problems can be fixed with kindness and the same applies in the workplace. I am unsure how we slipped away from serving people, but the human condition wants to be appreciated. Every person on the planet gets up each day and wants to know that another heart appreciates and values them. By extending a small amount of kindness and a small amount of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Excellence, Leadership Tagged With: customer service, development, Kindness, leadership, Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First, talent, team

Delegate or Perish

July 8, 2016 2 Comments

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. – George S. Patton Delegation: I do not know a single successful leader who thinks they are great at it. Even those that focus on delegation still take on more than they should. My grandfather told me as a child, “you can only put five pounds in a five pound bag and you must take things out to put things in.” Many times we have to remove the things that we are good at and enjoy so we can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Excellence, Leadership, Talent Tagged With: capacity, delegation, leadership, Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First, talent

Communicate For Change

July 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

“The art of communication is the language of leadership.” – James Humes There is a quote; I think it is by Richard Nixon, he said, "You know why politicians repeat themselves all the time? Because it works." Similarly, leaders have to do that exact thing. We cannot always say it in the same way or with the same medium, but we have got to constantly tell the story in multiple ways. As a point leader for Southwest Michigan First, my responsibility is to find ways to tell stories and teach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Communication, Excellence, Leadership, News Tagged With: Always Forward, communication, Kalamazoo, leadership, Learning, Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First

Say Yes To Your Leadership

June 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” - Joseph Campbell It is interesting that two of my favorite writers Shonda Rhimes and Margaret Feinberg, have the same philosophies to say “yes” to life and its adventures. Great leaders are not just great learners, they are experience junkies. They say yes to knowledge and experiences beyond their own sector and interests. This is not a recent belief, in his book, Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Excellence, Leadership Tagged With: Always Forward, continuous learning, Creativity, Hamilton, leadership, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Feinberg, Ron Kitchens, Shonda Rhimes

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