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RESULTS : You Must Have Them
Results: You Must Have Them By Rod Patterson, MBA Good intentions don’t move the needle. Results do. We live in a performance-driven world where outcomes often define credibility, influence, and legacy. Whether you’re leading a claims operation, mentoring future executives, or shaping board-level strategy, results are critical. They are the proof of good stewardship. The…
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Resistible Leadership: When Position Replaces Presence
Resistible Leadership: When Position Replaces Presence By Rod Patterson, MBA What makes leadership resistible? Irresistible leadership draws people in. Resistible leadership quietly drives them away. It says, “Follow me, or else!” It doesn’t attract excellence, it attracts compliance. It’s magnetic to those who are insecure, and tolerated by the disengaged, and avoided by the courageous.…
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Irresistible Leadership: The Power of Presence Over Position
Irresistible Leadership: The Power of Presence Over Position By Rod Patterson, MBA What Makes Leadership Irresistible? When I speak of irresistibility, I often begin with my role as a husband—devoted for the past 34 years to making myself irresistible to my Queen. That same intentionality has shaped how I show up as a father, and…
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KEEP GOING
Watching your huge lead evaporate is painful. Seeing someone else lose momentum is just as bad. Momentum in sports is like a wave—once it starts rolling, it’s hard to stop. The New York Knicks proved this in their stunning comeback against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Boston dominated early,…
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DEFYING GRAVITY
Gravity is an invisible force that pulls everything down, anchoring us to the earth. I felt that force for three years, and yet, in 2024, I experienced a personal triumph that defied this gravitational pull—I graduated with my MBA. In a graduating class filled with brilliant Generation Z students, I felt out of place. A…
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Rod Speaks: Change
Season two episode Eleven of the “Guard Your Gates” blog is now live! In this episode, we share a clip of Rod’s interview on The Ed Walker Network where he shared his thoughts on change.
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Are You Knight Worthy?
In one of the most memorable scenes from Game of Thrones, we witness Jaime Lannister knight Brienne of Tarth, breaking traditional norms and recognizing her true worth. Jaime’s words resonate deeply: “In the name of the warrior, I charge you to be Brave. In the name of the father, I charge you to be just.…
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Feeling Thinking Doing
There are moments when overlooking an offense is not an option. You must take action or speak up. This is crucial because silence or inaction can have a significant impact on the broader community.
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The Strength of a Father’s Presence
Whenever my siblings and I became too much to handle for mom, she would say, “wait til your dad gets home.” Lol. As a Gen Xer, that statement can make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. In his absence, we could wear mom out. However, once he got home, the scales…
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