Tag: Team Development

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • DREAM SMALL?

    “Dream small” has been my mantra for the past few years. We are always taught to DREAM BIG, and it’s not wrong. Just as it is not wrong to also dream small. I know that dreaming small is not popular. Sports fans don’t say, “Go small or go home.” But dreaming small has so many

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  • STAYING MOTIVATED

    ROD PATTERSON “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” ⁃ Ralph Waldo Emerson We all know that motivation is a key factor in achieving success. It is the driving force that helps us to reach our goals and make our dreams come

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