Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
When the average Mason hears the term “lodge education,” he immediately thinks about the short presentation his lodge education officer makes at a stated meeting. This is lodge education, but only a very small piece of what should be included in overall...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
Character – “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Coach John Wooden Self-Discipline – “In reading the lives of great men, I...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
A couple of years ago I was a member of three different teams and each was struggling because of the following attitudes. Ego – Each had individuals involved who have, or continue to have, an over-inflated opinion of themselves. This has caused these individuals to be...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
I was thinking one day that during my years of service in Masonic organizations I have observed first hand and also heard about some behavior by leaders that made me think at the time that they had forgotten some things they were taught in the Masonic degrees. I have...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach of the UCLA Bruins whom he led to 10 national championships in 12 years, also believed that attention to details created success. He said this: “I believe in the basics: attention to, and perfection of, tiny details...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
Do you ever think the brothers in your lodge are confused about why your lodge exists? If so maybe it’s because a clear, compelling vision has not been created, communicated and understood by all the brothers. “A vision is perhaps best understood...
