Trust
Words on trust for readers.
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Good Leaders Know When to let Others Lead
Photo belongs to James R. Howard Leaders are not specialists. They are not experts. Good leaders know there are smarter people than themselves out there in the world, and the key to being a good leader is being able to identify who the real experts are. Where leaders excel is in their ability to motivate…
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Good Leaders Are Successful
Photo belongs to James R. Howard Through the course of this blog, I’ve talked about the importance of building trust, building teams, learning from our mistakes, and being persistent when it comes to achieving your goal because at the end of the day that’s what good leaders do. At the end of the day good…
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Good Leaders Don’t Give Up
Photo belongs to James R. Howard Most of us grow up thinking success means winning, zero-sum, full stop. You are either successful or you are not. Successful people never have to go back to the drawing board to retune their model or pick themselves up after a fall, at least that’s what we tell ourselves.…
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Good Leadership Needs This Crucial Skill
Photo belongs to James R. Howard Good leadership as we’ve talked about involves meaningful actions (not just words), leading by example, and building trust, but these qualities in a leader help inform a leader’s ability to have good judgement, what I believe to be the most important skill for any good leader. Leaders are responsible…
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Okay, Now What?
What Do We Do When Everything Changes? Photo belongs to James R. Howard In the aftermath of a traumatic event, such as a serious injury to yourself or a family member that results in hospitalization, or death of a loved one, coming to terms with what has happened, and what happens next is often very…
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Three Helpful Tips on What Matters Most
When we think of what is the most valuable to us in this world, often people will consider objects or resources that provide a material benefit to our lives. We can’t live without money to exchange for food, clothing and shelter, or education for example. Photo belongs to James R. Howard Make Time Indeed, having…
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Where to Start: Good Leadership Qualities
Miss Cracker, with Miss Cookie in the background. Photo belongs to James R. Howard. I chose to write about leadership because the question of what good leadership looks like has been with me even from a young age. Although I didn’t realize it at first, as kids my brother and I were encouraged by our…
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Hello, and welcome to my blog.
My name is James R. Howard, and I am writing this blog as part of the requirements for my Public Relations Diploma program at Western University, here in London Ontario. I have an Honours BA in Political Science with Specializations in Legal Studies and Research and a Masters in Applied Politics from Wilfrid Laurier University.…
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