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How Dare You Give Them Less Than Your Best!

Michael Tucker
posted on March 15, 2025March 15, 2025
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“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Acts of Kindness In The Workplace

Michael Tucker
posted on February 23, 2025February 23, 2025
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“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill Pearls of Wisdom Being raised in the south I grew up listening to local farmers give their pearls of

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Benefits Of Compassion In The Workplace?

Michael Tucker
posted on February 16, 2025February 16, 2025
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The essence of compassion is recognizing our shared humanity and treating others as equals, particularly in emergency services. While it's easier to show compassion in critical situations, mundane

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Head Knowledge Isn’t Enough

Michael Tucker
posted on January 31, 2025January 31, 2025
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“I don’t think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is

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You Have to Know Them!

Michael Tucker
posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024
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“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”

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Psychological Safety: A Leader’s Responsibility!

Michael Tucker
posted on August 25, 2024August 25, 2024
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Leadership should focus on guiding rather than controlling, fostering trust and psychological safety. Effective leaders listen, understand, and create environments where team members feel valued and

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Don’t Be In The Way

Michael Tucker
posted on August 3, 2024August 3, 2024
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“Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” Thomas Paine in “The American Crisis, No. 1” (December 19, 1776.) It’s a quote commonly used in business and leadership, and people tend to

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Tuxedo With No Underwear

Michael Tucker
posted on July 4, 2024July 27, 2024
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The image of someone wearing a tuxedo with no underwear is certainly an image that certainly causes you to react! “Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function

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Trust! How to Build it and How to Lose it!

Michael Tucker
posted on May 5, 2024May 5, 2024
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“Without trust, communication breaks. Here’s why: In any human interaction the required amount of community is inversely proportional to the level of trust.” Ben Horowitz We’ve all been hurt

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Uncertainty is Certain! How to Create Stability!

Michael Tucker
posted on April 7, 2024April 7, 2024
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“Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away. Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership. It is the environment

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Ethical Fade and Leadership Foundations

Michael Tucker
posted on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
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In the parable of the wise and foolish builders, the wise one builds on solid rock, mirroring how leaders should build their legacy on the foundation of integrity. While it's highly valued in

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Empowerment Is More Than A Word!

Michael Tucker
posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024
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“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” Nelson Mandela Merriam-Webster defines empowerment as “the state of being empowered

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Emotionally Intelligent and Relevant

Michael Tucker
posted on January 1, 2024January 1, 2024
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“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have

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Don’t Be Fake!

Michael Tucker
posted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023
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“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Dolly Parton You’ve seen it! The individual who seems larger than life! They seem to have the proverbial “Midas Touch”,

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You Can’t Lead If You Don’t Love

Michael Tucker
posted on December 12, 2023December 15, 2023
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“Leadership is not an affair of the head. Leadership is an affair of the heart.” Kouzes and Posner, Authors of The Leadership Challenge Amazing Love It is amazing how life comes full circle and

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To Thine Own Self Be True

Michael Tucker
posted on December 3, 2023December 4, 2023
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“This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” It’s a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet that many people have

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Bad Apples, Poison, and Toxic Employees

Michael Tucker
posted on November 26, 2023November 28, 2023
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“One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.” Proverb In the 1736 publication of Poor Richard’s Almanac https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-02-02-0019, Benjamin Franklin provided a

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Sticks and Stones may Break My Bones! Words Matter!

Michael Tucker
posted on November 19, 2023November 22, 2023
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“Words are containers for power, you choose what kind of power they carry.” Joyce Meyer Life isn’t always easy! Growing up as children we often experience how mean other children can

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It’s Not An Accident!

Michael Tucker
posted on November 17, 2023November 22, 2023
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“If you are not consciously building your habits, they are unconsciously building you.” Anika J. Green Living life in an intentional manner is critical for determining success and finding