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Independent Thought

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  29, 24, 31.....how? "The doctrine of blind obedience and submission to any human power is the doctrine of despotism." - Angelina Grimke "It's most acceptable to not run with cliques." - Megan Fox “Followers. Sometimes, with some things, it’s best to keep your tally down.” -Donna Lynn Hope #endbullying Bullies derive most of their support from HR. It's a club, a clique, a veritable wagon train that defensively circles the wagons when one of their “own” is accused. #LeadersArentBullies

Serve

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"Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society.." - Princess Diana “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Leadership is service, not position.” – Tim Fargo  

Relations and Stories and Magic

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"There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness." - Frank Ocean "Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others." - Wayne Dyer "Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." - C. S. Lewis

Morals with a Warm Heart

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"Japan's just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized." - Toni Collette "The main object of conciliation in Japan lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.'' - Derek Bok Then, why did Toray Plastics America, a Japanese Company, sue me on false grounds in Providence Federal Court in 2018 and ultimately dismiss the case with prejudice and pay my legal fees in 2023? I experienced no solution based on morals with a warm heart. Toray used the US legal system to bring me harm and to undermine my book's success. 

Meritocracy

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"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." - Arthur Conan Doyle #leadersarentbullies Everyone is afraid to confront “the golden” bully, the boss’s favorite or the family's heir apparent. HR misapplies the tools of traditional performance management (i.e. warnings, write ups, suspensions, terminations).  When HR does act, it’s almost always the wrong response.

Translate, Produce, Inspire

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"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality." – Warren Bennis “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” -Ralph Nader "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -John Quincy Adams

Happiness

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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." - Marcus Aurelius #leadersarentbullies