Security for Your People Means Support for You
NOTHING GAINS THEIR TRUST AND LOYALTY MORE. Exhibit A The first example of this advice that Abraham Lincoln might offer was painfully obvious: The Union Army defended Washington D.C., Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleEncourage Communication to Ensure Success
THE VALUE OF EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION CANNOT BE OVERESTIMATED. Abraham Lincoln learned a big lesson on the importance of organizational communication immediately after his...
View ArticleGive your employees everything you can
IF YOU PROVIDE WELL FOR PEOPLE, THEY CAN GIVE YOU THEIR BEST EFFORTS. This was the situation in August 1864: Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were embroiled in a bloody war of attrition in...
View ArticleHire the Right People for Your Organization
Abraham Lincoln hired some of the most ambitious and prominent people he could find for cabinet positions and advisors. Although that might seem like Lincoln was inviting a group of back-stabbers into...
View ArticleLaughter is Needed in a Leader
http://memeblender.com PROPERLY USED, COMEDY CAN BOOST MOOD, PROVIDE EXPLANATION, AND MAKE DARK TIMES A BIT LIGHTER. Abraham Lincoln was well-known for telling stories and jokes before becoming...
View ArticleInspire the Importance of Your Cause
GIVE YOUR PEOPLE THE SENSE OF PURPOSE THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS. Abraham Lincoln framed the purpose of the Civil War for his people in a way that made them feel like they were critically...
View Article1960′s Sexual Harassment Training Wasn’t Very Effective
Image courtesy of katy_haymore on Instagram. Related: Two Ways to Handle Workplace Confrontation Be the Example Your People Can Follow Avoid Personal Conflict to Remain Effective Filed under:...
View ArticleShare Your Vision and Your People Will Follow
LETTING YOUR PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING IS ESSENTIAL IF YOU WANT THEM TO FOLLOW YOU. Abraham Lincoln had a way of explaining what the Civil War was really all about on a personal level so that...
View ArticleAbe and Mary Lincoln After Dark
Photo courtesy of stephondgkobor on Instagram. Related: Lincoln Head Monument in Wyoming Lincoln on Vacation in Puerto Rico Painting of the Lincoln Memorial at Night Filed under: Random Lincoln,...
View ArticleStop Resentment before It Becomes a Conflict
In addition to forgiving others for their personal attacks, Abraham Lincoln also tried to correct the conflicts that he had caused, either intentionally or inadvertently. After hearing that he had...
View ArticleSupport Terminations with Overwhelming Facts
John C. Frémont was a very well-known figure in the Civil War Era; known from his exploits in obtaining California for the United States during the Mexican War; and from being the first Republican...
View ArticleMatch Personalities to Roles to Create Success
GET PEOPLE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT BY KNOWING WHO THEY ARE. Abraham Lincoln was versed in reading the personalities of others, so he knew exactly which buttons to push to get them to help him achieve their...
View ArticleAct with “Malice Toward None”
WIN IN A WAY THAT WILL ALLOW YOUR OPPONENTS TO EVENTUALLY FORGIVE YOU. Abraham Lincoln had the vision to see that winning the peace after the war would prove almost as difficult winning the war itself....
View ArticleTap into Human Nature to Win Support
ABRAHAM LINCOLN KNEW THAT ANY ATTACK ON THE NORTH WOULD LEAVE HIM AND THE UNION IN THE RIGHT, AND GIVE THEM MORAL CAUSE FOR THE WAR. Lincoln stood atop the foundations of American government when it...
View ArticleNearing 1,000 Followers & Feeling the Love
Images courtesy of emmalou_07, trustfaulls, dianag104, and mrs_evander on Instagram. Related: Avoid Personal Conflict to Remain Effective Move in Step with Your People to Succeed Tap into Human Nature...
View ArticleDon’t Hang On to Bad Employees Too Long
YOU CAN OVERDO PEOPLE-SKILLS BY DELAYING THE INEVITABLE FIRING OF THE WRONG PERSON FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION. Abraham Lincoln kept the non-aggressive General George McClellan far too long before firing...
View ArticleBe Yourself so People Can Believe in You
ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS NOT A HANDSOME, “SLICK” POLITICIAN, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP HIM FROM LEAVING A LASTING IMPRESSION ON OTHERS. Lincoln was an odd-looking creature, even for that time. Today, at...
View ArticleBe Passionate to Give Your People Hope and Strength
ABRAHAM LINCOLN‘S PEOPLE BELIEVED HE LIVED, BREATHED, AND CONSUMED THE CIVIL WAR FOR THEM EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY. “A leader who has passion emanates strength and hope, a sense of being grounded in...
View ArticleBe the Example Your People Can Follow
ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S WORK ETHIC AND DEDICATION INSPIRED HIS PEOPLE TO FOLLOW HIS MODEL. Immediately after his inauguration, Lincoln was besieged by office seekers because there were hundreds of department...
View ArticleInvite Seven Famous People to Dinner (Thinking Game)
Image courtesy of chriszem14 on Instagram. 1. Abraham Lincoln (of course) 2. Steve Jobs 3. Winston Churchill 4. Marilyn Monroe 5. Thomas Jefferson 6. Andrew Carnegie 7. Queen Elizabeth I This...
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