by Jack Lannom | September 20th, 2016 | Leadership
The People First community is filling up with truth, wisdom, and excellence based people that possess the highest personal and professional integrity. Moreover, they are regarded as exemplary professionals in their respected fields of higher education. In addition,...
by Jack Lannom | September 13th, 2016 | Leadership
Being constantly optimistic is a high standard for any company let alone any single individual. We all go through our ups and downs. We are taught to not let the outside world affect our work, but how can we when we are trying to create a balance between the two? If...
by Jack Lannom | September 8th, 2016 | Leadership
Leadership is all about possessing power and making other people powerful. Authority is about power. Real power is the power that makes other people powerful. This is one of the most important aspects of leadership you may ever come across. If you are a leader with...
by Jack Lannom | August 30th, 2016 | Leadership
Our natural, human reaction to conflict was drolly expressed by an anonymous poet: In matters controversial my perception’s rather fine I always see both points of view: the one that’s wrong and mine. “You think I’m wrong?” our ego fumes. “You find me irritating?!...
by Jack Lannom | August 23rd, 2016 | General
An ancient Eastern proverb warns, “When pride comes, so does disgrace; wisdom comes with the humble.” The art of leadership is the art of living, moment-by-moment, in humility. Humility is truly a state of mind—and the leader must understand that hubris and humility...