Leaders know: Nothing in heaven and earth is hidden from a fool (i.e. know-it-all), except himself. –Bernard

The nature of change is that it produces fear──fear of losing the familiar and fear of the new and unknown. So change requires courage. Leaders know that courage is not the absence of fear. It is the judgment that something is more important than fear. ─ Ken Chapman ─ Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc.

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As a leader, you are not paid to take risks. You are paid to know which risks are worth taking. The difference between success and extinction is knowledge, not daring. Your first priority is to insure survival of the company; the second is to secure profit. ─ Deb Miller ─ Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc.

Leaders do not fear change, nor do they like it merely for its own sake. ─ Ken Chapman, Ph.D.

By Ken Chapman, Ph.D Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc. In November 1976, Time magazine invited two hundred “leaders” to Washington, D.C. to deliberate on the nature of “leadership.” Represented was every sector of American life–business, industry, education, athletics, the arts, the press, and government. From each sector, the very cream of the crop was in attendance. The group worked for a week — meeting in small groups, writing position papers, and trying in other ways to pin down their elusive subject. It might appear that such a widely diverse group would have difficulty arriving at mutually agreeable conclusions. But at week’s end, there was an amazing agreement on two points. First, the group agreed that leadership is leadership, whether it is exhibited by a coach leading the team to victory, a general leading the troops to battle, or a supervisor leading his or her employees to higher levels of productivity,…

There is one guaranteed outcome to losing one’s temper: lost respect. And nothing spreads faster than news of poor behavior. A wise leader knows the logical action to take in a maddening moment is to step away and regain composure. Logical responses trump emotional reactions. ─ Derek Conrad Brown ─ Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc

Once upon a time I heard a good and decent man offer this advice: Make your life your argument. Among leaders it is a shared wisdom. Because leaders know that what I say and how I say it; and, what I do and how I do it will always be my most convincing argument. ─Ken Chapman ─ Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc.

Leaders know the best way to predict the future is to create it — think, plan, act, adjust — think, plan, act, adjust… ─ Ken Chapman, Ph.D.

By Ken Chapman, Ph.D. Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc. When looking closely at civility, it is amazing how many ways there are of showing respect for others and those around us. Minding our bodies is one of them and certainly not a minor consideration. We all know that we can offend others with our bodies. We do that with the way our bodies look, the way they smell, and what we do with and to them. Thus, we all need to become familiar with the civility of body management which begins with good basic grooming habits. When we take good care of our bodies and our appearance, we implicitly validate who we are─a person worthy of respect. In turn, we view others as deserving of respect. Behind the attention to our grooming are the goals of appearing at our best on the stage of everyday life and of being as…