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Goodwill is Waning
I was conversing with a former Navy gentleman about the new stay put orders issued by the government. He described the life of a ship at sea. He told me that your “tour” was always scheduled and each...
Harvey Lloyd
Richmond - Virginia
A self-taught, entrepreneur with 30+ years of business ownership across a variety of industries. My success came against all odds and is indicative of my belief that an individual can become whomever they desire to be with experience, drive, and a sense of purpose.
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2020
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2018
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Language of the Crossroad
Within any relationship, business or personal, we find ourselves at crossroads we don’t always have the language in navigating with the individual we find ourselves. One wants to continue straight the...
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AI and the Social/Moral Dilemma
Image Credit: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017/12/01/can-ai-protect-it.aspx AI is something that is coming of age. Although true AI (Artificial Intelligence) is still in its infancy the social str...
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A 3-D Leadership Revelation
A recent post https://www.bebee.com/producer/@harvey-lloyd/producing-the-light-of-leadership has lead to some interesting comments and discussion. I wanted to follow on with the extended version of th...
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A Value Proposition
A historical review If we can take a moment and understand, western philosophy is in chaos, as we look at politics, identity group formation and the human rights advocacy reaching far beyond the sanct...
2017
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Approaching Leadership in 2018
Pic : https://www.flickr.com/photos/kakissel/6242818496 Help me get to where you are. Seven very easy words but can change the outcome and face of a company. The last few years have described leadersh...
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The Leadership Shadow
Photo Credit: http://www.insidehr.com.au/3-key-trends-in-developing-healthier-leadership/ We all, at some point, find ourselves “leading”. A time when others have an expectation of you knowing what to...
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Performance Anxiety
Picture Credit: https://yourmusiclessons.com/blog/performance-anxiety/ I first came across this word in conjunction with teaching special education students. Several studies have mentioned that once a...
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Today I Met Hopeless
Image credit http://www.incourage.me/2013/07/love-in-the-dark.html From my desk i see students who run away from class. This incident was really no different than other’s, but a compelling force that...
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The Flow of Life and Leadership
Photo Credit raramsey.com The workplace is increasingly becoming an extension of who we are within our social selves. The weaving of personal and professional lives is creating a different need at the...
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Our Slice
In honor of @Randall Burns an ode to our slice of paradise. The homestead showed up on our radar back in ‘98 with a phone call as i was traveling between projects. The spousal unit had been looking of...
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OMG, is it Serious, Maybe
Big data and the use by marketing (or spin if you count politics) is fudging the line of concern and serious. From healthcare, national security and the deodorant we use, high emotion is now attached...
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The Vacuum of Toxicity
A lot of discussion and screen ink has been devoted to solving, unwinding and being a part of a toxic work environment. Given businesses fluid dynamics of existence, toxicity is always a part of movin...
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Is Realism Dead?
What is idealism ? In reviewing the definition it appears to be the process of using your imagination to develop a position or belief of how things should be (A little liberty with the definition here...
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Defensive Behaviour ........a small business perspective
I am wrestling with team members who have become defensive in their responses to performance needs of our operations. This is normal when you are trying to grow leaders within an organization. Leaders...
2016
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Challenging Today's Social Norms
We look up at clouds everyday and they are just part of the landscape view. If we can look at their processes and see their cycles we can see social networking and its strengths. Cloud formation and t...
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The Journey Is Everything
A picture can show us many things and conjure up different emotions. I used to pass a graveyard everyday going to work. Not sure why but one day seemed to be different, I looked at all the granite and...
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Free Will, How to keep it.
Free will is our ability to change gears within any circumstances and move in a different direction. Sounds easy, until we realize those we will leave behind, who we may uproot or changes in social se...
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Producing the light of Leadership
The absence of light is a personal perspective. Maybe a great leader leads your organization but you are unable to see the light that he or she is shining. A leader must have a vision for the company...
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Defining Yourself as an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur is a word that appears to have attached itself to many different skill sets/positions. When we perfect these skill sets/positions we are an entrepreneur. In reading posts from many differ...