Early in my career, I had an opportunity to work for someone who took deep and genuine interest in me. I started working for Ron…
Author: Yasser Youssef
HOW FORGIVENESS MAKES US BETTER LEADERS
Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear. That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon.—Nelson Mandela The other day, somebody at work apologized for something they…
TO SERVE OR NOT TO SERVE
I am one of those people who believes that service to others is the heart of true leadership. I am also one of those people…
BEAUTY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
I was recently asked to help the Bethesda Center for the Homeless with a dancing fundraiser called Take the Lead. This is a large dancing…
6 WAYS TO LEAD HUMBLY
My path to humility requires constant focus and discipline. I struggle with the impulse to seek praise and shy away from criticism, especially at work.…
HUMBLE ENOUGH…
If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. If you are blamed you will not…
AFRAID OF BEING AFRAID
“… they were not really afraid. They were just afraid of being afraid.” —Malcolm Gladwell David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling…
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
It was 6 pm and I was still at the office, deep in a phone call with one of our team leaders about a client…
Quote-Churchill
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Winston Churchill
Quote-Lincoln
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
Abraham Lincoln