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Frazier Communications, Inc.
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"Principles that don't cost you something
...aren't worth much."
Randy C. Frazier - Leadership as a Lifestyle
...aren't worth much."
Randy C. Frazier - Leadership as a Lifestyle
"You get your last name from your Daddy;
"Life is like a vending machine;
you can get ALMOST anything you want...
it just takes a little CHANGE."
Randy C. Frazier
You Can Keep The Change...
you can get ALMOST anything you want...
it just takes a little CHANGE."
Randy C. Frazier
You Can Keep The Change...
“Until you know what you’re willing to die for...
“Words are the leaky vessels in which
“Leadership doesn’t come through a lecture; but Learning will
always be a part of Leadership.”
Randy C. Frazier
Leadership as a Lifestyle
always be a part of Leadership.”
Randy C. Frazier
Leadership as a Lifestyle
“Those who dare to Lead...
...must never cease to Learn."
Randy C. Frazier
Leadership as a Lifestyle
...must never cease to Learn."
Randy C. Frazier
Leadership as a Lifestyle
Seventy-five Cents Worth of CHANGE…
Randy C. Frazier
MoreThanLeadership.com
I’ve heard it said that the term, “Rural Arkansas,” is a redundancy. It’s not that we don’t have really nice cities in Arkansas; it’s just that you don’t have to get far out of the city to start appreciating the word “rural.”
Last Saturday my wife and I stopped by a small country store, (another redundancy), and picked up a copy of our local county-wide newspaper. Now this is a wonderful little literary jewel. It comes out once a week and fills everyone in on everyone else’s business. For 75 cents you get it all. There’s the judging results from the County Fair; pictures of kids standing next to the carcass of their “first buck;” details about who got mad at the School Board meeting; and descriptions of every garden tiller for sale within a 20 mile radius. I love it.
You also find out who went shopping at Walmart last Wednesday; where they had lunch; and enough details about their latest hospital stay to make a HIPAA official curl their toes and drop over with a heart attack. (…the full details of which would be reported in next week’s edition.)
To my wife’s astonishment she spied, right there at the top of page 10, an article saying that our local Electric provider was planning a two hour “power interruption” starting at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Excuse me… did you say tomorrow morning?
Yikes! We were having company after church that Sunday, so suddenly a lot of last minute chores got moved way up in priority. Sure enough, at 6:30 Sunday morning, (we know because we were still cleaning things up), the lights blinked, backup batteries beeped and darkness descended.
Which brings me to my point: even with 75 cents worth of advanced warning, neither my wife nor I remembered to put more oil in our little emergency oil lamp. (If vacuum cleaners ran on oil we’d have probably remembered.)
So what does all of this have to do with being a “Survivor” in today’s world?
Everything.
Historians tell us we’re in the opening stages of the third great wave of change since the start of recorded history. Interestingly enough, this age has been dubbed, “The Information Age.” (Probably by the folks who publish our local County newspaper.)
So here’s the problem we’re all facing: No matter how much you know about the Information Age, you’ve got to deal with the fact that you don’t know what it is that you DON’T KNOW about the information age. If you knew what it was that you didn’t know, you could probably look it up on the Internet. As it is, we just don’t know exactly what it is that we should be looking up!
Every day, a lot of people in this country are waking up to the news that their jobs, the way they’ve always made their living, have become obsolete. Most of us think that no new technology, or low cost alternative out of Bangalore, India, could possibly take our place in the job market. Yeah, right.
If it hasn’t happened to you yet, you might want to invest 75 cents and pick up your local county newspaper. Actually, you shouldn’t miss any good opportunity to find out what is changing. And even with an advance waning, don’t be surprised if you forget to put oil in your lamp. It happens all the time.
In his groundbreaking book, The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman makes a convincing case that the Internet has “leveled the playing field” for virtually every profession. Can you think of any profession that hasn’t been affected by the Internet? How many subjects can you Google and not come up with information?
I’ve got some good news about this unprecedented time of change. It’s true that many people think this tsunami wave of change is a crisis; but there are others saying it’s the best time ever to not only survive, but to thrive. I like the viewpoint of Stanford Economist Paul Romer, who says, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”
I hope you’ll take the opportunity to join us for what I think will be an entertaining and informative keynote address on the subject of CHANGE. And what title do you think I’d give a keynote address on the subject of change? How about, “You Can Keep the Change…” I’m looking forward to being with you.
Randy C. Frazier
MoreThanLeadership.com
I’ve heard it said that the term, “Rural Arkansas,” is a redundancy. It’s not that we don’t have really nice cities in Arkansas; it’s just that you don’t have to get far out of the city to start appreciating the word “rural.”
Last Saturday my wife and I stopped by a small country store, (another redundancy), and picked up a copy of our local county-wide newspaper. Now this is a wonderful little literary jewel. It comes out once a week and fills everyone in on everyone else’s business. For 75 cents you get it all. There’s the judging results from the County Fair; pictures of kids standing next to the carcass of their “first buck;” details about who got mad at the School Board meeting; and descriptions of every garden tiller for sale within a 20 mile radius. I love it.
You also find out who went shopping at Walmart last Wednesday; where they had lunch; and enough details about their latest hospital stay to make a HIPAA official curl their toes and drop over with a heart attack. (…the full details of which would be reported in next week’s edition.)
To my wife’s astonishment she spied, right there at the top of page 10, an article saying that our local Electric provider was planning a two hour “power interruption” starting at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Excuse me… did you say tomorrow morning?
Yikes! We were having company after church that Sunday, so suddenly a lot of last minute chores got moved way up in priority. Sure enough, at 6:30 Sunday morning, (we know because we were still cleaning things up), the lights blinked, backup batteries beeped and darkness descended.
Which brings me to my point: even with 75 cents worth of advanced warning, neither my wife nor I remembered to put more oil in our little emergency oil lamp. (If vacuum cleaners ran on oil we’d have probably remembered.)
So what does all of this have to do with being a “Survivor” in today’s world?
Everything.
Historians tell us we’re in the opening stages of the third great wave of change since the start of recorded history. Interestingly enough, this age has been dubbed, “The Information Age.” (Probably by the folks who publish our local County newspaper.)
So here’s the problem we’re all facing: No matter how much you know about the Information Age, you’ve got to deal with the fact that you don’t know what it is that you DON’T KNOW about the information age. If you knew what it was that you didn’t know, you could probably look it up on the Internet. As it is, we just don’t know exactly what it is that we should be looking up!
Every day, a lot of people in this country are waking up to the news that their jobs, the way they’ve always made their living, have become obsolete. Most of us think that no new technology, or low cost alternative out of Bangalore, India, could possibly take our place in the job market. Yeah, right.
If it hasn’t happened to you yet, you might want to invest 75 cents and pick up your local county newspaper. Actually, you shouldn’t miss any good opportunity to find out what is changing. And even with an advance waning, don’t be surprised if you forget to put oil in your lamp. It happens all the time.
In his groundbreaking book, The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman makes a convincing case that the Internet has “leveled the playing field” for virtually every profession. Can you think of any profession that hasn’t been affected by the Internet? How many subjects can you Google and not come up with information?
I’ve got some good news about this unprecedented time of change. It’s true that many people think this tsunami wave of change is a crisis; but there are others saying it’s the best time ever to not only survive, but to thrive. I like the viewpoint of Stanford Economist Paul Romer, who says, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”
I hope you’ll take the opportunity to join us for what I think will be an entertaining and informative keynote address on the subject of CHANGE. And what title do you think I’d give a keynote address on the subject of change? How about, “You Can Keep the Change…” I’m looking forward to being with you.
...but your first lessons from your Mama."
Randy C. Frazier
HANG ON FOR THE RIDE!
Randy C. Frazier
HANG ON FOR THE RIDE!
...you’re willing to die not knowing how to live.”
Randy C. Frazier
Lifting The Limits...
Randy C. Frazier
Lifting The Limits...
we set sail our thoughts on the seas of time.”
Randy C. Frazier
The Art of Communication
Randy C. Frazier
The Art of Communication
"You instinctively steer toward that at which you stare!"
Randy C. Frazier
the topic of VISION.
Randy C. Frazier
the topic of VISION.
Elevator Leadership…
The title sums it up but I’ll fill in the details.
In some organizations you can ride to the top position by just shuffling onto the “Leadership Elevator.” In some cases other members will even carry you on board. Once you’re on the board, (uh… I meant to say “on board”), and the door closes, someone else will push the buttons for you.
First floor: agree to Chair a Standing Committee. Choose wisely. Pick the right Standing Committee and you can sit in that Chair and not do squat for nearly a year. You’re on your way. Woody Allen was right: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
One year later and you’re a big floor closer to the top. Now listen carefully. This is one of the few occasions when it makes sense to do something bold, insightful and unexpected. Volunteer to serve a term as Treasurer.
The other Board members will hoist you on their shoulders and carry you around the room singing and cheering. You will now be held in awe by the entire membership. Cool move.
Now miss the next two meetings. Any reasonable excuse will do because they’re still in love with you.
At the next meeting, feign confusion over how the books have been kept. (Not hard as you haven’t bothered to look.) Now use a little finesse to guilt the former Treasurer into doing most of the remaining year’s work in order to recover their reputation.
Another year passes; you’re a floor closer; and everyone, (especially the former Treasurer), wants to catapult you into the position of Secretary. Cautionary note: this position can also involve actual duties.
Helpful hint: Require all reports, comments, motions, votes, etc. to be emailed to you. Cobble them into something vaguely similar to Board minutes. Don’t overdo it. More than one great Treasurer or Secretary has been forced off the elevator and into the realm of real work. Yikes!
Another year rolls around and the leadership elevator has turned into a rocket sled. You’re a shoo-in for Vice President. Be careful. Some organizations make the Vice President Chair the annual conference.
If that’s the case make it clear that your workload has doubled and that there’s no way you can Chair the conference. People will understand… and be fearful if it were otherwise. A volunteer will appear because no one wants the conference to flop. Bonus benefit: they’ll still seat you at the Head Table for the Awards Banquet.
Guess what… the door chimes; it opens; you’re at the top floor and someone shoves the gavel in your hand.
Congratulations. Now what?
Well… in some cases it’s like bags of sand on a conveyor belt. Shortly after reaching the top we hear a loud “Kawump” as you drop onto a pile where your’re quickly covered and not seen or heard from again.
OK, I’m exaggerating. OK… not much.
So what’s my point?
Have you ever noticed those signs near the elevator door? I’m talking about the ones that warn you in big letters that in case of fire… you should NEVER take the elevator, but use the stairs instead.
Hmmmm….. When things get tough you can’t depend on the elevator to deliver the goods. That’s a sobering thought.
It turns out that most Doctors would recommend we take the stairs even if there is no fire. It would make us all healthier, (and our organizations would be a healthier too), if everyone made it a habit to work their way up instead of riding the elevator.
Every organization needs HEALTHY leaders and one way for all of us to be healthier in the future is to induce a little sweat and effort on a regular basis.
What a concept.
Here’s to creating stronger, healthier leaders.
The title sums it up but I’ll fill in the details.
In some organizations you can ride to the top position by just shuffling onto the “Leadership Elevator.” In some cases other members will even carry you on board. Once you’re on the board, (uh… I meant to say “on board”), and the door closes, someone else will push the buttons for you.
First floor: agree to Chair a Standing Committee. Choose wisely. Pick the right Standing Committee and you can sit in that Chair and not do squat for nearly a year. You’re on your way. Woody Allen was right: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
One year later and you’re a big floor closer to the top. Now listen carefully. This is one of the few occasions when it makes sense to do something bold, insightful and unexpected. Volunteer to serve a term as Treasurer.
The other Board members will hoist you on their shoulders and carry you around the room singing and cheering. You will now be held in awe by the entire membership. Cool move.
Now miss the next two meetings. Any reasonable excuse will do because they’re still in love with you.
At the next meeting, feign confusion over how the books have been kept. (Not hard as you haven’t bothered to look.) Now use a little finesse to guilt the former Treasurer into doing most of the remaining year’s work in order to recover their reputation.
Another year passes; you’re a floor closer; and everyone, (especially the former Treasurer), wants to catapult you into the position of Secretary. Cautionary note: this position can also involve actual duties.
Helpful hint: Require all reports, comments, motions, votes, etc. to be emailed to you. Cobble them into something vaguely similar to Board minutes. Don’t overdo it. More than one great Treasurer or Secretary has been forced off the elevator and into the realm of real work. Yikes!
Another year rolls around and the leadership elevator has turned into a rocket sled. You’re a shoo-in for Vice President. Be careful. Some organizations make the Vice President Chair the annual conference.
If that’s the case make it clear that your workload has doubled and that there’s no way you can Chair the conference. People will understand… and be fearful if it were otherwise. A volunteer will appear because no one wants the conference to flop. Bonus benefit: they’ll still seat you at the Head Table for the Awards Banquet.
Guess what… the door chimes; it opens; you’re at the top floor and someone shoves the gavel in your hand.
Congratulations. Now what?
Well… in some cases it’s like bags of sand on a conveyor belt. Shortly after reaching the top we hear a loud “Kawump” as you drop onto a pile where your’re quickly covered and not seen or heard from again.
OK, I’m exaggerating. OK… not much.
So what’s my point?
Have you ever noticed those signs near the elevator door? I’m talking about the ones that warn you in big letters that in case of fire… you should NEVER take the elevator, but use the stairs instead.
Hmmmm….. When things get tough you can’t depend on the elevator to deliver the goods. That’s a sobering thought.
It turns out that most Doctors would recommend we take the stairs even if there is no fire. It would make us all healthier, (and our organizations would be a healthier too), if everyone made it a habit to work their way up instead of riding the elevator.
Every organization needs HEALTHY leaders and one way for all of us to be healthier in the future is to induce a little sweat and effort on a regular basis.
What a concept.
Here’s to creating stronger, healthier leaders.
Randy C. Frazier, President
MoreThanLeadership.com
MoreThanLeadership.com
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