BlairBlog

on politics.

Posted on 28. Sep, 2008 by Blair.

there are technical requirements to run for president. one must be a native u.s. citizen of the age of 35 willing to swear an oath to the constitution. there are pragmatic requirements as well. one must be a leader with a strong ability to understand and manage a great amount of complexity. one must also [...]

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dealing with failure.

Posted on 31. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

hope that you did not come here to read something particularly pithy or insightful. i honestly have got nothing today. but this made me laugh… so on the subject of failure… enjoy.

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had an interesting meeting the other day…

Posted on 25. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

no. it was not about copiers.

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wild goose chase review

Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

i have been given the disctinct honor of reviewing mark batterson’s new book and i am excited to tell you all about it!
brief history: my staff team has been going through a period of transition and reorganization as we strive to be more effective in caring for the poor and needy in orange county and [...]

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how many abbreviations can one brain hold?

Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

answer. 147.
today, the Copier Resource Assesement Panel, visted the canon usa facility in irvine. after our last copy center demo our team approached this visit with some trepidation. we ate lunch on the way there and we nervously laughed about what we should expect. we were not however disappointed by the canon team.
they were throughly [...]

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another day another copier.

Posted on 14. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

so yesterday included a meeting with our friendly canon business solutions reps. what a difference a few days can make in how I think about and feel about copiers. very professional presentation. these guys understood what it meant to listen and understand our needs. what is ironic about all of this is that they got [...]

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my day with xerox.

Posted on 11. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

gather around children and listen to my tale of woe. not really. just being dramatic. our copier resource assessment panel gathered for lunch and a field trip to xerox for a copier demonstration. we however were treated to so much more! during the course of our two hour tour we got to experience multiple scanning [...]

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crazy christians.

Posted on 11. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

saw this on another blog today and thought it might provide an interesting conversation starter.

hey church… here is an idea… let’s don’t defend ourselves or  boycott, or call mr. maher crazy… let’s just show love the way to Jesus commanded!

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leadership summit day two.

Posted on 09. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

great learnings all the way around. great leaders sharing their wisdom is always one of my favorite things. craig groshchel was incredible, chuck colson is greay, catherine rohr was inspiring. thank you to bill hybels and the whole team at willow for caring enough about leaders to invest your time and energy to help build [...]

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a litany.

Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by Blair.

today in our staff meeting we talked about our current process of assessment. one component of this season is a talent assessment designed to provide a baseline for everyone on our team and provide a roadmap for further development. self assessment can be fearful at times, espcially during times of change. to alleviate that fear [...]

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