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Leader Profile | Mark Miller

This week, I had a phone conversation with Mark Miller. Mark is the Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness at Chick-fil-A World Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

I first became acquainted with Mark through a session he presented at the 2010 Building Champions Experience.

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At the Experience, Mark talked in great detail about how he managed his calendar and email. I have implemented many of these disciplines I learned from Mark and have written about some of them previously:

Mark gave me some great information this week, so I asked him if I could share our conversation with you.

We’re also going to give away 20 copies of his newest book, Great Leaders Grow. You can find out more about the giveaway below.

Dreams – Are you living yours?

We all have dreams. And most of us believe that we have a special gift. That we can somehow touch the lives of people in a meaningful way. That we can make the world a better place.

At some point in our lives, we’ve all had a vision for what our life and work could become.

What happened to that vision? Has it taken a back seat to the busyness of life? Did it get lost somewhere along your journey through a cluttered and noisy world?

BONUS: I’ve created a NEW Guide that will walk you step-by-step through writing your own Personal Life Plan. You can find out how to get a copy of this life-changing tool at the end of this post.

Teaching children to manage money

We’ve been giving our 9-year-old daughter, Madison, money amounting to $25 a week since she was 5.

If you’re a parent or grandparent, you may think we’re nuts. And you may believe we’re spoiling the poor child.

Give me a chance to explain.

If you’re not growing, you’re dying…really?

You’ve heard it a hundred times – if you’re not growing, you’re dying. And if this statement ever was true, it is simply no longer reality. Life IS about growth, but it’s not ALL about growth.

This post is part of the series – What Ever Happened to Personal Responsibility?
Would You Return to Your Organization?
If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying…Really?
Leaders are the Most Creative People on the Planet
Great Leaders Serve
Is Fear Taking Over?

I’m passionate about growth. I’ve written much about planning, vision, and growth. For much of my life, anything that isn’t growing I considered failure…until few weeks ago.

Prioritizing Important Relationships

Think about this for a moment – All relationships are not important. If all relationships are important, no relationship will be important.

Developing and maintaining key relationships is a critical discipline if we are going to genuinely care for people, live out vision, and help others achieve their full potential.

Relationship development (especially with those closest to us) is not something you or I can simply check off of the to-do list. And it’s certainly not an exercise in convenience. Effective leaders genuinely value key relationships and make them top priority.