by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | May 21, 2021 | General, Human Leader, Leadership
You may have noticed I like to look up the definition of words. Maybe it goes back to the 1970s when my family had a Reader’s Digest subscription (did every family?). Reader’s Digest had a regular feature called “It Pays to Increase Your...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Apr 30, 2021 | General, Human Leader, Survivor
Outlast is the third tenet of Survivor and in the end, it is the one that matters most. Cuz if you don’t outlast…, well that’s self-explanatory. As a contestant, you outwit and outplay so that you can outlast everyone else and win the game. At the...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Apr 22, 2021 | Human Leader, Leadership, Survivor
Last week, we Outwitted. Today, we Outplay. In every episode of Survivor, there is a contest to win an “immunity idol.” This highly coveted prize means the winner cannot get kicked “off the island” (i.e. voted out of the game). Early in the...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Apr 16, 2021 | Human Leader, Leadership, Survivor
Merriam-Webster defines outwit as “to get the better of by superior cleverness.” (“Outwit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outwit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021). In our little series on how the...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Apr 9, 2021 | Human Leader, Leadership, Survivor
In the last post, I said one sure way to get voted off the island was to be perceived as a leader. In Survivor terms, the leader is anyone who takes charge at any point, influences other players, works hard providing for the tribe, plays hard in competitions, devises...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Mar 26, 2021 | Core Values, Human Leader, Leadership
After last week’s tribute to my dog, I noticed that three of my last five articles have been about death in one way or another. A bit macabre I suppose, especially in a weekly email that is supposed to be about leading with honesty, humility, courage,...
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