Morning Briefings

Purim remembers the defeat of a plot to exterminate the Jews. The story of Purim is told in the biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia and her cousin, Mordecai, who raised her as if she was his daughter.

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Jewfaq.com

I’ve been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don’t know whether I’m particularly qualified to be a part of anything else, except I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country’s best attributes are: courage and stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork.

– Vince Lombardi
What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership

For while skills are essential, what sets apart the true leader is the heart. The aspirations. The dreams. The definition of success and the passion that drives him forward.

– Richard D. Phillips
The Heart of an Executive: Lessons on Leadership from the Life of King David

Leaders who have had great impact on society have called people to be part of the history of their times.

– from
Reflections on Leadership: How Robert K. Greenleaf’s Theory of Servant Leadership Influenced Today’s Top Management Thinkers

Use your authority for the sake of serving others. Leadership is for service.

– Douglas J. Rumford
Touchpoints for Leaders

In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teachings show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about you.

– Titus 2:7-8

Jim McBarron, manager of station operations for Alaska Airlines, uses a bullhorn to try and find passengers for a flight that was about to take off during a system-wide outage of the computers the airline uses to check in passengers. Most flights were delayed or canceled, but the airline was able to manually check in passengers for a few of its flights.

– Doug Esser, Yahoo! News
2 Sprint fiber optic cuts grounded Alaska Airlines

For it is character through which leadership is exercised; it is character that sets the example and is imitated. Character is not something one can fool people about.

– Peter F. Drucker
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done

It is in the work of a leader’s hands that the quality and integrity of his heart are put on display.

– Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges
Lead Like Jesus

Our leadership legacy is not limited to what we accomplish; it includes what we leave behind in the hearts and minds of those with whom we had a chance to teach and work

– Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges
Lead Like Jesus