"When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car."

Will Rogers

This Newsletter Is Devoted To Helping You Improve Your Leadership Skills In Four Main Areas:

• Leadership Development
• Change Management
• Team Building
• International Business

Skill Sharpening Articles In This Issue:

• What Makes a Great Leadership Retreat?
• Take the iLead Sexual Harassment Quiz.
• Twelve Jokes for the Water Cooler - the iLead Joke Sheet.
• Remembering September 11th - American Pride - Blueberries and All.

What Makes a Great Retreat?

Have you ever wondered why some retreats are great fun and others are big disasters? We've developed a list of seven key things you can do to ensure that things go well the next time your leadership team goes on a retreat.

Take Me Offsite

iLead's Sexual Harassment Quiz

When it comes right down to it, how much do you and your management team know about Sexual Harassment? Take this short quiz to check out your understanding of this important issue.

Quiz Me

Twelve Jokes For The Water Cooler - The iLead Joke Sheet

So maybe this isn't side splitting stuff, but these twelve made us chuckle. We picked the best of "2100 Laughs For All Occasions" By Robert Orben just to help you keep smiling. Laugh On

American Pride - Blueberries and All

From the expatriate's perspective, life in America always looks good. For Tom Pearce and his neighbors living in Shekou, China, however, it never looked quite as good as it did on July 4th, 1996.

Read On

Looking for an excellent Networking Group? Consider ExecuNet!

Are you an executive that would benefit from meeting and networking with other execs? If so, please join us on September 12th at the Park City Club from 7:00 to 9:30 a.m. Our numbers have been growing steadily as we continue to provide this practical meeting for networking executives. Cost is $35 in advance and $45 the day of the meeting. To register, call Missie Pearce at 972-979-4363.

If You Would Like More Information About ExecuNet, Click Here.

Thoughts From The Top - Give it to Me Short, Crisp and To the Point!

Dear Colleagues:

"Give it to Me Short, Crisp and To the Point!" That's what the majority of iLead's clients are saying as we begin scheduling training sessions for next year. Gone are the days of the five-day executive development program or the three-day teambuilding workshop. What's hot are two-hour workshops that allow managers and supervisors to attend a workshop, learn about a specific topic, and then get back to work.

Here's a sample of the topics we have delivered in two hours or less for our clients during the past year:

• Extreme Leadership I - Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports
• Who Moved My Cheese? - Embracing Change for Better Business Results
• The One Minute Manager - Learning to Praise, Coach, and Set Goals
• Establishing a Climate for Success - featuring the FISH video
• The Spirit of Service - Customer Service Training
• Encouraging the Heart - Seven Ways to Recognize and Develop Your Team
• Working with Emotional Intelligence - Five Competencies for a Productive Workplace
• Understanding Self and Others using the DiSC profile
• Extreme Leadership II - More Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports - featuring the Lance Armstrong Story - "Who Says We Can't Do It?"