Aaron Marcelli | April 15, 2013
In my current studies about business, one thing I’ve really been drawn to and interested in is businesses that treat their employees well. This means fair pay and benefit options, of course, but can also mean so much more. I like it when companies are creative in how to take care of and provide for [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 7, 2013
Most people would feel bad for complaining about their job in a poor economy, yet the truth is that many are either under-employed or not working in their field of choice. This can lead to apathy, disdain, and lack of motivation. Workers can find themselves in a rut of under-performing as a result of feeling [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 28, 2013
Last year I started my MBA program and immediately enjoyed my first class; one on leadership and management. Having a class on content I was already familiar with and drawn to made for a great transition to online learning. In the class I read about all the studies that have been done in attempt to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | January 9, 2013
“To help people I must be free of the need to please them” – John Ortberg I heard this quote in the middle of a sermon cd and it stuck with me. Now, the message I was listening to was from a pastor’s conference focused on preaching, so the quote was in the context of [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 16, 2012
I recently read The Five Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell. I thought it was a great book. You can read my Amazon review of it here. I also recently blogged about how much I’ve grown as a result of my volunteer leadership position at my church. After reading Maxwell’s book I took steps to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | April 19, 2012
From being involved in more and more leadership circles a trend I have noticed is the incredible amount of focus that gets put on a leader. I’ve seen this in classrooms, at conferences, in books, in big business, and in the church planting world. The focus of a lot of leadership training and strategy is [...]
Aaron Marcelli | March 15, 2012
I don’t really have an introduction for this post so I’ll just say it – everyone needs a break. I’m not talking about rest; I’m talking about the kind of break when things just seem to go your way. Among those who are successful there is the tendency to claim self-made success and attribute everything [...]
Aaron Marcelli | September 16, 2011
For a while I was frustrated at the low amounts of comments my blog was generating. Though the number of hits on my posts continued to increase, few if any people were taking the time to leave comments on my site. I have a pretty good number of followers who are subscribers to my blog [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 21, 2011
An area where I’ve been trying to improve myself the last several months is confidence. I feel that sometimes I hold myself back with my own doubts and insecurities. When I’m around other people who have great confidence I’m impressed and encouraged by observing the freedom they seem to feel in being themselves. If you [...]
Aaron Marcelli | May 27, 2011
There are two quotes from Rick Warren that I am working through as of late and learning to practice in my life. “Leaders absorb pain.” “You will never have to forgive another person of as much as Christ forgave you.”
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