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Here are the top 9 quotes that I use regularly as a personal communication tool. Quotes are a way to deliver a message and I am always intrigued how some of these old quotes still apply to our day to day life so I try to look for new ones and use them when appropriate.  I know that many people do not like to see or hear quotes so I try to be careful of where and when to use them. How do quotes relate to PracticeToLead? Quotes come to mind after a trigger, you see or hear something and that triggers a quote in your mind.  Find the quotes that helps you practice certain behavior or response to events and that quotes could be a good behavior practice point. I connected the quotes to my personal triggers and area of development Do you have a set of quotes that always come to mind? Do you pay attention to the triggers for these quotes? Ever feel like changing them? Practice makes perfect - <can’t find who said it first> I am not big on perfect. I am no...

“Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose‘ - Tony Hsieh          Chapter 1: In search of profits. Tony helped me see highlights of his life and mine through that first chapter. Since a young age he cared a lot about building a business and selling products. I always cared more about helping people and, specifically,  helping them achieve their goals.   For as long as I remember I’ve been passionate about helping others and leading group(s) to achieve a goal. While reading that chapter I went as far back as middle school when I led a group of students, organized a meeting with the principles and changed part of the curriculum.  Somehow I completed this on pure instinct and with the luck of everything falling in place properly.   I didn’t have any of my current leadership tools. While reading that chapter I also remembered my shortfalls and many mistakes that I’ve done, some I’ve learned from on the spo...

The basics We all view leadership differently and below is my simplified view that I formulated throughout the years. I think about this question often and my hope is for you to do the same after reading this post. I’ve always enjoyed watching, observing, and internalizing things. Yes I use things because this applies to movies, people on street, animals, nature,….  I observe so I could learn the details of each item and how they connect to the rest of the world. I observe to learn the good and the bad, to model after what I believe is right or what could make me better.  A great example of how this applies to leadership is reading body language.  You could tell a lot about level of engagement, interest, confusion, anger,... from simply observing others around you. These attributes are foundational to my leadership skills and potentials, but these are only part of the picture.  Here is how I complete the picture Leadership requires  Mirr...

My name is Issam Gharios and I am an engineering leader in the Boston area.    I am very passionate about building software, teams and coaching individuals.  Practice to Lead is an idea that helps me connect with both my passions.  For now it is a personal project that I am hoping will help many others as much as it will help me. While we are in the process of building our platform.  Please read the blog to help you know more about me and my thoughts on leadership.