DeWayne Demland, Author at Excellence in Morale

After more than seven years, this book is now complete. Excellence in Morale: Leadership for Anyone is now available on Amazon. You can get it in the Kindle format or a paperback. What is this book about? It does not … read more

Life is never an easy path

DeWayne Demland
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July 5, 2020

I had the privilege of having my life turned upside down just under seven years ago. I met the most wonderful lady in the world. Because of her, this project of my book has become a reality. We met as … read more

A New Way to Look at HR Process of Hiring

DeWayne Demland
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May 3, 2019

One of the most common debates and discussions I have, on a regular basis with all level of mangers, is hiring new talent. This is perhaps one of the most complex, yet simplest aspects to any organization. This sounds like, … read more

What is Leadership?

DeWayne Demland
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April 26, 2019

When asked what the four processes of management are, most will answer them correctly; planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. One of these is perhaps the hardest to define, mainly because the terms that are most commonly used to define it, … read more

Order vs. Chaos

DeWayne Demland
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April 17, 2019

We, by nature, look for order rather than chaos. We can find this proven in the earliest writings regarding human behavior. Order brings consistency and stability to everything that we are in life. When we look at what order means … read more

Innocence vs. Guilt – As a leader, how do we decide?

DeWayne Demland
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October 24, 2018

One of the most important, and visible, aspects to leadership is answering the question of guilt and innocence. As a manager/leader, we are often placed into a position to adjudicate situations where we must determine what these factors are. The … read more

Trust

DeWayne Demland
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April 17, 2018

One of the most important aspects to leadership is trust. I teach to students the concept of positional leadership and true leadership. A positional leader will only obtain what they ask for; a true leader will receive a lot more. … read more

Direct and Indirect Cost – A new twist on an old concept

DeWayne Demland
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March 30, 2018

Direct cost is typically defined as the amount that is directly involved to produce a product or service. Indirect costs are those that are hard to assign to one individual product or service. Often, these are things like depreciation, administration … read more

Leadership – Influence

DeWayne Demland
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March 18, 2018

Recently, I was in a discussion with a colleague, that reminded me of a concept that I teach on a regular basis. It has become so much of a part of what and who I am, that I forget to … read more

School Violence – is there a new standard?

DeWayne Demland
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February 28, 2018

February 14, 2018; Valentines day; a day to celebrate love and life. For many it will no longer have the same meaning; forever. On this day, a 19 year old boy walks into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland … read more

Excellence in Morale

Leadership for Anyone

Author: DeWayne Demland

Excellent in Morale – Book