Jack Dunigan

Author, consultant, and trainer of leaders

For more than four decades, Jack Dunigan has been leading, consulting, training, and writing. His experience is varied and comprehensive. His training and consulting clients are as varied as the Chief Justice of the Navajo Supreme Court to a top-rated campsite management company. But his advice is not merely academic. His blog, www.ThePracticalLeader.com, is focused on practical advice for leaders and managers of businesses, corporations, nonprofit agencies, families, organizations, departments, anywhere and anytime a person leads others. His latest book is Three Absolutely Necessary, Always Present Skills of an Effective, Successful Leader (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2012).

Wed, 01/16/2013 - 09:37
Prudence Prudent people see more than the next step
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 16:57
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. With nothing to do but wait while we stood patiently in line at the local post office, we happened to see that there was but…
Diligence A heavenly virtue that drives other excellent qualities
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 17:17
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. I went through 26 employees. 26 employees hired and fired over the course of five years. In that time I was approached by…
Clear the Chaos Organization
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:12
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. M y woodshop in the Caribbean used a lot of mahogany. Lots and lots of it. In my business, Dunigan Designs (I sold the…
Creativity Creativity stems from countless sources; take care not to thwart it
Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:37
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. For my birthday, my son took me to a new restaurant in downtown Fort Myers, Florida, near where I live. Fort Myers was a…
Personal and Corporate Loyalty If you expect employees to have your back, you’d better have theirs
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:18
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share.
“You can buy a person’s hands but you can’t buy his heart. The heart is where enthusiasm and loyalty are.”
—…
Emotional and Psychological Security Emotionally secure people are not rare, but they are in demand
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 17:00
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. You’ve encountered them, those insecure types who have a point to prove, weight to throw around, and a chip on a shoulder…
Series: The 16 Traits of Good Employees
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:44
What Do You Call Quietly Capable People Who Help You Succeed?
Keepers Resource-fullness
Hire people who can solve problems, not create more Accountability
Failure is an event, not a way of life Emotional and Psychological Security…
Accountability Failure is an event, not a way of life
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:28
Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. I had ordered a meal and let the conversation around the table carry away the wait. When the order arrived, it was a…
Resource-fullness Hire people who can solve problems, not create more
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:17

Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. A fellow woodworking business owner has a unique and clever way of qualifying applicants for jobs. He brings them into…
What Do You Call Quietly Capable People Who Help You Succeed? Keepers
Tue, 04/16/2013 - 09:12
Editor’s note: This is the first of Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share. She was a hidden gem. Although she had a degree in business administration, she had taken a job as a server. She lived…