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the secret ingredient is praise

haiku for 6/7/2026

the secret ingredient is praise

Take the time to catch
people doing something right.
Win their hearts and minds.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 7, 2026May 31, 2026Format QuoteTags leadership, psychology, relationships, workLeave a comment on the secret ingredient is praise

mayor tiktok

haiku for 7/19/2025

mayor tiktok

Spending all day on
the socials, leadership by
playlists and selfies.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on July 19, 2025July 7, 2025Format QuoteTags leadership, politics, social mediaLeave a comment on mayor tiktok

the true cost of eggs

haiku for 3/22/2025

the true cost of eggs

Soaring prices tell
us that we should’ve tried to
save democracy.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 22, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags current events, democracy, government, leadershipLeave a comment on the true cost of eggs

on his day

haiku for 1/20/2025

on his day

King would not be shocked
to find our country ready
to back a strongman.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on January 20, 2025January 1, 2025Format QuoteTags government, holiday, leadership, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. DayLeave a comment on on his day

ambushed in the office

haiku for 9/20/2024

ambushed in the office

Dispiriting words
send morale crashing in a
humbling instant.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on September 20, 2024September 2, 2024Format QuoteTags communication, leadership, workLeave a comment on ambushed in the office

authoritarianism 2024

haiku for 6/27/2024

authoritarianism 2024

The world embraces
the strongman, at a true cost
to democracy.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 27, 2024May 31, 2024Format QuoteTags 2024, current events, leadership, politicsLeave a comment on authoritarianism 2024

the seventeenth best leader

haiku for 11/28/2023

the seventeenth best leader

Sometimes you gotta
lower your standards to put
anyone in charge.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on November 28, 2023October 30, 2023Format QuoteTags humor, leadership, politicsLeave a comment on the seventeenth best leader

first will and testament

haiku for 7/31/20

first will and testament

Let’s hope that courage
is contagious and that our
leaders aren’t immune.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on July 31, 2020July 2, 2020Format QuoteTags courage, ethics, leadership, moralsLeave a comment on first will and testament

let me fix that for you

haiku for 3/31/20

let me fix that for you

Barge in and take charge
before the lesser grunts wreck
all of this hard work.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on March 31, 2020March 18, 2020Format QuoteTags ego, leadership, man vs. man, man vs. selfLeave a comment on let me fix that for you

the effective leader

haiku for 12/7/19

the effective leader

Reflect, give, honor,
listen, practice, inspire,
serve, prepare, follow.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on December 7, 2019November 29, 2019Format QuoteTags business, leadershipLeave a comment on the effective leader

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