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The Worst Leadership Tragedy

The worst leadership tragedy is *pissing away your potential. Stop insulting your Maker, degrading yourself, and disrespecting the people around you by wasting inborn aptitudes and abilities. Neglect and negativity never achieve results.… Continue reading

Seven Simple Steps From Can’t to Can

Every organization has “can’t do” people in it. Their first words are no, can’t, or won’t. Successful leaders change can’t to can. Real influence: Coercion creates conformity; influence transforms. Incompetent leaders pressure; skillful… Continue reading

How to Break Destructive Patterns

Those who can’t or won’t see patterns are doomed to repeat the past. Ignore patterns and yesterday’s decisions become tomorrow’s destiny. Patterns, not problems, will ruin your business. Dr. Henry Cloud Pattern recognition… Continue reading

Isolated Leadership: Dangers and Solutions

Isolated leaders inevitably run down, grow ineffective, and become irrelevant. Closed systems die slow deaths. Don’t wait for the energy fairy. She ain’t coming. What happens when you place a frog in water… Continue reading

How to Avoid Failing Successfully

If busy equals success, you’ve arrived. But, the busier you are the easier it is to forget what matters. Hectic leaders are distracted leaders. Leaders without focus succeed at what doesn’t matter. Busy leaders get… Continue reading

The Most Dangerous Leadership Weakness

Dangerous leadership weaknesses include: Lack of self-awareness. Listening to brown nosers. Pointing out problems without celebrating progress. Closed ears and opened mouths. People pleasing. All: All strengths have corresponding weaknesses. Good with people… Continue reading