Category Archive: Courage

Don’t Pressure Timid People to be Brave

Fear might feel safe, but leadership requires boldness. Fear congeals the past. Boldness builds the future. Fear is survival-mode. Boldness is opportunity-mode. Boldness follows hope. 4 ways to build bold teams: Provide training. Celebrate mistakes.… Continue reading

7 Things Successful Leaders Ignore

Your leadership is doomed if you pay attention to everything. Urgency and priority may be separate issues. Ignore things or waste your leadership on things that don’t matter. 7 things successful leaders ignore: #1. Ignore occasional… Continue reading

7 Responses to Reasoned Resistance

The line between bold and foolish is often determined by success or failure. Fearful organizations are full of people who know why it’s better to stay the same. Remarkable success requires boldness, but bold leaders… Continue reading

16 Ways to Get to the Truth

Insulated leaders don’t ask, because they don’t want to know. You are less than you could be, because people aren’t telling you the truth.   4 surprising reasons employees don’t speak up: Positive suggestions create more… Continue reading

7 Ways to Give Negative Feedback to the Boss

Some bosses think their weaknesses matter less than the weaknesses of others. But, the opposite is true. You help the team and enrich your organization, when you help the boss. 7 ways to… Continue reading

7 Ways to Embolden the Timid

The timid are an untapped reservoir of potential in a world dominated by risk-takers. Everyone falls below their potential for lack of courage. Boldness: Presses into uncertainty. Attempts the unattempted. Fails and tries… Continue reading