Category Archive: Leading

Yapping Dogs Make Lousy Leaders

Yapping dogs make irritating leaders. Successful leaders don’t run around barking.  Don’t aspire to lead because you want to tell people what to do. Seek to release, not control. Talented people don’t enjoy being barked at.… Continue reading

The Six Top Performers

Service is as simple as a cup of water. That’s what Leadership Freak is all about. Occasionally, a post seems to connect deeply with my audience. Here are the top six posts from… Continue reading

The Leader on a Pony

A few leaders possess wide bands of competence and giftedness. You probably don’t. Your high horse is a pony, at best. You possess a narrow band of giftedness. In the middle, you have… Continue reading

The Exponential Leadership Goal for 2016

If you aspire to leadership because you want to tell people what to do, make lots of money, or be in the spotlight, get out now. Sometimes leaders do all three. Often they… Continue reading

The Question to Answer in 2016

It’s tragic when leaders piss away their energy and talent on things that don’t matter. If at the end of the day, you wonder what you did, it didn’t matter. The question to answer in a pressure-packed world… Continue reading

7 Ways to Enjoy Happiness

At best, sadness instigates change. But often it just kicks you in the gut. Sadness doesn’t make things better. 7 ways to enjoy happiness: Accept that deep down we all need the same thing,… Continue reading