16 Ways to Think Like a Leader
The title of leader is common, even cheap. But, a person who thinks like a leader is a thing of beauty. The first step toward becoming a leader is thinking like one. Leadership… Continue reading
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7 Ways to Defeat Energy Vampires
One energy vampire* drains the entire team. A small energized team goes further than a large team with one black hole. Negative energy dominates apart from intervention. Successful leaders, monitor, manage, and fuel energy.… Continue reading
Don’t Poke the Lion
Those who poke lions end up bloody. It was news to me when my boss’s boss said, “I know you guys don’t get along.” I thought we got along great. She thought I… Continue reading
One Word Away From Transformation
Focus, clarity, courage, and momentum are as simple as One Word. My word: My word is extend. A couple months ago I started asking myself, what if you’re not leading where you are twelve months… Continue reading
Forget the Scoreboard
The inevitable extension of servant leadership is coaching. Results are by-products. Forget the scoreboard. Focus on the process. The belief that leading is telling blocks leaders from coaching. Command and control treats people… Continue reading
The Journey is the Answer
Leaders always land in the wilderness, eventually. It feels like failure – but it’s transformation – for all who emerge on the other side. His summary of the wilderness was, “The wheels came off.”… Continue reading