Problems persist because we prefer comforting stories over painful realities.
Leaders tell soothing stories that prolong problems.
“I care more than others,” excuses micromanagement.
“I have high standards,” hides a critical spirit.
The best thing you can do with thorny issues is dig them out before they fester.
Lousy leaders use pressure tactics and call it leadership. They disguise manipulation as motivation.
Pressure tactics are self-serving strategies used to get what you want.
Don’t let jerks make you feel small.
Here are 7 ways to respond to pressure tactics.
Your success irritates backstabbers, especially when it’s yours.
Don’t twist yourself into knots when someone sticks a knife in your back.
Backstabbers are loyal to their own needs. They promise life but bring death.
How to deal with backstabbers?
Contentment is peaceful, not passive.
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”— Thomas A. Edison
Be content with the present and restless for what’s next.
Restless contentment believes tomorrow can be better. Aspirational contentment honors talent, respects potential, enjoys today, and steps toward the future.
I didn’t dream big when I created Leadership Freak. I just wanted to make a difference.
Big dreams are burdens.
Small dreams often provide surprising results.
Big dreams make regular people feel small. But, if the statistics are accurate, most of us are average.
12 Ways to Dream Small And Win!
If you don’t have friends at work, you feel alone for half your life. But close relationships with direct reports feel awkward.
Be friendly. But you aren’t equals. Pretending otherwise leads to confusion and resentment.
Power distorts connection.
Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.
