Tag Archive: Leadership Development

The Big Picture: Your Antidote to Chaos

Details overwhelm you when you lose sight of the big picture. Perspective enables you to reject urgent trivialities.

You’re lost in the weeds when you rush from one issue to the next. Chaos and fatigue prevail when busyness obscures the big picture.

Energize your leadership by rising above individual situations.

Expect Responsibility Without Being a Jerk-Hole

Sincere managers unintentionally take responsibility for other people’s jobs.

People get dumb and weak when you solve problems for them. Being the answer-manager builds your ego and weakens your team.

Stop pressuring yourself to solve everyone’s problems.

Leaders are irresponsible when they do other people’s jobs for them.

Do This to Answer Anxiety

Some anxiety is destructive. Other forms of anxiety improve life.

Anxiety means you care, but caring can become destructive.

Destructive concern loves to remind you of things you can’t do.

Begin by answering anxiety with gratitude. The best expression of gratitude is being thankful for opportunities to serve.

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3 Signs Manipulators Have You

Manipulators exploit compassion.

One manipulator bragged she could cut people down without them knowing.

This post explains three indications you’re being manipulated.

Learn four power responses to manipulators.

Don’t allow manipulators to pressure you into self-defeating actions.

What Matters Today

Leadership is all fluff when you neglect what matters. Busyness causes you to miss what matters today.

This post shares 10 ways you can do what matters today.

Pick one action to move your leadership in a positive direction.