Self-Leadership: Would You Follow You
The desire to lead others makes self-leadership boring.
Most aspire to lead others. The best lead themselves.
Don’t be an expert at leading others, and a novice at leading yourself.
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How to Be a Bossy Boss
The simplest form of leadership is telling people what to do. Being bossy is good sometimes.
The problem isn’t being a bossy boss. The problem is being bossy all the time.
A good bossy boss creates clarity.
Learn the 3D Adaptive Leadership Model.
When to be a bossy boss?
The Surprising Benefits of Gossip
“Go ahead, gossip about your a**hole boss. And make it nasty.” Bob Sutton
Silence isn’t always healthy, but not all gossip is the same.
The benefits of gossip aren’t found in attacking bad leaders. They’re found in helping teams survive them.
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Beyond Self-Deception
Working on others is pure joy. After all, they need so much help.
Self-deception takes root when fixing others is your mission.
Influence requires connection, but arrogance builds a wall between people.
Self-deceived leaders focus on changing others.
The Unexpected Blunder
Learning from mistakes is hard. Ego, defensiveness, blame, avoidance, and fear prolong stupidity.
Learning from success is nearly impossible.
Workaholics succeed. Manipulators get ahead. Cutting corners pays for a while.
Failure asks questions. Success makes stupid look smart.
The Unexpected Blunder of Letting Success Make You Stupid
Feeling Unappreciated
Praise expresses approval. “Good job.”
Appreciation expresses value. “What you did matters.”
Praise and appreciation overlap. But praise leans toward performance. Appreciation leans toward the person.
Praise: “You handled that difficult conversation well.”
Appreciation: “I appreciate the courage you bring to difficult situations.”
Appreciation is fuel.
Dangers of being unappreciated?