As leaders we often expect people to see things our way. We may have the knowledge and experience to recommend a certain plan of action to achieve a certain result. We may feel that based on our prior experience, this specific way is the way it should be done. Experience counts, right? While most people would … Continue reading
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Modifying your approach
“One size fits all” and “One size fits most” are terms we often see in the clothing industry. One thing is for sure, one size doesn’t fit all, or in the case of leadership, one approach doesn’t fit all situations. If you believe that leadership is influence (and I do), you realize that you don’t … Continue reading
Expectations and Accountability
Talking with a colleague recently on the topic of how our team was doing, our conversation turned toward leaders and, in particular, new leaders. If one truly believes in leadership, as I do, we should be vigilant on how to lift up new leaders around us. As we progress through our own careers, realize that … Continue reading
Caught In The Day
As we prepare to face another Monday tomorrow, I wanted to share this link to a podcast by my friend, Matt Davis. Matt is Chief Strategist for the consulting firm, Third Strategy. Who hasn’t been “caught in the day”? Whether in your personal or professional life we have all faced a day that shapes up … Continue reading
Leaders getting out of the way
Good advice from a fellow leadership blogger. Have a great day “getting out of the way”.
Orange barrels in leadership
Originally posted on Courageous Leadership:
Orange barrels. I am pretty confident that all I have to do is mention orange barrels and everyone who reads this will understand what I mean. Road blocks. Traffic snarling confusion. Sit and go nowhere road construction. In America the orange barrel is the symbol for barriers and roadblocks, in…
Love is the killer app
When I woke up today, my thoughts immediately went to how crazy busy the last few weeks have been and I don’t see an immediate relief in sight. “Here we go again” came to mind and I realized even after a good night’s sleep that I am a bit weary. My team and I like … Continue reading
Listen up!
My parents raised my brothers and I on our small, family farm. It seems like every day we learned a lesson or two, usually whether we wanted to or not! Somewhere along the line I remember hearing “you have two ears and one mouth for a reason”. Well, alright then. I know most days I … Continue reading
Doing what we don’t want to do
Started a new book today. Rory Vaden’s “Take The Stairs”. Rory talks about how “successful people have the self-discipline to do things they don’t want to do. They do the things they don’t want to do even when they don’t feel like doing them.” http://www.roryvaden.com I remember growing up one of my chores was to … Continue reading
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