Leading yourself means being aware of your strengths and areas of opportunity. It means being honest with yourself about who you are and what you are capable of. Only when you have a strong sense of self-awareness can you begin to lead others authentically and effectively.
Leadership is not a rank. It's an approach. Leadership is not about making people do things. It's about the ability to inspire them to do something. Being a leader today means having the knowledge, skills, competence, and understanding of engaging, motivating, and managing people.
Do you wait for questions, answers, problems to explode or do you communicate actively? If you are waiting you will end up always putting out fires. Non-management team members usually take a passive approach to communication, trusting that their leaders and peers … Read more
Today make an effort to let good things roll down to your employees. Sh** isn’t the only thing that rolls down. These things also roll down: Beautiful waterfalls roll down with the peaceful rushing sound of water and often producing rainbows. … Read more
It is a fact that everything rises and falls on leadership and that the best ideas and products fail because there wasn’t a capable leader to oversee it. My belief in that is so strong that my goal is to … Read more
Every interaction presents an opportunity for a manager to listen or to dictate. This can happen independently or a mixture of both. Knowing when and how long to listen vs. dictate can have a profound impact on the outcome. If your … Read more
Leadership requires humility, patience, openness and a free mind. When you are using any of the 12 sins of leadership and holding them ever so tightly to your very being you are not acting like a leader. These are the behaviors that … Read more
Do you want your employees to excel? Do you want to offer them opportunities to grow? As a manager and leader of teams your main objective is to motivate, engage and retain the best talent possible. Why do so many leaders … Read more
Leaders naturally take charge, delegate tasks and follow-up with those tasks until they are completed. Sometimes we take charge when we feel people aren’t moving fast enough or when we feel they aren’t going to do it the way we … Read more
In Star Trek and Star Wars they have artificial gravity. In Babylon 5 they had technology that replicated the gravitational properties of Earth. What really keeps the crews of Sci-Fi shows grounded? Leadership. In Star Trek Voyager, Captain Janeway destroyed the only … Read more
In real estate the driving force is location, location, location. In business it is people, people, people. Your employees can make or break you. They are the largest part of the success equation. They are precious resources that should be … Read more
Leadership isn’t changing the mindset of individuals or groups. That leadership thing is about cultivating an environment that brings out the best in others. It demands that you inspire the individuals and the group to have a better tomorrow than … Read more
Leaders are people too right? They are just as fallible as anyone else. Why is it that when leaders make mistakes people are so often unforgiving? This advice isn’t about those mistakes it is about the mistakes that leaders need … Read more
Reflecting on the children’s game; the intent of the “Leader” was to make it as challenging as possible to be a follower. Remember (as the leader) weaving in and out; over and under as many obstacles as possible? The simplest … Read more