Listening Like a Leader
Our studies of the most effective people in corporate America show that the top 2 percent are effective not because they executed best practices well. They did not make the most phone calls or have the best processes. They simply understood the truth about trust:People do business with people they... Read More
The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you can't get results by yourself. You need others to help you do it. And the best way to have other people get results is not by ordering them but motivating them. Yet many leaders fail to motivate people to achieve... Read More
Three Growth Guidelines from Stephen Covey
I have been looking for answers to what it takes to create a winning corporate culture in the midst of today's confusing economic indicators. If I rely solely on history or economic indicators, I won't find the answers. Company profits are up, yet job growth is sputtering. Communication happens at... Read More
Leadership Success and its Greatest Barrier: the Law of Administrivia
Years ago, a very wise, and often cynical boss of mine asked me for a definition of management. After reflecting on the question I proceeded to give him an intellectually careful and, I thought, accurate definition. He allowed me to complete the answer and then came back with his definition... Read More
Getting Things Done, Without the Sweat!
How do you get your people on your side? And once their on your side, how can you get them to do anything you want? It's a skill that we all want. Nothing's better than leaving the hard work for someone else! But how?Do You Have It In You?Getting what... Read More
Make The Elephant Jump -- Leading With A Kind Heart
Leadership is not about getting people to do what they want. If they did what they want, you wouldn't be needed as a leader. Instead, leadership is about getting people to do what they don't want to do (or don't think they can do) ? and be ardently committed to... Read More
The Power of the Leader Within - The Keys to Martial Arts Life Mastery, Key#1
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"Remember that question from your younger days? Adults seem almost programmed to ask it, don't they? Maybe you remember asking that same question to your own or another's child recently. Remember?I do.And - do you remember any of your own answers... Read More
Chris Top 7 Favorite Leadership Books
1. The West Point Way of Leadership.GREAT book by a man who taught leadership at West Point for 20 years.2. Developing the Leader Within You.All around book. Follow-up book is Developing the Leaders Around You.3. Lincoln On Leadership.Looks at the Life of Honest Abe and the lessons of leadership he... Read More
Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders
The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons of solid companies become straw figures before balance sheets. Children are abducted from their front yards and networks of terrorists spiral throughout the world. Religious institutions cast shadows of duplicity while El Nino brings strange fish to the California coasts... Read More
8 Questions to Ask if You Want to be a Better Leader
Those that have successfully made the transition from manager to leader have found the importance of continuously asking questions. Constantly receiving feedback from front line workers enables aleader to understand what is going right and where improvement is needed. At the same time, the leader is showing interest in the... Read More
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Precious Moments
There is too much learning out there that we earn... Read More
The Four Laws Of Leadership (Part One)
Leadership is motivational or it's stumbling in the dark. After... Read More
Leadership
Webster's defines leadership as : "1. the office of position... Read More
3 Ds For Leadership Action... Dedicate, Direct, Dialogue!
"...And winged hope, with heart of fire, To gain the... Read More
Miraculous Leadership
It was a time of turmoil. In November 1979, supporters... Read More
Two Leadership Traps: How To Avoid Them and How To Get Out Of Them (Part 2)
Here's how to get out of, or avoid, the "I... Read More
Premature Articulation
Ask anyone about what makes a good leader and they... Read More
Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders
The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons... Read More
The Tao of Leadership
There can be no doubt that the ancient author of... Read More
Using Your Intuition
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our... Read More
The Six Essential Leadership Attributes
Leadership is the foundation for all organizations, whether corporate, nonprofit... Read More
Leadership Is Power: Test Your Ethics
"The payoff for the ethical person is a reputation for... Read More
Leading In The Face Of Disaster
The date was Saturday, April 11, 1970, the time 13:13... Read More
A Winning Choice for Leadership!
"The only way to enjoy anything in this life, is... Read More
Leaders ARE; Are you?
Identity CrisisIt's not only the knowledge you carry around in... Read More
Coaching a Leader
One of my favorite memories growing up as a child... Read More
Pure Discipline
General George S. Patton was born on November 11, 1885... Read More
10 Ways to Develop Your Latent Leader
latent (adj.) ? Not visible or apparent, but capable of... Read More
A Blueprint for Leadership - How to Be a Better Leader
If you were to build a house, you would begin... Read More
Weakness, Struggle, Fear, Knowledge, Growth, Courage, Leader
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most remarkable men in... Read More
Your Ultimate Leadership Feedback Loop: Their Leadership
Life on our planet flourishes through feedback. If life forms... Read More
Leaders Click It? Into Gear!
"Click It" Into Gear!Ever wonder how two people can be... Read More
Three Factors Of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you... Read More
BIG-3 Leadership!
"Do what you do so well that they will want... Read More
Teen View of Leadership From Around the World
It has been stated that the world of tomorrow will... Read More
Take the Road Less Traveled
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took... Read More
Dont be Afraid to Lead!
In most aspects of human activity, the pendulum of fashion... Read More
Dont Be a Complainer
Complaining. There's room for legitimate complaining, but if you let... Read More
You Make The Difference
What do you think makes your company successful? Your newest... Read More
Thoughtleading: The Art of Separating Yourself from the Pack
Lately the age-old business dilemma of how to stand out... Read More
Strengthening Leadership Development with Employees
Within every business lies a network of people who are... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 2, Multiple Conversations
Side conversations ruin meetings by destroying focus and fragmenting participation.Approach... Read More
Supervisor Training: Helpful Tips to Lead Your Pack
A new supervisor is hired to anchor a gardening project... Read More
Coaching a Leader
One of my favorite memories growing up as a child... Read More
Would Socrates Be A Celebrity Today?
Last week, as I was standing in the checkout line... Read More
Being an Extraordinary Leader Through Tough and Challenging Times
Tough and challenging times will surely come. That is a... Read More
A Call to Men to Live a Strenuous Life!
Any man would be justly proud to claim even a... Read More
Effective Leaders are (#2) Technical
SET CLEAR AND REASONABLE OBJECTIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS: Plan?... Read More
Choose Your Best Life: Where Are Your Choices Leading You?
According to the dictionary choice means "to select freely after... Read More
Mentors and Coaches: How to Be A Great Mentor
Though out your career you may be asked to become... Read More
Value Driver Leadership
CHAPTER 1 ************ VALUEThose qualities regarded by a person or... Read More
Are You a Good Manager or a Great Leader?
Your word is your truth - Know that when you... Read More
How to Become a Great Leader & Improve Your Leadership Skills
A great leader is able to inspire his/her workers to... Read More
The Incandescence Of The Human Spirit
There lives within every individual a power, an energy, an... Read More
The Goals of Leadership Coaching and Partnerships
Webster's Dictionary describes a "partner" as an ally or an... Read More
Business Leadership: How Much is in Your Credibility Bank Account?
Business leaders have more than a title on their doors.... Read More
People Problems -- Understanding the Dueling Paradigms
You've spent the last 12 years riding your technical skills... Read More
Stand Out as a Leader, Do 5 Things Better! Number One: Improve the Quality of Your Decision Making!
The manager administers, the leader improves; the manager maintains, the... Read More
The Sink Or Swim Approach To Leadership
Looking around in most corporate environments today you'll find mission,... Read More
Top 25 Leadership Quotations
Ponder what it takes to be a true leader with... Read More
The Seven Army Values - Theyre Not Just For The Military
The Army defines seven values that soldiers should strive to... Read More
The Synergy Effect
Have you ever considered that everything you want in life... Read More
Using Your Intuition
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our... Read More
7 Awesome Leadership Power Generators!
7 Awe-Inspiring Leadership Power-Generating Strategies!Here's a really simple way you... Read More
8 Questions to Ask if You Want to be a Better Leader
Those that have successfully made the transition from manager to... Read More
Partnership: Choose It or Lose It
Charlotte decides to do good. Charlotte is a highly motivated... Read More
Reveal the Leader Within
A Leader is not a certain type of person or... Read More
Precious Moments
There is too much learning out there that we earn... Read More
Extraordinary People in Mediocre Times
My grandfather used to speak of the days when people... Read More
Leadership Like Water-Water Canoeing
Although world business is undergoing historic changes, the prevailing view... Read More
5 Steps on How to Set and Achieve Your Goals
Which one is a goal? I will lose 15... Read More
Leadership Skills: Four Ways of Overcoming Perfectionism
We pay a high price for perfectionism. "What perfectionism?" we... Read More
The Compassion Paradox
Effective leaders are comfortable with paradox. They can call on... Read More
What Every Manager Should Know About How to See the Talents of Effective Leaders
An organization of any size, from the family to the... Read More
7 Core Elements Of Your Vivid Vision!
What you are about to read may be found in... Read More
Unleash It!
On airplanes, in restaurants, in the newspaper and on television,... Read More
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