“What if we don’t hit our numbers?” “Supposing the new program launch isn’t successful?” “What will happen if we can’t fill that staff position in time?” These worries, and countless others like them, can dominate the thinking of leaders. But leaders must maintain the discipline to avoid needless worry is because of the mental energy it…
3 Signs You Might Be Sliding into ‘Clipboard Leadership’
Have you ever encountered someone in a position of authority, who equated Leading with Inspecting? These are people who somehow find themselves with a semblance of responsibility, but rather than really leading they reduce their activities to merely inspecting activities and outputs. This is Clipboard Leadership, and it is one of the most demotivating forms…
4 Ways Leaders Can Tell If They’re Hearing the Full Truth
Leaders must be truth-tellers. But it’s equally important to be truth-hearers. In order to chart a strong, accurate course, leaders must know they are receiving honest, direct feedback. But the reality is, every leader has experienced an occasion when the answer to a question has sounded somehow “off”. It might not have sounded like a…
Tired Or Weary- The Importance Of This Distinction for Leaders
Are you tired, or are you weary? At the end of a long day all you want to do is to put your feet up and relax. Are you tired, or are you weary? You look at your planning calendar and instead of responding with excitement, you feel mostly overwhelmed. Are you tired, or are…
5 Indicators that Values Drive Your Leadership
Nothing will give your leadership more certainty, more sure-footedness, than by leading out of your deeply held values. “Values-driven leadership”, as it is often known, is leadership that flows out those ideals which define your core essence. Leadership which flows out of these values allows you to make sure decisions which are not based on…
