Everyone likes to be a truth-teller when everything is looking rosy. But the real test of a leader’s character is found when they must speak truth in the tough times. Who doesn’t like to be the one who stands in front of the room and announces that the goals have been exceeded? Who doesn’t like…
3 Lies That Will Shipwreck Your Leadership
“The water should be deep enough here.” Many a ship’s captain has believed that lie, and many of their ships have ended up stranded on a sandbar or dashed against a reef. In the same way, there are lies that leaders are tempted to tell themselves every day. And some of these can shipwreck their…
How to Avoid the Copy-Cat Leadership Trap
One of the best ways to develop in your leadership is to learn from other leaders. One of the worst ways is to merely copy these great leaders. Growing leaders will read about other great leaders, will seek to discern their leadership traits, even emulate their leadership skills. Copy-cat leaders do little more than mimic…
Are You Missing the Messages Hidden in Silence?
Effective leaders know that the art of communication is as much about listening as it is about talking. But to really master this art, leaders must learn to listen to, and interpret, silence as much as they listen to words. If you’re going to really understand what is happening with your team and with your…
Are These Judgement-Crushers Hurting Your Decisions?
Without good judgement, you can’t have good leadership. Because good judgement is the key to unlocking good decisions. Good judgement allows you to size up a challenging situation, and to make the right call. Good judgement allows you to examine a fork-in-the-road moment and to discern the appropriate path. And because good judgement is so…
