To increase your sense of satisfaction as a leader, shift your focus away from the destination and focus instead on the journey. Your satisfaction level will soar. Most leaders focus almost exclusively on “destination leadership”. That’s the emphasis on leading from the head of the conference table, from the white board in front of the…
How To Build Your Credibility By Eliminating These 5 Deadly Phrases
As a leader, you begin each day with a certain amount of “credibility chips” in your pocket. But if you use any of these phrases, those credibility chips are falling out of your pocket every time. And when you’re low on credibility, you’re low on the ability to lead effectively. Do you ever find yourself…
Why ‘Remove Negative People From Your Life’ Is Terrible Advice For Leaders
The world may tell you to remove negative people from your life. But if you strive to be a high-impact leader, your goal should be just the opposite. You should be seeking out negative people, and placing yourself directly, and intentionally, in their midst. High-impact leadership requires nothing less of you. High-impact leadership is built…
3 Times When Your Best Leadership Move Is To Stop
The secret to sustainable, effective leadership is not only in knowing when to speed up, and when to slow down. More often you would think, sometimes it’s knowing when to stop. Effective leadership sometimes requires reducing your pace to a complete stand-still. The idea of intentionally grinding your leadership to a complete stop runs counter…
How To Develop The 3 Essential Qualities In Kind Leadership
Leadership legacies are built more on kindness than they are on accomplishments. Kindness is action-oriented, and is an essential component to influencing lasting impact. Think of the qualities you have found in leaders who have had the greatest personal impact in your life. I’m sure that words like courageous, decisive, and visionary are somewhere on…
