To introduce significant change, leaders must know when and how to cash in their “change chips”. Leaders possess a certain number of ‘change chips’, made up of credibility, respect, authority, good will and other essential leadership ingredients. You pick up change chips every time you keep your word, share credit with the team, achieve a key…
Don’t Ignore These 4 Signs of a Leadership Slump
Have you ever been in a leadership slump? The best way to avoid such a slump is know the early warning signs so you can take preemptive action. Every leader hits a slump occasionally. It’s a season when you make a few wrong calls, when you can’t seem to rally people, or when you just…
3 Leadership Challenges Where “I Don’t Know” Fails You
When a leader responds to a question by saying, “I don’t know”, it can reveal transparency and authenticity. But sometimes, “I don’t know” is the very worst thing you could say as a leader. Increasingly, leaders are being coached that “It’s okay to say ‘I don’t know’”. This is a largely positive trend and, in…
The Truth About Leadership: 3 Lies That Always Lead to Shipwreck
There are lies that leaders are tempted to tell themselves every day. And the more you tell yourself these lies, the greater the chance you’ll shipwreck your leadership. It’s like the ship’s captain who repeatedly tells themselves, “The water should be deep enough here.” Eventually their ships end up stranded on a sandbar or dashed against…
The Journey of Authentic Leadership: Turning Ideas into Meaningful Change
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… What does it mean to be an authentic servant leader? It means putting the needs of everyone else ahead of your own interests. And while such selflessness can be easy to say, it can…
