Just as certain regional accents can reveal where a person is from, there are leadership dialects that can reveal the level of security you possess as a leader. The dialects in leadership are not about accents. They’re about a manner of speaking that just as certainly can pinpoint whether the leader has a strong measure…
Why Authentic Leaders Heed The 4 Warning Signs of “Watch Me Swim” Leadership
Have you ever encountered a “Watch Me Swim” leader? This is the person who insists on letting you know about every accomplishment they’ve achieved, no matter how small or insignificant. The attitude is very similar to the child splashing around the swimming pool, desperate for the grown-ups to notice their aquatic abilities. For children in…
10 Qualities of the Leaders I Always Want To See On My Team
The starting place for building an effective “dream team” is in having a crystal clear picture of the qualities you want in the people. If you were to make a list of the attributes you would want on the members of your leadership team you would likely include such characteristics as: Go-getter. Someone who ‘makes…
How To Prepare Your Soul For More Effective Leadership In 2023
There will be hundreds of posts readily available this week to help you set new leadership targets for 2023. Today, I want to ask you a very different leadership question: “Is my soul in a better place today than it was a year ago?” For 12 months you’ve been doing the hard work of leadership.…
How to Avoid the 4 Temptations of Being a Nice Leader
Being known as a nice person has been considered by some to be detrimental to effective leadership. But the evidence would indicate that just the opposite is true. In today’s world, nice people really do finish first when it comes to leadership. Niceness is not weakness. It is not passive and indecisive. It simply means…
