What you declare will go a long way to determining who you will become. Many leaders have values, most have opinions, and some even have convictions. But declarations are different. A leadership declaration is a personal statement of resolve that definitively underscores a leader’s core “DNA”. As an example, when I was in my early…
The Christmas Season Is Full Of Leadership Insights. This Is How To Find Them.
A leader must be as relentlessly protective of their people as they are zealously focused on their goal. And as the Christmas season is upon us, you can find a vivid picture of how these two vital leadership principles can be intertwined by looking at one of the time-honored carols of the season. In Good King Wenceslas you…
3 Ways To Know It’s Finally Time To Kill Off A Good Idea
As a leader, you must be able to start things. You must be able to complete things. And, more often than you’d think, sometimes you have to put an end to things. In leadership, sometimes you just have to kill off a good idea. But how can you tell if it’s time to kill off…
How To Maximize Your Leadership By Moving From The Periphery To The Core
Leadership impact happens when you maximize your time, energy and focus on areas that matter the most, and minimize your time on lesser concerns. This is core leadership, versus peripheral leadership. I recently spoke with a leader who was dealing with a major crisis in his organization. But as he talked about what he was…
10 Surefire Ways You Can Spot Insecurity In A Leader
“A lot of things can happen when you have an insecure leader. None of it very good.” That bit of wisdom was passed along to me by a wise mentor many years ago, and it has helped to guide my leadership ever since. The reason for the power of this statement is that a sense…
