Leadership requires “10 out of 10” level performance day in and day out. But there are times when a leader must go even beyond “10 out of 10”. Sometimes a leader must punch their amp up to “11”. Fans of the classic comedy film This is Spinal Tap know exactly what I’m talking about. This “mock-umentary” about…
Have You Ever Been Tempted To Try These Leadership Shortcuts?
When they hit a slump, effective leaders will fight their way through, when others are simply looking for a shortcut. Slumps can hit any leader, at any time. – The wins just aren’t happening, – The plan just isn’t coming together, – The team just isn’t responding, When that happens there can be a great…
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Leadership By Eliminating The Weakness of Assumptions
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… Leadership often requires the ability to make quick judgement calls. But when those quick assessments are based on weak assumptions, your leadership can be in trouble. If you want to maximize your leadership, you…
3 Classic Signs Your Team’s Performance Is Suffering From a Mis-Performance Meltdown
Leaders spend a great deal of time and effort addressing issues of under-performance on their team. But in most cases, the issue that should really be dealt with is that of Mis-Performance, not under-performance. Mis-performance is the all-too common problem that sees members of a team deliver less than optimal results not through lack of effort, but…
4 Times You Must Accelerate Your Leadership and Lead with Speed
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… Knowing the pace at which you take action as a leader is often as important as the action itself. Sometimes you need to kick your leadership into high gear, and lead with speed. Such…
