“The kindest form of leadership is the truth.” – Jack Welch The problem many leaders have with the concept of kindness is that they think it means to avoid speaking truth, in order to spare someone’s feelings. In fact, speaking the truth is the very essence of kindness. This is not to say that leaders have…
How To Pick The Leadership Voices Who Will Build Your Leadership
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… As a leader, you will always have voices willing and eager to offer you advice. The key is knowing which voices have weight. The voices with weight will… Stretch you, Develop you, Champion you,…
How To Spot Speech Patterns That Reveal Insecurity
Just as certain regional accents can reveal where a person is from, there are leadership ways of speaking that can reveal the level of security you possess as a leader. The speaking patterns in leadership are not about accents. They’re about a manner of speaking that just as certainly can pinpoint whether the leader has…
5 Outdated Phrases That Really Hurt Your Leadership
What you believe as a leader will ultimately determine who you become as a leader. Unfortunately, the beliefs that many leaders cling to are not only outdated, but they can severely limit the growth potential of a leader who subscribes to these ideas. Here are five of the most commonly held leadership beliefs that could potentially be…
How To Use 3 Questions To Create Action From Your Vision
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… If the leadership vision you are casting is not resulting in movement or action, you are simply sharing nice words. Leadership vision results in action. Whether it was Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I have…