Leadership is about producing results, not reports. If you’ve ever encountered a leader who seemed more interested in inspecting activities than in inspiring results, you’ve encountered Clipboard Leadership. Clipboard Leadership is one of the most demotivating forms of authority you are ever likely to encounter. Clipboard Leadership emerges when the need for reports begins to…
How To Experience The Greatest Thrills in Leadership By Being The Solution
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… Finding solutions to complex problems lies at the heart of what it means to be an effective leader. But to experience the greatest thrills in leadership, you must not just find the solution; you…
How to Increase Your Leadership By Weighing What Really Matters
Effective leaders know that while certain metrics require counting, there are also vital indicators that require weighing. Let’s face it. Leaders measure. It’s part of what we do. It’s in our “DNA”. We want to know how many, how much, how often, how far and how fast. But as seasoned leaders will tell you, while counting tells you some important…
How To Use 3 Simple Questions to Go From Setback To Success
If your team did not achieve a key goal, you probably know that this represents an opportunity to learn and grow. But knowing how to seize this growth opportunity is the key to effective leadership. Growing from an unsuccessful project is not a given. Many a leader has looked at a missed goal, shrugged their…
4 Ways To Elevate Your Leadership from Control to Growth
“In leadership, you can have control or you can have growth. But you can’t have both.” – Craig Groeschel Leaders who feel the need to personally involve themselves in the minutia of the team’s operation rarely call themselves a “control freak”, but without realizing it, their need to control is impeding the very results they want…
