Pressure is inevitable, and necessary, in the life of a leader. Stress, on the other hand, can cause tremendous damage. Every leader knows that pressure is an energy that generates actions and results. Internal pressure is that innate inner drive that causes a leader to want to accomplish great things; to improve the fortunes of…
3 Ways to Restore Sanity to the Excellence Value
Why is it that, for some organizations, aspiring for “excellence” leads to an inspiring environment of achievement, while for others it seems to lead to a neurotic atmosphere of fear? I once was talking with a new team member as part of his on-boarding process, when I mentioned to him that “excellence” was one of…
4 Freakish Ways You Can Stop Being a Control Freak
If you can’t resist the urge to control every detail of every plan, you will be the single greatest lid on your team’s potential. 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…
How To Correct The Biggest Myth in Leadership
Teams don’t make decisions. The idea that there is such thing as a “team decision” is one of the biggest myths in leadership. And correcting that myth could represent a significant leadership breakthrough. Teams don’t make decisions. Individuals make decisions. Every decision must have someone’s name written next to it. Someone must own the outcome. Someone…
4 Secrets To Know Who Makes the Decision
Leadership is all about making decisions. But before you can make the call you need clarity on whose call it is to make. Several years ago a previous organization I led had partnered with another organization to present a leadership conference. The schedule was set to go all day Friday and all day Saturday. But noticing that there…
