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Four Secrets To Resilient Relationships
If I could offer only one piece of leadership advice it would be: Create the strongest relationships possible. Here are four foundational principles that underpin resilient relationships. Truly Care for Them As I write this, I can?t help but notice how ordinary this advice seems. In a way, I feel like I am saying something […]
3 Reasons Why People Don’t Perform at Their Best
As leaders, sometimes we struggle to answer why people don’t perform at their best. One of our preoccupations is to get our people to become all that they could be, and do all that they should do. When our people don’t perform to the levels we think they should, I have found that it is […]
Leadership in a Nutshell: Four Fundamentals
At the heart of an effective leadership model, you will find four key components. If you excel at each of them, you will succeed. It’s that simple. Allow me to give them to you and challenge you to ask yourself today how you are doing on each.? The Leader: Focus on Personal Growth The leader […]
Aim to Have Disciplines, Not to Be Disciplined
Most of us usually cringe at the idea of being disciplined. We have images of that Cr?me Brulee that we really, really want. But we know we really, really shouldn?t. Despite the mounting guilt, we order it and eat it anyway. And we tell ourselves, ?I wish I were more disciplined.? There is a better […]
What Is Healthy Leadership?
Healthy. That?s a word that has been at the center of my world for the last 15 years as a family doctor. After years of studying and writing about leadership, I have recently been pondering the word healthy as it relates?leadership. What is healthy leadership? If I were to distill everything I know about leadership […]
4 Things Leaders Should Never Delegate
Delegation is central to successful leadership. However, there are a few things leaders should never completely delegate. ?While these areas should often be shared with your people, their final shape and implementation should be guarded closely by you, as the leader. Here are the four areas: The Destination The final vision and ultimate direction of […]
How To Sow Into The Lives Of Others
It’s fun to sow into the lives of others. But what does it take for the seeds to take root and thrive? A few weeks ago I met a successful real estate owner with Keller Williams, an emerging real estate company that is quickly becoming a force in that market. I told him how much […]
Emotions: Master Them, Or They Will Master You
We must master our emotions if we are to succeed as leaders. Otherwise we make the wrong decisions, we hurt key relationships, and we appear childish and temperamental?all qualities that quickly erode the trust of others in us and will invariably lead us to disaster. Let’s have a conversation about emotions today. I’ll share with […]
The Best Way to Delegate: 10-80-10
Sometimes as leaders we have trouble letting go. Sometimes for a good reason. But other times, because we do not have a system to apply when we are ready to hand something off. Allow me to share with you in this post a delegation method that has always worked for me. The Best Way to […]
You Were Made For More
You were. We all were. Greatness These may not be your beliefs. But I want to share with you mine, if I may. I believe there is a God. I believe God made us. I believe God loves us. And, I believe God destined us for greatness. Not greatness as defined by society: beauty, fame, […]
The Youngest Guy I Know
My step-dad, Jack McCoy, turns 85 this May. He is the youngest guy I know. Why? Because he knows how to live life to its fullest. In the last few years, Jack married my mom, and travelled to Hawaii, Ireland, England, and France. He serves in two churches, and in the leadership of one of […]
How I Became Efficient With Emails
Since the invention of email, I have struggled to learn how to manage email efficiently. I have hated how they accumulate. And then I have felt guilty that I haven?t answered them yet. Consequently on the weekend, or at night, or really early in the morning, I have to take care of them. Until now. […]