A Strong Case for Weightlifting
If you are over 40, then as a family physician, I strongly advise you to lift weights. There are many benefits, but here are the top three that are important to me as a busy leader: I get sick less frequently. I experience less injuries. And, I have more energy. Here is my story. When […]
Even If You Know 10,000 Leadership Principles: Stay Humble
Recently, I was adamant with a few team members that I was right regarding a situation that had caused some drama behind the scenes. I was even taking the moral high ground. Then after a leader confronted me with another perspective, I realized it was me who was wrong. Shocking? No. I am a human. […]
Healthy Leaders Are Restless Seekers
Five words that will transform anyone’s life: “Seek and you shall find,” spoken by Jesus of Nazareth. We understand these words to refer to spiritual truths. But they are true in any area of life in which we need answers. What kind of seeking is required? Restless seeking. Below, I will to share how a leadership […]
Three Fundamental Growth Disciplines
This article is the 300th blog post I’ve written on leadership. What a journey! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your leadership growth and development. I recently had a conversation with a young leader who is earning her degree in management. She is really motivated. But when I asked her about her […]
How Likable Are You?
Not much is written in leadership about a leader?s likability. Actually, I can?t recall hearing about it once in print or at conferences I’ve attended. I find that unusual when, in fact our likability as leaders is actually very important. Being a likable person does not guarantee your leadership success. But if you are not […]
Do You Feel Discouraged?
Are you discouraged??I thought as I developed as a leader and matured as a person, I would stop getting discouraged. But that has not been the case. Rather, I have?improved in another area. I have become more resilient. I have become more capable?to navigate the discouragement and failures I experience. Let me show you what […]
How to Grow Leaders
It is phenomenal how having healthy, capable leaders around you can make or break your leadership. So what can you do to ensure you have the best leaders around you? Here are ten points I have observed and applied to grow leaders around me. I have found these to be critical in my endeavor to […]
It’s About Their Leadership, Not Yours
More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese Philosopher Lao-Tzu?said this of great leaders: [blockquote text=’A leader is best when people barely know he exists…and when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, ?We did this ourselves.? – Lao-Tzu’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#000000′ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’yes’ quote_icon_color=’#dba400′] As you and I zero […]
How to Ask Powerful Questions
I once thought a powerful question was one which solicits a correct answer. Today, I understand it differently. I have learned a powerful question is one which?promotes deeper thinking. Eliciting profound thinking from those we want to help and those we need help from is invaluable to us as leaders. Here’s what I have discovered?when […]
Three Types of Reading
Accomplished leaders take reading seriously. They guard it as a life discipline. In this article I want to share three types reading that can best maximize our personal growth. I completed my schooling at age thirty. Without question, books were central to my odyssey in academia. For me, reading was primarily an exercise to advance my education […]