Are You a Moody Leader?
We don?t have the luxury as leaders to be overtaken by our emotions, to surrender to our feelings, or to let our moods dictate our thoughts and color our actions. People depend on us to be steady, to be of sound mind, to be calm and collected, to be reliable. Erratic leaders are poor leaders. […]
One Thing You Must Do During Crisis Or Change
We know that problems in leadership are more likely to occur during turbulent times of crisis or change. Allow me to share with you a simple secret to preventing issues?that?demoralize your people and cause drama or trauma during these tumultuous times: stay close. I like to practice preventative leadership. I want to predict problems and […]
Why You Should Not Blame Anyone
When I hear leaders complain about their people, I know they have not mastered a core lesson of leadership: It is always our fault. Here?s why? As a leader, my tendency is to absolve myself of any wrongdoing when a person on my team is having “issues” that affect morale or productivity. So I made […]
What Message Do You Carry That Could Impact Your World?
If you long to positively impact your world?specifically the people in your life?but you feel helpless and insignificant to do so, then this post is for you. I had never heard of Lizzie Velasquez until recently. Now at 24 years old, Lizzie has a rare medical condition that has only been identified in two other […]
Change the Polls, Don’t Just Read the Polls
This blog post has a political slant. I am not taking sides; I just want to illustrate a point about leadership. Too many leaders in politics focus on reading the polls as a guiding light to what they do or believe. It makes me wonder as leaders, are we taking charge of our leadership, or […]
Lift People Up, Just Because You Should
God put a handful of people in your life ? your team members, your boss, your family, your customers. ?I want to challenge you today to ask yourself this question: ?What is my role in the life journey of these people?? Now be honest? Do we use them to fill our needs? (and occasionally give […]
What is GREAT Leadership?
A leader is a person who has commanding authority or influence ? at least that is what Meriam-Webster says. But what is GREAT leadership? It is when people follow you? [unordered_list style=’circle’ number_type=’circle_number’ animate=’no’ font_weight=’regular’] Because they want to, not because they have to. Because they love you, not because they fear you. Because they […]
How To Lead The Hard To Influence (Part One)
It may be your spouse, your child, your team member, your employee or your boss! ?As a leader, what do you do with the difficult to lead? About a year ago one of our managers came to me and asked me?a question I think every good leader asks.? She said,??How do I influence the difficult […]