This week, I was challenged in my thinking by Bob Shank (The Masters Program) as he taught about 3 different roles leaders play in the life of an organization. (To get the full perspective, join The Masters Program!) Every organization…
Posts from Russ Cline
3 Kinds of Leaders
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development, Personal Leadership Tagged with: leader, Marcus Buckingham, operator, organizational health, organizational life, organizer, originator, strengths
Time To Move!
This past week, we moved. Yes, we packed up everything in our house and moved into a different house just a mile away, the house needed a little repairs but we The Roof Clinic company to have it ready for…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: accountability, celebrate, goals, help, management, motivation, moving, resources, SMART Goals
Why Being Flexible Matters
This past weekend, my wife and I encountered some crazy weather while heading to some meetings in Canada. As we landed into the Chicago-O’Hare airport in order to make our connection, we knew that we were in trouble simply by…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: adapting, change, crisis, flexibility, flexible, panic
It’s a New Year!
Yes, it’s a New Year and I started the year QUIET! One of the things I have tried to do over the past 10 years is to take some days at the end of the year to unplug from work,…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership
4 Tips for Making a Tough Decision
The ability to make decisions is a major part of any leaders job. We make decisions all day, and sometime these decisions affect many other people. Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, shares 4 rules he has for making…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: difficult decisions, tough decisions
The Lost Art of Celebration
The other day, I was standing in a small sandwich shop and watched this whole thing take place: A girl was taking orders, and a lady came in with a large bouquet of flowers. She handed them to the girl…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: celebrate, celebration, criticize, jealousy, praise, share, smile
On Being Generous
I’ve had the privilege of having some very “generous” leaders in my life. They people have invested into my development, they’ve invested in my cause, and they’ve gone above and beyond to see me succeed, sometimes to the detriment of…
Posted in Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: example, expertise, generosity, generous leader, invest, purpose, time
Are You Authentic?
The other day I took a suit to the dry cleaners and asked the woman working there how long it would take. She replied that it would be 3 days. I left my suit and the store, and as I…
Make a Difference
I watched this short commercial and was really challenged to go out of my way a little bit to make a difference in the lives of those around me. It doesn’t take a huge effort, but it does make a…
Building Your Brand
Over the past number of weeks, I’ve been thinking about my “personal brand”. A “personal brand” is defined in this way: “Personal branding describes the process by which individuals and entrepreneurs differentiate themselves and stand out from a crowd by…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: build, call, expertise, network, personal brand
