The answer to that question reveals if we’re selfish leaders or selfless leaders. It answers if the organization is about ourselves or if it’s about the vision. Wanting the best for the organization will be the result of doing what’s best for the team, and the team needs to be ENCOURAGED. One of the hats …
Don’t worry, I’m not going to break into the wonderful song from the Sound of Music, but I am going to talk about “the mountain”. We’ve been talking about the role every leader plays in being a CHEERLEADER. This is an important role in every team and in every organization. You, as the leader, have …
I used to think the best way to encourage my leaders was to always have the right answers for them, to be the “fix it” guy. I learned early on in marriage that most of the time, my wife didn’t need me to fix it (learned that the hard way… can I get an “amen” …
I was distraught. I sat the bench most of that 8th grade year. I had high hopes for my basketball career. I made the team, I earned the spot, I practiced, I worked hard, but I didn’t play. My dreams were gone. I didn’t enjoy basketball anymore. I was embarrassed. I wanted to quit, but …
One of my favorite talks ever uses the illustration of a common hammer. The illustration looks at the 2 sides of a hammer: The HEAD is the part that is used to build. This is what you use to drive nails into wood. The CLAW is the part that is used to pull things apart. …
This is a follow-up to the first post on mavericks. Read it HERE. Henry Ford said, “I’m looking for a lot of men with an infinite capacity for not knowing what can’t be done.” We’re talking about mavericks within your organization, and Hans Finzel writes about this in his book, “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders …
34 Leaders from 10 countries joined together for four days and developed these “Basic Coaching Habits for anyone asked to be a “coach”. When coaching someone, we must: #8) Always Encourage. Make sure the other person always leaves our conversation encouraged. It is my responsibility to make the time together an encouraging time. Encouragement can …
I just spent a number of days with a bunch of guys I’ve been journeying with over the past 7 years. We came together this year again, and I was reminded of a number of things as it relates to “Community”: 1. Community Takes Work It’s difficult to build community. Often we think that it …
The Seven Goals of Success Fifth Goal: Strengthen Your Personal Evaluation System We evaluate ourselves every day. Often it is as simple as looking in a mirror. As leaders, we are constantly wondering how we are coming across to others, how we are doing. We want to know how that speech went, or how I …
The Seven Goals of Success First goal: Understand the role of the leader. You have now discovered that you have some leadership skills, or have been given a leadership position and are either flattered, excited or scared to death. Leadership is a wonderful gift because it gives you an opportunity to make a significant contribution …