Who needs a mentor. . .everyone who is truly serious about achieving more of their true potential, personally and financially. In fact, Richard Brooke says:
“If you’re someone who wants to break out and do something extraordinary that you would not do on your own initiative, you better have a coach-and you [...]
Here’s a really simple way to think about the ins andouts, the doing and practice or attitudes and behaviors ofbeing a leader.
Many times I get asked certain questions that tell me thatthere seems to be some confusion concerning thesecritical areas of the leadership mission:
1) When and who can, should or will leaders need to lead?
2) [...]
The single most important thing a leader can do is lead by example, and if you want your team to be dynamic and learn more, you’ve got to continually innovate and find new ways to encourage, reward, and motivate YOURSELF! That’s right, I said you’ve got to motivate YOU! If you lead by example, and [...]
When people make a decision (either consciously or unconsciously) to followyour leadership, they do it primarily because of one of two things: YourCharacter or your Skills. They want to know if you are the kind of personthey want to follow and if you have the skills to take them further. Yes,there are other variables but [...]
Looking around in most corporate environments today you’ll find mission, vision and values statements proudly displayed on the walls, in print materials and even engraved in granite. Often, they’ve invested a great deal of time; effort and expense in crafting just the right message to best describe the foundational principles of the company. [...]
SEE INTO THE FUTURE CREATIVELY AND PRACTICALITY: Planning day-to-day is obviously important, but a good leader must be able to see the long-range picture, to know the history of the organization and have a sense of the direction in which it is traveling. Effective leaders always have the long-range picture in mind as they plan [...]
The first time I meet a leader to decide if we should work together, I invariably ask one question. The answer to that question gives me an idea of whether we’ll have a productive relationship. The answer also tells me how the career of that leader might turn out.
I ask, “Are you satisfied [...]
By definition a leaders leads a team to take action in favor of the vision.
The most well know methods for assessing leadership styles, such as DISC, have outlived their usefulness!
Anne was a new supervisor, and like many new supervisors she took the new role as a manager and leader seriously. She took advantage of training that was offered to her. She learned how to do performance reviews effectively, listened to other leaders to learn from them. She read several books recommended [...]
What motivates people to work and to achieve? What circumstances create an environment in which some people achieve and others do not? Does motivation come from within or does it come from others – from leaders or managers? Can you motivate the un-motivated? Does it have to involve money? Why is it that some work [...]