How To Make Better Decisions … “This indecision’s buggin’ me … exactly whom I’m supposed to be … so you got to let me know … should I stay or should I go?” The Clash When it comes to making decisions … sometimes we get stuck. Maybe you’re being confronted with the decision to begin…
Leadership Faux Pas #10 – Don’t Be a Jackass! I think it is fair to say that at one time or another we have all worked for a jackass. And while we may be advancing as a civilization, I think we can safely say that jackasses will continue to take up a percentage of leadership positions…
Leadership Faux Pas #3 – Being Close-Minded “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” Isaac Asimov Are you a close-minded leader? We all see the world through our lens of perception. Everyone of us experiences the world differently because our lenses…
10 Actions to Increase Your Impact As a Leader … People always ask me, “What can I do to increase my impact as a leader?” That said, everyone has a few things they may need to tweak have more impact as a leader. And yet many leaders have blind-spots that are giving them the exact…
The Art of Leading, Coaching, and Influencing Others ™ How would you define The Art of Leading Others? Studies have shown that you can boil down human behavior into 4 basic categories. People are either driven by a need to be right, to be liked, to be recognized/seen, or to win. Apply that concept as…
Leadership Vision … Does Your Vision Need Correction! Leadership Vision … how clearly do you really see? Poor vision typically results from one of these three causes: You may be nearsighted (the inability to see things clearly that are far away), farsighted (the inability to see things clearly that are close), or an astigmatism (a blurred…
Recently I was working with a group of leaders from a gold mining company to help them strengthen their Coaching Skills. Towards the end of the week I had an opportunity to tour the mine. My guide Jesse was navigating though the various tunnels when all of a sudden he stopped the vehicle, killed the lights, and shut-off the engine. While we sat there 2500 feet underground in complete and utter darkness … it hit me … LIKE A TON OF BRICKS!
Do you make the choice to empower yourself? There is a saying, count it all joy, which is an interesting thought, especially if you feel like your sitting in a situation that feels like anything BUT joy. Most of us have been trained to look at what is wrong as opposed to what is right about a given situation. And a lot of this what’s wrong thinking comes from the way we were programmed along with our life experiences. Here’s what I know …
A wise mentor once told me that in order to have success, I needed the ability to repeat the processes that were creating success in my business and my life. In other words … systems for success. This was difficult as I don’t naturally think in a process and procedure way. However, after he spoke, I realized that I needed systems in my life if I wanted to achieve a higher level of success.
In 1984 the band Chicago was a leader in their industry when they released Chicago 17 which included the popular song, Hard Habit to Break. The song is a love ballad about a man who is ruminating over a failed relationship. He took her for granted and is now wishing he had her back. But as love stories sometimes go … she left.