Dangers of self-blindness:If you don’t see yourself, you can’t understand your impact on others.You think your nice, but you’re actually a bully.You struggle to understand another’s perspective.Everything is a competition.You unintentionally put people on the defensive.You aren’t the problem, others are.People seem to have over-the-top reactions to things you say.You…...
Two Simple Systems for Generating Positive Energy in Others
4 principles of energy:#1. People have energy. Lousy organizations drain it.#2. Energy flows toward meaningful action. When people lose energy they’re doing things that aren’t fulfilling.#3. Energy increases with clarity and forward movement. Sustained confusion drains.#4. Leaders impact energy. Successful leaders protect, nurture, and ignite energy inside others. Foolish leaders…...
Nearly 50% of Upper-Level Managers Avoid Holding People Accountable
I’ve never been asked to lead a workshop on how to hold ourselves accountable. It’s always about others. That is the heart of the problem.Source - Read More at: leadershipfreak.blogInspect what you expect. Holding people accountable is undoubtedly the toughest part of managing others, and the most important skill set to improve…...
5 Ways to Achieve Remarkable Results by Making the Big Ask
You limit the potential of your team if you can’t ask them to take on big challenges.Ask people to do a lot if you expect them to achieve a lot. Ask people to make important contributions if you expect them to feel important. Source - Read More at: leadershipfreak.blogFOOD FOR THOUGHT; There is an…...
Ten Ways to Complain Successfully
Complainers, within organizations, are swamps of despair that drag down and demotivate. They feel good pointing out bad.Source - Read More at: leadershipfreak.blogBelieve it or not, there are good, and bad ways to voice dissatisfaction. One involves complaining for the sake of complaining, and the other, points out areas of weakness or…...
14 Simple Expectations Great Employees Have of Their Boss
The goal of every manager is to have a team full of exceptional employees. Sometimes the problem is finding them, but more often I see that managers have trouble retaining the greatest employees. But what if the problem isn’t them… it’s you?Are you the sort of boss that great employees want to…...
7 Ways Outstanding Leaders Do Things Differently
If you stop to look around, it's not hard to find examples of CEOs, middle managers, elected officials, public servants, neighborhood watch organizers, team captains and coaches, teachers and countless others who are doing a good job as leaders. Most of us are either in that group or working toward…...
A 10-Year Study Reveals What Great Executives Know and Do
Despite the huge impact executives can have on their organizations, failure rates remain high. Prescriptions for what to do continue to fall short. So we wondered: If we closely studied the executives who succeed in top jobs once appointed, could we identify distinguishing features that set them apart and defined their success? The answer,…...
7 Questions That Lower Resistance to Negative Feedback
Gut check:If we open our hearts at all, it’s to people who care. If you don’t care, walls go up. Are you fully committed to the best interests of feedback recipients? Or do you have an ax to grind?If you’re trying to be useful, press forward. But if self-interest motivates you, forget…...
10 Things Great Leaders Say Every Week
Great leaders set great goals, and they ensure that those who follow them know what those goals are. That's why it's important to focus on how everyone's daily work connects to the big picture.I'm borrowing from one of the greats here: Sam Walton, who built the most successful retail operation in…...
A week with the military has changed how I will lead and hire. Wish I’d discovered this sooner.
If we don’t train, we won’t be better, and if we’re not better, then we’ll be deadSource - Read More at: www.linkedin.comJust a few of the powerful reminders that our military leaders embody that can and should translate into corporate America leadership principals... Simple but powerful stuff and widely applicable to everyday…...
