The understatement of the year: everyone in the world is looking for a better year next year. What do you think will happen in 2021? What will next year be like for leaders? Will things be easier once the vaccine is distributed? Will your leadership challenges slip away because some or all your team will…
Category: Personal Development
Five Valuable Leadership Effectiveness Improvement Ideas
1. Commit to get feedback about your current level of leadership effectiveness. a. Look for any blind spots that could be holding you back. b. Identify your strengths – own them; be clear about what, when, where, who and why they show up in your approach to leading others. 2. Pledge to…
Discovering Purpose – Part Two
7 Minute Read Discovering Purpose Part One Evan Carmichael has a show called; Live Your Life on Purpose. Evan believes (as I do) that we all have untapped human potential, and we will never be happy unless we know our purpose. Happiness means a lot of different things to people but for our purposes, lets…
Discovering Purpose – Part One
Overview Perhaps the process of finding your purpose seems mysterious to you. Maybe you have tried and could not really find anything – do you feel like it is almost useless to try? For those who have tried but do not have a sense of meaning their life, there is hope! Purpose is allusive. All…
The Real Reason You Might Be Feeling ‘Off’ – What’s Missing
It’s the pandemic, right? Have you ever heard: “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”? No one could have predicted the overwhelming impact of a world-wide pandemic. Many if not most of us have found ways to cope and deal with it but still do not feel the same energy we used to…
The Missing Ingredient to Great Leadership
There are no secrets to becoming a great leader. Early in your career, one way to stand out is to become recognized as someone who is consistently able to “do more with less”. Often, promotions into a management role, occur because you are great at getting things done. The more you do, the more valuable…
The Cornerstone of the “Best Companies for Leaders”
“Regardless of the size of the company he or she leads, every CEO can learn to be a better nurturer of talent and builder of teams. Warren Bennis once observed that whether or not leadership is well understood, it’s impact on performance is dramatic and unmistakable. An Accenture study several years ago noted that the…
Do you notice what life is teaching you or . . .?
I was debriefing a client today and was so impressed with their insights and learnings about what they had done. One of the most important aspects of rapidly developing your leadership skills is to use a disciplined approach to keep your focus on practicing leadership acts. Most people cannot do this on their own and…
A Short Story About a CEO - Are You a Good Leader?
“Are a good leader?” The consultant asked. The CEO was quick to answer, not wanting to appear lacking insight. “Yes, I think so. Some people have told me that I do a good job and if you look at my career, I wouldn’t have gotten to this position without being good.” The consultant thought to…
Are You Developing Yourself?
Jack Zenger, articulated that most young professionals are “Starting Too Late” to develop their leadership skills: “We wait too long to begin developing leaders. When do managers first get leadership training?