Leadership Development

Leadership Tip for the Week: Effective leaders have both personal strengths and limitations. When we dwell on our limitations, we stunt progress and creativity. We then encourage a negative mindset that limits our growth and achievement. However, by focusing on what is “possible” we can rise above self-imposed limitations and accomplish virtually anything that is

Leadership Tip for the Week: Our “self-talk” is an ongoing dialogue we have within ourselves during the day. If we allow negativity to enter our thinking, it can soon overwhelm our personality and perspective. Choose to start each day with positive thoughts and attitudes. Using positive affirmations each morning will make a big difference in

Leadership Tip for the Week: Leaders are human beings and subject to all of the strengths and weaknesses of humanity. We too need encouragement and motivation on a regular basis. Learn for yourself how to consistently motivate and inspire your actions. For each person, it may be a different activity like meditation, prayer, reading, music,

Leadership Tip for the Week: If we are humble and open-minded, we can learn from virtually anyone. Some individuals will model positive traits and behaviors we can emulate. Others will not. Allow them all to be your teachers. When you experience negative traits and behaviors, promise yourself that you will never emulate them. Learning and

Leadership Tip for the Week: Many excuses given today are a form of denial, or distortion of information. Being a good leader is about accepting personal responsibility for our actions. Be transparent about your mistakes and admit them. If necessary, apologize and accept accountability. Do this and you will set an excellent example that others

Leadership Tip for the Week: Belief in something is a force multiplier. It is the first and most powerful step in achievement. Everything is created twice, first in the mind and secondly in its physical accomplishment. Therefore, believe in yourself and the skills, talents, and creativity that resides within you. This is the first essential

Leadership Tip for the Week: The word motivation is the combination of two words… motive and action. It is your personal motive for taking action. Your potential can be achieved when you take even the smallest possibilities and stimulate them into ideas and accomplishments. Even the giant sequoia tree begins as a small seed. What

Leadership Tip for the Week: Many talented and gifted leaders are “frozen” by living in the past. Within their minds fear, guilt, and regret reside holding them back. Don’t allow this to happen to you. We can’t go back and change the past… we can only learn from it. Everyone who tries to do new

Leadership Tip for the Week: It is through the "process" of achieving our goals (and often the struggles) that we change for the better. The lessons we learn through personal effort and growth in achievement are frequently more powerful than the final accomplishment. Quotation attributed to: Henry David Thoreau: American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher

Leadership Tip for the Week: Great leaders do not attempt to draw attention to themselves. They know that narcissism is toxic. Instead, their focus is on accomplishing the mission by motivating each team member to be their personal best, and inspiring them to reach their potential. Quotation attributed to: Lao Tzu: Ancient Chinese philosopher and