Leadership Tips

Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way!

I am often asked where all the real leaders have gone. Not just the canned phony orators who stammer and stumble when their teleprompter freezes, but real leaders whose values are embedded, and naturally come from the heart. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? There are many reasons that genuine leaders are difficult to find.

12 Principles Of Personal Leadership: Principle 11—Relentlessly Positive

Do you see the glass as “half empty” or “half full”? Every day we decide how we will approach life in general and daily events and problems that we encounter. We can get up in the morning and choose to have a positive approach or a negative outlook, or we can make no decision about

12 Principles Of Personal Leadership: Principle 10 – Know Yourself

What Kind of Leader Are You? Inside each of us lies the potential for good and evil. This is evident when you look at various leaders throughout history. Some have displayed incredible evil, allowing their greed and/or disdain for groups of people or nations to cause harm to millions. Many of these ruthless “leaders” didn’t

Where Leadership Begins

Leaders are goal-oriented people.  As such, they have high expectations for themselves and turn their attention to the world around them in anticipation of tackling tough tasks that will allow them to achieve the goals they have set.  They often focus on taking their associates, employees, or organizations to new heights, but they often fail

Five Servant Leadership Qualities Successful Organizations Possess

One aspect of leadership development that I enjoy most is servant-leadership. Even though the example of servant-leadership goes back at least two thousand years, the modern servant-leadership movement was launched by Robert K. Greenleaf in a publication in 1970 titled The Servant as Leader. It is based on a value system that “[t]he servant-leader is servant

How To Combat The Negative Power Of Complaining

Whining. Carping. Bellyaching. Kvetching. Whatever you call it, we've all done it, and we've all been around others who have done it. Sometimes it is even good to do it. However, when complaining becomes unproductive, counterproductive, or habitual, it becomes a problem that must be addressed. That's because complaining can take a toll on us

How To Properly Use Authority

Misusing power is a surefire way to alienate others and stunt the growth potential of individuals and organizations. With authority comes both power and responsibility-find out how to use your authority to effectively lead others... Listen to the podcast- The Proper Use of Authority

The Effects Of Negativity On Goal Achievement And Personal Leadership—It’s An Inside Job

Have you ever heard the old adage, “You are what you eat?” This refers to the fact that if you eat junk, you will eventually feel like, well, junk. The same theory applies to other areas of our lives. We will undoubtedly produce what we put in front of ourselves. If you take in the

12 Must-Have Leadership Qualities

John Maxwell once said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”  So what personal leadership skills do you need to become a great leader? Whether you are focused on personal leadership development or organizational leadership, here are twelve leadership qualities that will help you stand out as

How To Successfully Produce Change

It’s a fact. Humans resist change. Just sit in a meeting when new changes are brought up…followed by suspicious glances, eye rolls, deep sighs, and sometimes immediate verbal reluctance. The thing is, while change is tough, it is often very positive. Executing Change That Works Many of you have seen sweeping changes quickly executed within

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