To be, or Not to be (Average)?
When is hate OK? When it's the feeling you have toward average. Let me make this point clearly and without reservation. I hate average!What is average? My dictionary describes it as being about midway between extremes. Being not out of the ordinary. Common. You know, "Average". To me average is... Read More
Leadership Training and Character
The vast majority of leadership training available to managers focuses primarily on skill and behaviors: how to delegate, how to communicate, how to manage conflict. These skills are unquestionably important and necessary. However, we maintain there is another important ingredient that has been severely neglected in leadership training, that ingredient... Read More
Your Ultimate Leadership Feedback Loop: Their Leadership
Life on our planet flourishes through feedback. If life forms don't develop feedback loops and get good information about how well they are interacting with their world, the world eventually kills them.This holds true with leaders. Leaders must get feedback as to how they're doing -- otherwise they won't be... Read More
7 AAA Ways To Succeed!
[Abounding Abundant Ample Ways To Boost Your Growth!] This may come as a surprise but there are reliable,effective and powerful ways to improve your ability to learnnew things. If you will allow me to use leadership skills training asour example, you will see how poor learning forces us tosuffer through... Read More
Secrets of Creating Success with Ease
Do you ever strum your fingers on the desk top as you look down at your work and think, 'Right, how can I do all this lot without really working?'Brought up in an era with a cliché that went: 'You must work hard for a living' my attitude to work... Read More
Develop a We Focus And Not a Me Focus
"There's only one thing more contagious than a good attitude ? and that's a bad attitude?Most bad attitudes are the result of selfishness." -John Maxwell ? The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle." - Benjamin FranklinGreat leaders know how to focus... Read More
Character -- Why It Matters In Leaders
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." -Thomas Paine"The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back." -Abigail van Buren"Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most... Read More
Celebrating Successes: The Power Of Compliments
Years ago, when I was new in management circles, a veteran administrator decided to share his self-described secret of success. He said: You have to be careful, Bill. I*ve learned not to compliment my people. Makes them too self-assured, and they get lax in their work habits. Better to keep... Read More
Give Your Valentine A Very Special Gift - Empowerment
Delegating is a commonly misunderstood concept. Delegating is not about dumping problems or chores you dislike doing onto the shoulders of others, it is an invaluable tool for "motivating and training your team to realize their full potential." (Blair)What an awesome power we each hold. We have the ability to... Read More
How To Party Like Leonardo Da Vinci
After studying scores of great thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci, I think I've stumbled upon what really set them apart from the rest of the folks living (and thinking) at the same time.It's remarkably simple. They learned how to entertain a thought.Aristotle said, "It is the mark of an educated... Read More
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Charismatic Leadership
What motivates people to work and to achieve? What circumstances... Read More
Dont Be a Complainer
Complaining. There's room for legitimate complaining, but if you let... Read More
Sometimes Leaders Need to Get the Boot
Today I stood up to a guy right in front... Read More
C4 Leadership: Taking Your Leadership (and your Life) from Good...To Explosive!
Chances are if you're interested in this post, you're looking... Read More
Leadership Skills: Four Ways of Overcoming Perfectionism
We pay a high price for perfectionism. "What perfectionism?" we... Read More
Embracing Adversity for Achievement
"Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll... Read More
Your Ultimate Leadership Feedback Loop: Their Leadership
Life on our planet flourishes through feedback. If life forms... Read More
The Defining Moment: The Straw That Stirs The Drink Of Motivational Leadership (Part One)
Decades ago, as a rifle platoon commander in the Marines,... Read More
Why the Squirrel Kept Winning!
I had the good fortune (or misfortune depending on your... Read More
3 Aspects of Developing Leadership Skills
Everyone knows that great leaders are made, not born. However... Read More
It Begins Like This
Jonathan was drunk multiple times before ever completing elementary school;... Read More
Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience
Recently I attended Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience training. This... Read More
3 Es For Leaders - Engage, Empower, Encourage!
"Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of... Read More
10 Ways to Develop Your Latent Leader
latent (adj.) ? Not visible or apparent, but capable of... Read More
Leadership Is Action?Not Position!
People respond to good leadership! Period! It is in all... Read More
In Leadership, Good Enough Is Pretty Bad
The first time I meet a leader to decide if... Read More
The Three Essential Attributes of a Leader: (Part 2) Bringing Others to the Vision
We need to engage our listeners and transform them into... Read More
Benefits of Leadership Skill Training
DESCRIPTION CMOE's Leadership Skill Training addresses a wide range of... Read More
Leadership Challenges: The Walls In Our Lives
We have all experienced walls or challenges in our work... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 2, Multiple Conversations
Side conversations ruin meetings by destroying focus and fragmenting participation.Approach... Read More
The Qualities of Skillful Leadership
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality... Read More
Follow My Leader - To Effect Change, Leaders Must Walk the Talk!
A leader's roleIn any change project, a leader must wear... Read More
The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you... Read More
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
OK, I know this title sounds self-serving and hard nosed,... Read More
Leadership Styles and What We Need For the Future:
By definition a leaders leads a team to take action... Read More
Leadership Prep
So you want to be a leader? Or you want... Read More
You Make The Difference
What do you think makes your company successful? Your newest... Read More
Character Traits of Extraordinary Leaders
When people make a decision (either consciously or unconsciously) to... Read More
Give Your Valentine A Very Special Gift - Empowerment
Delegating is a commonly misunderstood concept. Delegating is not about... Read More
Weakness, Struggle, Fear, Knowledge, Growth, Courage, Leader
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most remarkable men in... Read More
Are You The Most Powerful Leader You Can Be?
As someone who teaches, manages, parents or influences you'll probably... Read More
E=MC - Is It In Me?
How many times have you seen the E = MC2... Read More
The Essence of Leadership
What is more important, leadership or teamwork? Leadership or consensus... Read More
Your Ultimate Leadership Feedback Loop: Their Leadership
Life on our planet flourishes through feedback. If life forms... Read More
Getting Things Done, Without the Sweat!
How do you get your people on your side? And... Read More
Top 25 Leadership Quotations
Ponder what it takes to be a true leader with... Read More
The Incandescence Of The Human Spirit
There lives within every individual a power, an energy, an... Read More
The Best Ways To Multiply The Extraordinary Leadership in Your Organization
Extraordinary Leaders are those who understand that in order for... Read More
Three Growth Guidelines from Stephen Covey
I have been looking for answers to what it takes... Read More
Leadership and The Dirty Work
The airline, Jet Blue, has been featured in many magazines... Read More
Hidden Self Confidence
Peer independence is arguably the least understood aspect of self... Read More
3 Dynamic Techniques To Boost Your Executive Leadership!
Here's a really simple way to measure the strength of... Read More
Leadership - L.P.B It!
"Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of... Read More
Two Vital Abilities Any Leader Must Have
As a business owner, you are a leader whether you... Read More
Are You a Good Manager or a Great Leader?
Your word is your truth - Know that when you... Read More
F2 Leadership
People don't leave jobs; they leave bosses. -- AnonymousCongratulations. You're... Read More
Get Angry And Then Get Results
Leadership is not about winning a popularity contest, it's about... Read More
Dissolving Conflict Through Reframing
Reframing is looking at the situation with a new set... Read More
Characteristics of a Good Leader
It's interesting to hear the responses from executives when I... Read More
The Synergy Effect
Have you ever considered that everything you want in life... Read More
Premature Articulation
Ask anyone about what makes a good leader and they... Read More
Leadership Skills Training Empowers Problem-solving and Visioning
Leadership skills training programs empower you to influence, persuade or... Read More
The Seven Mistakes to Avoid when Organising Your Student Leadership Program
How do you measure the success of a training or... Read More
Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 1, General Strategies for Unproductive Behavior
It happens easily. You're conducting a meeting and suddenly a... Read More
Steps to Becoming a Good Leader
STEPS TO BECOMING A GOOD LEADER: 1. Develop a master... Read More
Building Future Leaders
As a whole we spend a lot of time filling... Read More
Ten Characteristics of Leadership
Many people are interested in the characteristics of a great... Read More
Leader is Not a Title
There is a steady flow of information in the form... Read More
The Greatest Leaders Are Often The Worst Leaders
It's a common occurrence, a CEO leads a company to... Read More
BIG-3 Leadership!
"Do what you do so well that they will want... Read More
Boy Scouts of America and Leadership Coaching
The Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness talks with Dennis... Read More
Two Leadership Traps: How To Get Out Of Them and How To Avoid Them (Part 1)
You've heard of the Peter Principle: "People are promoted to... Read More
Dont be Afraid to Lead!
In most aspects of human activity, the pendulum of fashion... Read More
Stepping Into Leadership and Being The Source Of Your Success
Why is it that we often wait until we have... Read More
Leadership Skills and Ability
What is true Leadership.Is leadership something we are born with... Read More
Leadership For Deep Results: Without Them Are You Wasting Your Leadership And Your Life? (Part One)
I've challenged all leaders I have worked with during the... Read More
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