Cultivating Leaders
Herding Cats
Have you ever led a meeting where you felt that participants’ minds were somewhere else? Maybe another galaxy?
Of course not. I’m sure your meetings are scintillating.
Read this, just in case.
By investing just a few minutes at the beginning of any meeting, you can greatly improve the results AND enhance teamwork and relationships. [Read more...]
Just Say No to “Fruitcake Praise”
Great leaders know how to praise in ways that leave people feeling truly seen and appreciated.
Not-so-great leaders may praise people, yet leave them feeling misunderstood, and even demotivated.
Wondering how your praise habits stack up against the best?
Watch this short video and in roughly 5 minutes, you’ll have all the information you need to begin inspiring anyone you meet. Plus, you’ll find out what holiday fruitcake has to do with motivating others.
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What do the world’s most admired, effective, & fulfilled leaders have that others don’t?
LOVE.
No, not the romantic kind. This love won’t get you in trouble with Human Resources.
I’m talking about the kind of love where you genuinely care about the success and well-being of others—your family, your employees, your partners, your customers.
Love and the Bottom Line
You can tell when a company has a culture of love. Flown lately? If you flew Southwest, you probably felt it. If you called a customer service rep at Zappos, you probably felt it.
Can you get rich without love? Sure. There are no shortage of loveless leaders and companies who treat employees and customers as means to profit. And they spend millions of wasted dollars and energy on lawsuits, PR, and high employee turnover.
Without love, you’re missing a key strategic variable because: [Read more...]
Delusional Clients
I’m fortunate to partner with clients who inspire me with their courage, vision, and wit. Sadly, many of them don’t readily see what I see in them: they fail to notice the positive impact they have on others and may suffer from doubt, guilt, and loneliness.
And it’s not just top execs who suffer from this delusion.
Do You Suffer from Delusions of Smallness?
Here are some indicators:
Reality Check
No matter who you are or what you do for a living, if you ignore your body’s needs for rest, nutrition, and exercise, it will break down someday…almost certainly at a very inconvenient time and place. (Note, it’s possible, but highly unlikely, that you’ll get lucky and earn a standing ovation from 3,000 people after passing out stage as my buddy Steve Roesler did).
What You Can Do About It [Read more...]
Change for Good
As an Executive Coach, my job is to help people change for good. Not everyone is ready for such a project. Some people just want everyone around them to change instead. And others worry that if they change their behaviors, they’ll come off as inauthentic—a fake. Truth is, if you’re unable to adapt your approach to people and situations, your relationships will suffer and your career will hit a wall.
Authenticity Misunderstood
Authenticity is about being real…not rigid. That is, it’s not about stubbornly holding on to valued personality traits—or even beliefs—that aren’t working. The most successful leaders adapt to people and situations gracefully and appropriately. [Read more...]
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