What is my proof? Iran in the last few days. In a country where public protest has long been squelched and socially frowned on, people are protesting. People are talking about their concerns. People are making their voices heard. This is all happening because people decided. . . . . . to ask questions .
Last Friday in this space I urged you to take responsibility for being inspired by looking to things that inspire you as a source. Today I urge you to take that one step further. Make it one of your ongoing leadership activities to collect things that inspire you. Have one song that inspires you? Find
Some weeks in my mostly-regular Friday Inspiration post I give you something speciifc to think about, or links to something inspirational. Today is different. Today I urge you to look inside yourself. Think about something that inspires you. A song. A quotation. An Accomplishment. A poem. A picture. A place. A person. Once you have
We are all defined by our habits, and as leaders this may be even more true. Because others are watching us so closely (more closely than we likely realize), the habits we employ impact not only our performance, but the performance of those we lead. Which is why I share one of my favorite quotations about
When I was visiting Law School’s this past fall during the midst of the economic meltdown, I saw how two Law School Dean’s reacted to their potential new law students firing questions at them. Both of the Dean’s leadership skills were evident from just 5 minutes of Q and A. These short 5 minutes showed
Imagine that you are responsible for keeping a flow of product in the pipeline in this picture. In the distance you see the facility that the product is flowing to – and the whole facility shuts down if a constant flow of product from your pipeline isn’t maintained. If this were your task you would
When it comes to goal achievement, we as leaders (and individuals), for the most part, have got it all wrong. What follows applies to you from a coaching and mentoring perspective, and will help you create more leadership influence (as well as provide you with great messages in your leadership communication). As leaders, we help teams,
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