My hope is that you’re enjoying this series. However, more than enjoying it, my hope is that you’re being reminded of key concepts essential to effective leadership. I think of a great leader as a velvet-covered brick (i.e. easy to… Read More ›
Assertiveness
Graphic Leadership: Roosevelt’s Words
I would never attempt to improve on the words of Theodore Roosevelt when he wrote about leadership, and said: “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Confident Humility
I believe some leaders suffer from timidity due to a false definition of humility. Maybe in their childhood, they were told, “Don’t toot your own horn.” “Don’t get too big for your britches.” “Don’t get a big head.” They began… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Never Substitute My Opinion
One of the mantras of a great leader is this poster, “Never substitute my opinion for your own.” In fact, a great leader won’t let their direct report substitute their opinion for his/her own. They may not agree with the… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Confident
In this poster, you’ll see two people looking from backstage. They so want to go on stage and speak to the group that’s sitting – waiting for their addresses; but they’re both scared. They’re waiting backstage until they feel confident… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Confidence
Managing your fears. Every leader needs to know how to not ignore fears, but manage their fears. This poster gives us two components to the management of fears, the physiological and psychological. The fear center in the brain is called… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Nature Of Anxiety
Those who suffer from a state of perpetual anxiety (as opposed to those who suffer from periodic bouts of situational anxiety) tend to make two very common thinking mistakes. This poster speaks to them both. First, they ignore the true… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Dysfunctional Boundaries
As you first look at this poster, you’ll notice that one of the boxes is a solid line. The other is a dotted line. I happen to have the woman inside the dotted line boundaries since that is most frequently… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Six Decision Centers
As we begin the exploring of how to make wise decisions, I want you to imagine for a moment that you’re in a restaurant. Out of the corner of your eye you see your best friend’s spouse. But your best… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Tolerating You
Here’s a poster that’s a good reminder. “Life’s too short to hang around with people who merely tolerate you.” It’s one thing for me to be around people who don’t like me. I can deal with that. We’ve already talked… Read More ›
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