Many leaders I work with have a capability for intensity beyond that of the average person. That strength only remains a strength if it is managed in all three areas of communication. The above poster illustrates a continuum of intensity… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Tunnel Vision
Although there are many places where the term “tunnel vision” might be applied to leadership, in this post the application specifically addresses the driven leader who thrives on daily accomplishment after accomplishment while overlooking his/her own personal/internal growth and development…. Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Obscurity vs. Significance
When the word “leader” is spoken, there are certain names that immediately come to mind including Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Or from the past there are the leaders of Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Winston Churchill and others. Nevertheless during… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Evaluating Your Day
As a leader ends his/her day, it’s normal to ask a question of evaluation in terms of how successful the day might or might not have been. However, how that question is phrased in the mind of the leader has… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Factor “Ego Investment”
If the term “Ego Investment” is new to you, I’m confident the concept is not. The level of your own “ego investment” depends on how much time, energy, and financial resources you’ve sunk into a person or project. The rule… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Three Perspectives
The first perspective has much to do with the present and what you believe you deserve. It’s the bedrock of gratitude. A sense of entitlement only gets in its way. The second perspective has to do with the future and… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Standard of Living vs. Quality of Life
Isn’t it obvious when you say it aloud? However, lurking in the shadows of our belief system might easily and understandably be the very opposite of this equation, and the leader begins to pursue a higher standard of living believing that… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Nature vs. Nurture
H.H. Horn in the book Idealism In Education makes the statement found in this poster. Leaders realize that not everyone comes from an equally strong gene pool – bestowing a variety of capacities upon his/her followers. Likewise, leaders realize that not… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Happiness Check
Rational Emotive Therapy teaches that happiness can be determined by how you answer three basic questions: What do I need (as opposed to want) in life? What can others psychologically (versus physically) do to me? What does the world owe… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Fallacy Of Comparison
There’s a story told in the ancient writings from the Bible of a landowner who hired people first thing in the morning to work in his fields. They agreed upon their pay for the day. He then hired some others… Read More ›