Dr. Gio Valiante in his excellent book entitled Fearless Golf (which is as much about managing our fears in life as it is about the golf course) quotes Tiger Woods as saying that he does not compete against other golfers… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Ten Lies I Tell Myself
In his excellent book Taking Responsibility by Dr. Nathaniel Brandon, he addresses the ten most common beliefs that people use to excuse themselves from taking personal responsibility for where they find themselves in life. They’re listed on this poster. As… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Promote With Gratefulness
Self-promotion rarely comes easily for a true leader. Nevertheless, a leader also knows how important it is that others in the organization know of his/her accomplishments in order to maintain a strong brand among the stakeholders of that organization. If… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Belief
A fellow was challenged to walk on a narrow board laying on the ground. “Do you think you can do it?” the man was asked. “No problem,” the man replied – walking the length of the board without stumbling off… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Post Turtle
I believe the term Post Turtle was originally a derogatory term used about politicians (i.e. They can’t get there by themselves. They can’t get down by themselves. And while up there, they can’t do anything.) The poster reminds the leader… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Being Rescued
I had the opportunity of interviewing an individual who had been personally mentored by David Sandler, Founder of the Sandler Selling System™. I asked him, “What made David Sandler so successful in selling?” He answered me without hesitation, “He was… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Ego
When a leader interacts with a follower, only one of them will usually get their ego needs met. If the leader enters the interchange to get his/her ego needs met, the follower probably won’t. The leader might try to impress… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: What We Don’t Know
A strong leader keeps hubris at bay and their willingness to learn at a consistently high level by remembering that no matter how old we get we will never know what we don’t know. This simple conviction acts as a… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Character vs. Skills
Hire character. Train skill. said Peter Shulz, Former President and CEO of Porsche. Another frequently quoted similar phrase is People are hired for their technical skills and fired for their people skills. The universally admired/attractive character traits (i.e. Love, joy,… 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 ›
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