Following is an activity that I frequently use in my leadership workshops to help participants understand the difference between their Identity and their Role (see the Identity vs. Role poster for more information). My suggestion for you is to pretend… Read More ›
A leader understands that complacency occurs when goal setting stops. That can be goal setting in any number of areas including financial, career, health, personal development, social, or faith. However, it is my belief that it is foundationally personal goal… Read More ›
What if you aren’t a leader in your organization yet. However, you’d like to increasingly be viewed as a leader. This poster gives you one of the key components for attaining that brand. Many of whom I work with struggle… Read More ›
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 ›
Much of my time in executive coaching is helping people with their career development plans. They might look around and say, “I don’t see a job here that fits me at all.” “I don’t see a job that stirs any… Read More ›
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 ›
I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. This one comes from my wife. I like how it sounds. Not everyone is going to like me. Oftentimes, when I encourage people to seek counseling, I say, “You need to visit several counselors… Read More ›
Leaders have come to understand that much of their life is spent trying to balance two components — excitement and security. Excitement is when I’m out on the edge. The risk is very real. I’ve put something out there –… Read More ›
Everyone does not think like your mom and dad. My hope is that brings you some relief. I’m not sure that’s always our understanding as we begin in life. Very often, we project on others our own background, and then… Read More ›
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