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 ›
Intensity
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: 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: No One Will Pay You
There are phases/chapters of a leader’s life that can distract him/her from the truly important things in life. In the intense daily focus on paying the mortgage, putting food on the table, and clothes on the backs of our family,… 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: Maintaining Happiness
This equation gets to the point. Our HAPPINESS equals our REALITY over our EXPECTATIONS. When our REALITY equals or exceeds our EXPECTATIONS, we find ourselves filled with HAPPINESS. When that is not the case, I believe we have really… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Boundaries and Choices
It has been my experience that many leaders tend towards black and white thinking in their earliest stages of growth and only grow into those able to compromise later in their development. Some of this I attribute to the strength… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Your Lake Of Resources
In this poster you’ll see a boat that has beached itself – driving full-speed ahead out of the lake and up on the sand. Notice the name of the lake. The lake represents the leaders finite spiritual, emotional, financial, physical,… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Leader’s Values
In the entry entitled Inner Drive, we spoke of four internal sources of energy in the life of a leader. The leader’s Values was one of those drivers. Now this poster provides for us a tool for helping to define… Read More ›
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 ›