As we work our way through this section on growing in our leadership confidence, here’s an important exercise. Make a two-column chart. List on the left side what you control. List on the right side what you don’t control. We… Read More ›
Vitality
Graphic Leadership: Identity vs. Role
I would like to identify this as the most important poster in this series. However, if it’s not the most important, it is among the top two or three. Role is what you do. Identity is who you are. You’ll… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Dysfunctional Transactional Analysis (PAC)
Looking at the panels on this poster you will see that the first one shows a large parent, smaller adult and smaller child. This picture of a person with a large Parental Ego State is probably a person who doesn’t… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Standing In Line
When people start hearing that I make posters with sayings and diagrams, they start sharing with me their favourite sayings. This quote comes from the head of a business unit at Tenaska, and I believe he called it his state… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Inner Drive
No doubt you’ve seen people who needed to always be externally motivated. If someone wasn’t standing over them with a stick, they just didn’t do anything. And then, you see others who’d get up day after day, after day, after… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Motivating vs. Motivated
I can be no more motivating than I am motivated. Many people say to me, “I want to be able to motivate people.” “I want to be able to motivate others.” “I want to be able to move those that… Read More ›
Governance: Scarcity vs. Abundance
A leader inspires. A leader energizes others. Very often, that energy comes from whether the person has chosen the Scarcity Mentality or the Abundance Mentality. Let’s begin unpacking this subject with the Scarcity Mentality. You can look immediately and see… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Passion
We see passion as an indispensable component of leadership. But what is passion? Why is it so powerful? In the Charisma Poster, you will have seen the pyramid that you now see in this poster. We speak on many different… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Perfectionism
In our desire to be bulletproof (safe from being criticized by others) it’s not hard to drift into perfectionism as depicted in this poster. At the far left end you see a little box. “I want to keep my room… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: The Healthy Organization
Patrick Lencioni, in his book The Advantage, presents a powerful thesis as exhibited in this poster. He says, “98% of corporate energy is expended on the smart side of the corporate business.” The smart side consists of questions like “Do… Read More ›
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