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Graphic Leadership: Don’t Paint
When teaching this leadership principle in a workshop setting, I will oftentimes have every participant draw a picture of a seascape with beach and ocean. Then I have them show their picture to the person sitting next to them. Then… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: People’s Own Data
As soon as the growing leader understands that people don’t tend to argue with their own data, s/he begins to look for more sophisticated ways in which to lead their direct reports. Telling them what to do begins to appear… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Standing On Your Own Toe
When true leaders find themselves in pain, they don’t look around like a victim (see The Drama Triangle poster) to see who they might blame for the plight in which they find himself/herself. Instead a leader seeks to determine what… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Build A Birdcage
Leaders don’t wait until they have a bird before they build a birdcage.They know that in contrast to that, the role of a leader is to find the courage, confidence, and conviction to build a birdcage before they know when,… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Leave The Child And Your Mother In The Car
No doubt you’ve heard the voices in your head. One sounds like the voice of a seven year old with all the fears, doubts, and impulsiveness inherent in a seven year old. One sounds like the voice of a mother… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Fall Back
David Sandler in his book You Can’t Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar states it well when he says, “When under attack, fall back.” The tendency with any human being is to protect oneself by going… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: No Chasing
There might be only a few quicker ways for a leader to lose the respect of their followers than by chasing them. Whether it’s chasing them to get them to volunteer (“It’s ok to tell me ‘no’” is a frequent… Read More ›
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Graphic Leadership: Trap Yourself
In his groundbreaking sales book You Can’t Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar, David Sandler first introduced me to the concept of trapping yourself. Since that time I have visited with leaders who consistently use this… Read More ›
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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 ›
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