3 Key Steps to Confidently Move Forward
Leaders have a bias for taking action to pursue a greater vision somewhere out in the future. While this is an extremely important quality of leadership, only looking ahead can cause you to miss key lessons from your past that can propel you to have a highly successful future. My oldest son has played competitive […]
The Critical Role of Situational Awareness
I once heard a leader say that he metaphorically carries around two buckets every day. One is full of water to put out fires. The other is full of gasoline to start them. I love this imagery because it is so true! Problems must be dealt with daily. (Pour on the water!) And it’s […]
5 Ways to Increase Your Personal Growth
As a kid, I hated to read. I barely did what was required of me to get through my school assignments. However, something shifted in my mind after I graduated high school and entered college. Mentors whom I greatly respected shared with me that leaders are continual learners. They shared books they were reading. The […]
Slow Down to Speed Up and Go Farther
Many leaders have a never-ending vault of ideas stored in their minds about what they “could” or “should” do, but then struggle to find the time to implement them. Many times they are unsure if they actually should pursue these ideas or if they are simply distractions from focusing and going deep on one key […]
Focus On Relationships During Turbulent Times
It’s a BIG understatement to say that 2020 has been a turbulent season. And, unfortunately, the challenges you’ve been navigating won’t just go away when January 1, 2021 arrives. This is season has tested the leadership ability of leaders in all sectors of society. One thing that I’ve noticed during times like these is that […]
Finding Better Solutions Requires Asking Better Questions
Leadership requires finding solutions to many problems, yet leaders often find themselves stuck and frustrated with the lack of creative solutions to solve them. Why is that? I believe the answer lies in one simple shift in our thinking. I believe this shift can be valuable to your leadership decision-making process. If you want to […]
Leaders Can Go Farther Faster With WHO Not HOW
Entrepreneurship coach and expert, Dan Sullivan, recently released a powerful new book with co-author Dr. Benjamin Harden entitled WHO NOT HOW. It’s not an understatement to say that this concept is transforming my business and life in real-time. I heard about this concept a few months ago and understood it at a surface level. As […]
The Vital Role of Watchmen in Leadership
Long before satellite and space technologies existed, cities and nations would place watchmen on top of city walls and in towers to see what was coming their way from a distance. They were looking for good and bad. They alerted the leaders and citizens inside the walls of traders coming with goods, as well as, […]
The Importance of Going First in Leadership
“Do what I say, not as I do!” I heard this tongue-in-cheek phrase many times over the years and it describes what poor leaders often model. If you want to become a GREAT leader, you must first do what you’re asking your followers to do. In essence, you must “walk the talk.” In our competitive […]
Embrace Accountability to Go Farther Faster
Accountability is something we all need, but few enjoy it. When you truly embrace being held accountable to achieve your dreams, goals, and objectives, you can take off like a rocket. Why is this so? Because when you begin to see accountability as positive reinforcement, you’ll do whatever it takes to accomplish whatever you said […]