3 Key Actions of Noble Leaders
While many leaders can and have been successful throughout the centuries without demonstrating quality character, doing so can be a game-changer for your leadership impact. Even though we don’t use the word “noble” much these days in our society, demonstrating nobility has the power to revolutionize your leadership credibility. If you’re like me, the word […]
3 Questions to Help You Become a More Generous Leader
Many people desire to be generous but rarely do it intentionally. They simply overlook where they can give or are unsure of how to go about it. Leaders who are generous quickly win over the hearts and minds of their followers because generosity communicates value to people and causes that matter. And generosity can be […]
3 Steps to Anticipate Opportunities and Multiply Your Credibility
Opportunities abound, but many leaders miss them due to burying their heads in their workload. When this happens, they miss out on a key way to multiply their credibility with their followers. If you want to become a leader people love to follow, it’s critical to lift your eyes up consistently in order to see […]
4 Ways to Gain Trust Quickly With Your Followers
Gaining trust is a critical component of leadership. However, many leaders overlook the importance of this reality as they roll up their sleeves and get to work. They get so focused on the tasks at hand that they miss out on the “low hanging fruit” that can increase and enhance their influence. But when you […]
Leaders Must Keep the Mission In Front of Their Followers
“Mission drift” is a critical problem in many organizations. Leaders often spend countless hours crafting the perfect mission statement only to paint it on the wall only to have it forgotten about. If you desire to have an inspired, focused team, you must keep the mission in front of your followers at all times. The […]
Valued People Become More Valuable
In the busyness of daily responsibilities, it’s easy to overlook the very people whom you’re called to lead and care for. However, when this happens, you begin to lose your team. They begin to disengage and mentally check out. They begin to feel frustrated and devalued. They begin to underperform rather than going the extra […]
Team Success Doesn’t End With You, But It Starts With You
Many leaders want their teams to perform better, but forget to look in the mirror at their own performance. Self-leadership is the first, and most important, step to developing a world-class team. While team success doesn’t end with you, it does start with you. Followers do what they see their leaders doing. If you are […]
To Keep Leading You Must Keep Growing
Many leaders reach a certain point in their careers where they choose to stop learning and growing. When this happens, their influence begins to diminish. I once had a supervisor tell me to stop reading so much because it was causing me frustration. I couldn’t believe my ears. I can’t imagine the look I had […]
Leaders Need Community to Perform at Their Best
It’s been said that it’s lonely at the top. While this sentiment is often true for many leaders, John Maxwell states in his book Leadership Gold that “If it’s lonely at the top, you’re not doing something right.” Why does he say that? Because loneliness is mostly a choice we make. Yes, it’s wise to […]
The Importance of Having a Mentor
Leadership is both extremely challenging and rewarding. In today’s environment, things are moving and morphing at unprecedented rates. Leading can be exhausting and knowing where or how to focus can be confusing. One of the ways to address this reality is by seeking out a trusted mentor who’s been where you are and can speak […]