Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
How you feel says it all.
If you are overwhelmed (and who isn’t), it impacts your ability to lead.
If you are balanced, your leadership is radically amplified.
People follow your courage, not your title.
If you’re too busy fixing things to courageously lead, well, you do the math.
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(photo: Co-founder of Nike, Bill Bowerman was also the USA’s head track coach for 1972 Munich Olympics – he used his wife’s waffle iron to custom make running shoe soles… and make them lighter than the store bought ones)
Subordinate: My job is to be the deepest thinker in the classroom.
Boss: Quietly listening. (unsure if what she just heard makes sense)
Subordinate: I work with CEO’s, executive teams, front one employees… everyone in an organization. My job is to rattle the cage so to speak. To get people to think differently. If they walk out thinking the same way they walked in, we didn’t need to have the class.
Boss: … (still no verbal response)
Boss: … (thinks her subordinate is a zealot, says nothing)
Everyone in big brand organizations talks about demanding excellence.
Few people, at any level, actually do it.
Why?
Because it makes others uncomfortable.
This is especially true for front line employees. They have no power to lead the way. Bosses feel uncomfortable when a subordinate is working above reproach.
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Every morning jeff writes five different, short, and pithy posts about the challenging and wonderful balance between:
mind • body • spirit • work • home
All five websites are seamlessly connected by a convenient and easy to click link to go to the next topic.
Try it below if you never done it, or if it’s been awhile.
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(photo above: the middle-aged reunion group hiking to the Falls)
(photo above: the 20-year old inspired the 55-year old to do what used to come naturally)
Thirty-fve years ago none of the 12 people would have have remained dry.
Yesterday, only the 20-year old got wet without hesitation.
This inspired another, much older intrepid spirit.
Leadership is meant to inspire.
Well played Brian.
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The thing that motivates is the thing that also rubs others the wrong way.
Vibrancy.
Anyone ingrained in the command and control world of traditional organizational hierarchy will only ever be able to pay lip service to the concept of (organizational) vibrancy.
Organizational vibrancy is the new corporate buzz phrase.
It’s entertaining, a bit comical and sad, and it is also a great vision.
But the way we’ve always done it is a formidable foe.
Unlikely to be defeated.
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How brave are you?
The typical corporate meeting were leadership isn’t viewed as effective. Survey results prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
So the leadership goes on a retreat, comes back all fired up, and empowers people to be brave and bold.
Seriously?
Just like that?
Flip a switch and trust is commonplace?
Guess again.
No?
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