The deathtrap of feeling too important.
As leaders, if we are not careful, our calendar becomes more important than our vision.
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Is Leadership a snare for mediocrity?
Tag: leadership
How you feel says it all
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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An art form learned gradually is better than hitting the lottery
Personal leadership is the gradually learned art of making our challenges so compelling to solve and their potential solutions so valuable that we can not wait to get started on them each day.
It’s ok to click through to the HQ post with a question you’ve probably never been asked…
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One of the most recognized names in professional development
(photo: Disney Institute professional speakers are Disney experts.)
If great leadership was easy, there would be an abundance of great leaders.
Count the great leaders you know personally.
How many did you get?
PS. Hope you were at the top of your list.
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Are good leaders a waste of our money?
(photo: Most leaders think it’s a good idea to have an open door policy. Food for thought – don’t spend too much time in your office.)
Being a great leader is elusive.
Being a good one, not so much.
Good leaders suck.
Ouch.
But it’s true.
Good leaders don’t inspire their people to be amazing all day, everyday.
The challenge with being a great leader is carving out time.
It takes time to get to the truth.
And it takes the truth to be a great leader.
Not taking the time and not knowing the truth are the same thing.
Truth facilitates inspiration.
A leader’s real job is inspiration.
You can’t inspire if you’re not involved with the front line. Involved enough to find out what brings your employees joy.
Joy is the key.
But we don’t focus on joy.
It’s not on our leadership radar.
Employees aren’t keyed into joy either.
They’re focused on pleasure:
- When’s my next break?
- Will this customer be a jerk?
- Hope I get that desk job.
Versus joy:
- How do I make this customer’s day?
- I can’t believe they pay me to do this.
- I have the most amazing leaders.
It’s the difference between compliance versus commitment.
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