jeff noel asks, “Is putting your conviction and passion out there for the world to see worth your reputation?”
Or is putting it out there actually your reputation, your personal leadership brand? Reputation (brand) is the first thing people think of when they hear your name.
Being out in front, questioning, asking, telling, wondering, trying, failing, starting over, relentlessly striving, pushing, pulling, challenging, never satisfied.
These are all attributes of the heretical leader we all need, and hate, most.
The big question for baby boomers, whether for personal leadership or professional leadership, is whether or not we can balance the overwhelmingly obvious need to be goodgreat good at each critical building block.
In jeff noel’s mind, it comes down to the difference between good, very good or excellent. The effort to move from one level to the next grows exponentially. So do the results.
So then how much drive and desire is enough? In our (assumed) quest for personal leadership excellence, do we pursue what’s easier to do and what we like to do, or do we work ridiculously (and continually) hard at having a balanced approach?
What if a business didn’t focus on these five: Leaders, Employees, Customers, Financials, Innovation? What if they were good at two, three or even four, but deficient at the other(s). Now apply that to our personal life: Mind, Body, Spirit, Money, HQ. How much is enough?