How Great Leaders Use Gratitude To Be More Effective
Many people and things deserve sincere thanks. It is very easy to overlook these things, particularly if showing gratitude isn’t currently in your repetiteur. Here are three things that cause you adversity but you should give gratitude too instead:
The #1 Reason You Should Bother with Leadership Development
Amidst an epidemic of turnover, underperforming teams, and toxic work environments, the best organizations separated themselves because of this fundamental leadership truth: You get the leader you form.
What Bad Leaders Get Wrong About Their Weaknesses
Nobody is perfect. We all have things we need to work on to improve our skills, and this is especially true of leaders. Unfortunately, many fail when promoted to a leadership position. While there are many reasons that can contribute to each individual failure, many of the problems arise because of people who are unwilling to address or downright ignore their own weaknesses.
How to Become a Better Leader by Leveraging Practice
“Each successful moment of leadership matters.”
How to Be Humble at Work (And Why the Best Leaders Embrace It)
There are many attributes that leaders must develop if they wish to have a meaningful impact in the workplace. Empathy improves your ability to relate with those you lead, while a focus on accountability ensures that everyone gives their best effort. But among these many important attributes, the value of humility seems to be consistently overlooked. Part of this is due to common...
Why You Should Lean Into Your Weaknesses
There’s a trend to only focus on your strengths. While I agree you should capitalize on you’re strengths, Leaders are doing everyone a disservice (including themselves) if they don’t work to improve in areas they are weakest. If you’re only focusing on your strengths, that means you’re ignoring the other areas required to be an effective leader. Think...
This Single Phrase Puts Everything Into Perspective
Quite often we are worried about ourselves. What will we do? How does this impact me? How is this conversation going to get them to like/respect/follow me? All the while, we’re not thinking about the true meaning of leadership: to inspire, empower and serve in order to elevate others over an extended period of time. We are all guilty. But there’s a method you can put into...
Why the Most Successful Organizations Invest in Every Leader
In order to have a successful organization today, a different model is required. One that has leaders at all levels of the organizations empowered to make decisions and model servant leadership behaviors.
5 Simple Moves to Become a More Successful Leader
So you’re struggling to lead a team. It’s okay, it happens. After all, leading others in a professional setting is one of the most difficult skills to master. Instead of focusing on what you were doing to get you in this spot, it’s much more important to focus on what you can do to change the tides.