Blog Posts To Lead And Enlighten
How to Model Humility to Your Team
Darren Hardy said, “To change your reflection (what you do that you want your people to do), change your projection (the example you set).” You are being watched. Never forget that. Like it or not, your behavior and words influence the whole organization. Employees...
Who is a Leader? Guest Blog by TJ Reid
Just this morning, I received a message from a parent of a teenager that said, "I'm not necessarily a leader, but I wanted you to know that your podcast ‘Curiosity killed the excuses’ really helped me with how I view my teenager." I loved hearing the story of how this...
What It Means to Have No-Quit Grit
To succeed in any industry, you must keep moving. It’s how good leaders become great leaders. “The key to success is holding in your conscious mind what you want to achieve and then striving in everything you do to make the image a reality.” –Norman Vincent Peale The...
Top Tips on Upgrading Your Planning Process
For every minute of planning you do, you save ten minutes of time. The payoff is great. The time to do it? That’s the challenge. By planning, you get ahead of major initiatives coming up in the future, avoiding “hair on fire” reactivity that results in high-stress and...
Deploy Strengths to Increase Engagement–Guest Blog by Dr. Catherine Wiberg
As leaders, you evaluate the present and look toward the future. You consistently work to make tomorrow better than today. You might also feel like you only have time for the present and today’s “fires” that you are responsible for “putting out.” You became a leader...
How to Be More Optimistic
"Mojo" is that positive spirit toward what you are doing, and it’s a crucial mindset for leadership. “It starts on the inside,” shares Marshall Goldsmith, “and radiates to the outside.” While you might have some pre-disposition toward being a glass-half-empty person...
Guest Blog by Michael Levitt on Your Choice to Burn Out–or Not!
We live in a world where we have instant access to EVERYTHING. We can order something from our phone, and pick it up or have it delivered exactly when we want it, without getting up off our ergonomic office chair. We have more choices than our previous generation had...
Opportunity’s Knocking; You Answering?
If you are reading this blog, there's a good chance you are an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur (within a company). With that often comes a desire for adventure. You probably embrace change, take more risks than the average person, and leap into action without having...
Tools for Monitoring Your Team’s Progress
Leading a successful team or business must have both sides of the same coin: a compelling vision of a desired future and a day-to-day excellence in execution of that vision. One eye on the future and one eye on the present. This blog is about setting and maintaining...