Inside the Leadership Signature
Posted On Aug 30 2016What did you have for breakfast this morning? That was a choice you made. The decision process is part of your leadership signature. This is connected to how you approach choices every day, as a manager or as a staff member. You signature may be passive or aggressive; it can be empathetic or in can be disconnected. Balance The most important piece to consider is how you keep connected. If you approach causes you to be disconnected from those you work with and influence, you can lose success and be frustrated with the outcomes. Some of the best way to …
Key Steps for Gaining Leadership Skills
Posted On Aug 23 2016There are many ways to gain leadership skills. Many cases are where a person finds him- or herself promoted to a position, and having to learn the skills as they go along. In other cases, a person has leadership ambitions, but find that there seems to be no way to acquire, improve and prove leadership skills with their current position. Even if you are not attempting to move into a leadership position, having the perspective of a good leader can improve your position and your outlook on work in general. In an Inc. Magazine article, I learned about 10 tips for …
How to See Leadership Gaps
Posted On Aug 16 2016The Leadership Gap describes 2 different, related problems: Not having enough leaders Having leaders without the right skills The Pressure to Promote from within When organizations find that there is a lack of leadership for an area, many choose to promote leaders from the staff. This is both a reward for hard work and leverages the person’s expertise. This is often the only route for career growth in many organizations. If it is the only path for career, there is a great pressure and expectation from the workforce that expects promotion to only occur from within. If a leader is …
Working Leaders – Keynote Speaking
Posted On Aug 2 2016I recently had a chance to present a shortened version of my positive leadership keynote speech. While it was shorter, I was able to share some key points, with an audience that was right on target for the message. I was speaking to a group of leaders, who are part of a larger non-profit organization, but each person is part of a board of smaller organizations. As such, there were a number of different leadership roles represented. Working Leaders One of the key points I made to those attending was that I recognized that their positions were somewhat unusual from …
Super Leader
Posted On Jul 24 2016What is a Super Leader? Do you fly around with a cape? Have you been bitten by a radioactive bug? Do you own billions of dollars of gadgets? Only 1 of those is partially true – paying for the right equipment is important. Yet, even more important is how you deal with an even more important resource: your workforce. What are key ideas that make a leader seem super: The team is engaged The team feels empowered The team feels safe taking chances The leader encourages the team towards his vision The communication is clear and easy We often see …
The Leadership Time Machine
Posted On Jul 7 2016For anyone who saw the Back to the Future series of movies or any number of other time machine stories, you know that time machines can be both problem-causing and can be the solution. With a time machine, you never have to be late to the party again! The biggest challenge with time machines seems to be keeping them functioning and not losing track of them, especially at a key moment. With a Leadership Time Machine, your problems can be as if they never happened. “But wait!” I hear you say. “There is no such thing as a Time Machine. …
Value Add
Posted On Jun 28 2016You can use Value Add to tune your approach to activities. It can give you perspective on Leadership, Career and Organizations. We hear Value Add in business jargon. Sometimes it is just used as a buzz-word, with little real meaning. It refers to a specific activity that adds value. It comes from the term ‘Value Added’ – which can mean the profit on items, or the net value of the production of an item or set of items. I spoke to a group in the last week, to give them an idea of how Value Add can be used to …
Lowering Your Expectations or Raising Yourself Up
Posted On Jun 22 2016I am going to share a challenging situation a young man was having in his work position. He was feeling like his leadership was not showing the responsibility to him or his position. There were cases of him not receiving communication as well as not getting enough feedback on his position. While he was frustrated, and it made him less positive about his work, he did have some thoughts about the situation that showed a good, leading up perspective. First, he understood that there were expectations in the role of the leadership above him. Next, he took some steps to …
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