When you were much younger, did you ever hang from something upside-down? Like hanging from monkey bars? Or laying down, put your head over the side upside down? Doing so always created a different perspective on what I was seeing. “I like to turn things upside down, to watch pictures and situations from another perspective.”… Continue reading Upside-Down Leadership: 5 Reasons Why it is Important.
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7 Statements of Leadership (Part 1): Leadership is Responsible
In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell lists 7 statements in the chapter “The Law of Victory.” That list will be used for this and the next 6 posts in a series “7 Statements of Leadership.” The following post is a repost from August, 2013 – originally part of a series on the… Continue reading 7 Statements of Leadership (Part 1): Leadership is Responsible
What Must a Leader Do?
Jim Lange wrote that he recently received some good advice about leadership. “I recently read something sent to me by Verne Harnish about a conference he hosted that was too good not to pass along. During the event, Pat Williams, the co-founder of the Orlando Magic and author of 92 books, received a well-deserved standing ovation after sharing 7 keys… Continue reading What Must a Leader Do?
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody
This is a story about four people named: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody: “There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it,… Continue reading Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody
A Real Bomb Threat
Last week, I was involved in a leadership development/competitive event. Hosted by the local university, college and high school students traveled from as far as Florida to be involved in this event. An event that many of them will be talking about for some time. It was in the middle of the afternoon, around 3:20… Continue reading A Real Bomb Threat
Repost: 10 Qualities of a What???
This post first appeared on 8/28/12. 10 Qualities of a Leader John Maxwell has said that everything rises or falls on leadership. Leadership changes everything. There is no question of that in my mind. But what bothers me is the question: Am I a good leader? As stated in a previous post, there are leaders… Continue reading Repost: 10 Qualities of a What???
Guest Post: 4 Suggestions for Developing Trust as a Leader
Guest Post from Ron Edmondson: 4 Suggestions for Developing Trust as a Leader Trust is like gold in leadership. Without it a leader will fail to build a healthy following. Developing trust takes time. It is seldom granted with position alone. Most people have been injured in relationships that keeps them from trusting blindly. But,… Continue reading Guest Post: 4 Suggestions for Developing Trust as a Leader
Responsibility? Who cares???? (Legacy Part 13)
The 12th trait of a leadership legacy is: A leader is responsible. What does responsible mean? Too many it merely means being responsible for one’s self and actions; however, as a leader it means quite a bit more. In order to be an effective leader you have to be responsible for not only yourself but everyone you… Continue reading Responsibility? Who cares???? (Legacy Part 13)