Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Leadership / Motivation”
If you think you’re leading and no one is following, don’t fool yourself. You’re just out for a walk. A while ago, when I was speaking at the Mayo Clinic, one of the Directors shared a great leadership story. He said his third-grade son, Taylor, was upset because he had not been chosen as the line leader for his class. He …
There are 12 keys to amazing, outstanding, over-the-top peak performance, but if I had to choose the #1 key to peak performance it would be SELF-ESTEEM. Because you perform exactly as you see yourself. If you see yourself as loser, somewhere deep inside yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously, you will find a way to sabotage yourself and make sure you lose, even when …
Some time ago I came across a poem that really struck me. Perhaps you’ve seen it also. It read: If there is right in the soul, There will be contentment in the person. If there is contentment in the person, There will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the …
By definition, most people in your organization are average. But average is not a nice word. It sounds so ordinary. And who wants to be considered ordinary? No one! The trouble is people get used to being average. It feels comfortable or at least familiar. And that’s precisely why we need effective leaders. Effective leaders get average people to do extraordinary work. A …
