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When my daughter was about six years of age, she answered the phone. Someone was calling, saying they had an important message for Dr. Zimmerman. With her most polite manner, she responded, “I’m sorry. You have the wrong number.” When she later told me about the call, she was so proud of herself … for handling the call like an adult. …
Have you ever noticed that some people don’t have to get up to leave the room? Their communication skills are so poor that no matter what is being said, they don’t get it. Maybe they were never taught appropriate, effective communication skills. Or they just don’t care. Either way it can be devastating to work with or live with those …
You are always leading people somewhere. The question is … Do you know where? If you asked someone whether or not he or she was a leader, they would probably say “no.” They don’t have any particular leadership title. They might even add such self-deprecating comments as “I’m just an IT guy … or … I’m just a salesperson … or … I’m just a homemaker.” …
Like a lot of you, I’ve worked for some big-named companies, and I’ve reported to some powerful leader-type people with fancy titles. However, I’ve learned that there is very little correlation between a person’s title and how much they actually influenced my life. And I’m sure the same is true. Leadership has a lot more to do with influence than …
