If you are ready to take things up a notch this next year, then listen up. These tips might be just up your alley! They may help you get a leg up on your competition and lift up your spirits. So wake up and rise up to the challenge...that is, if you are up to... Continue Reading →
Terry gives a great summary of a discussion we have been having with leaders around the world in our Masters in Global Leadership class.
This week in my M.A. course, we discussed leadership competencies, specifically the need for spirituality and integrity for leaders.
Spirituality was defined as: centered, eternal awareness, moral concern, recognition of the sacred, meaning and purpose.
Integrity was defined as: oneness, wholeness, connectedness, all parts intersect and reflect the whole; you are who you claim to be.
I view these competencies as vital character traits and essential practices for an effective leader. I have experienced the negative consequences of leadership that lacked these competencies: spiritual manipulation, pride, selfishness, ego, false pretense, corruption, and debt. Sadly, I admit that sometimes I have been the one who caused those negative consequences.
Why do you think that spirituality and integrity are important for leaders?
On the other hand, a leader with spirituality and integrity competencies displays authenticity, emotional intelligence, and consistency in being, knowing and doing. An authentic leader earns trust; a leader with…
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Great, practical thoughts from the Leadership Freak on learning and leaving a legacy…
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You can’t be great if you don’t grow.
Growth requires learning.
We learn and grow in relationship.
Helping others learn moves them toward their greatness.
Learning is pivotal to greatness.
“Mentoring is the act of, ‘Helping others learn.’” Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith in, Managers as Mentors.
Danger zone:
Chip and Marshall explain pitfalls for mentors:
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Dan has some great thoughts on toxic leadership and organizational environments. He connects the dots between two of the Leader Impact themes: leading courageously and loving deeply. Dan Rockwell, a.k.a. Leadership Freak, writes on practical leadership in 300 words or less. Enjoy the read!
Average leaders get things done. Exceptional leaders build environments where others get things done.
Average leaders fix. Exceptional leaders build.
You begin thinking leadership is all about results, but come to learn it’s about the way we treat each other. Results matter, but how you achieve results matters more.
“Results only” is the formula for toxicity.
Great places to work are about the way things get done.
When all that matters are the numbers, eventually, people don’t matter.
Exceptional leaders embrace the power of how.
Exceptional leaders define “the way” things get done.
Courageous leaders challenge back-stabbing and office politics, for example. They say, “That’s not the way we do things around here.”
Organizations that neglect how things get done become lousy places to work. Frankly, soft-skills are hard…
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I recently received an email from Dan Rockwell, A.K.A. Leadership Freak (his blog) regarding a great resource. Free download of Chapter 1 of "The Secret of Teams" by Mark Miller: Here is the link: http://bit.ly/1342KN1 (No registration required) This is a classic read for anyone working with teams! Amazon has this review where you can order the entire book:... Continue Reading →
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