Leadership Freak
MARCH 22, 2012
10 dangers of inexperienced leaders: Needing to be liked. Blaming. Emotional decisions. Impulsiveness. Trying too hard. Neglecting the long term. Focusing on symptoms rather than causes. Aiming without pulling the trigger. Meddling. Forget to say thank you. (Speaking of thanks, many of these points were inspired by contributors on the Leadership Freak Facebook Page.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 19, 2012
I still remember the moment I first saw the girl who eventually became my wife. I was 13 years old. I remember her hair, her shoes, her dress, her eyes, and a smile that still devastates me. I was 19 when we married. I’ve been pursuing her ever since. I pursued big dreams, back then. [.].
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Leadership Freak
MARCH 20, 2012
“Many people who could have made the biggest difference in my life didn’t.” @pastorhudson tweeted back, “WOW that’s so true! My question is why? Did they not know? Not care? Not have time?” I thought, “Great questions?” Why haven’t they made a bigger difference? We didn’t go to them? They didn’t come to us? They had [.].
Leadership Freak
MARCH 18, 2012
Guess what insecure leaders do when one of their weaknesses comes to light? They immediate explain why it isn’t a weakness and how it’s not that bad. I see it all the time. It’s hard to acknowledge what you can’t do well when you live in a world that expects you to be good at [.].
Leadership Freak
MARCH 17, 2012
Focusing on what others should have done is a powerless excuse maker’s paradise. Responses reflect values. Excuse maker and blamers value themselves above others. They’ll drive the knife in your back if it serves their purposes. Compassionate leaders value others. They believe in lifting rather than crushing. Responses reflect confidence. Blamers live defensive lives, feeling [.].
Leadership Freak
MARCH 23, 2012
Sometimes you don’t know what you want until you make a choice. You’re driving down the road and realize you aren’t comfortable. Choices expose what we really want. Maybe you feel trapped because you already decided. How can we make the rubber hit the road without creating a binding decision. Make nonbinding decisions: Public decisions [.].
Leadership Freak
MARCH 21, 2012
Those without hope cannot be led. Hope is the engine that drives success. Despair drives defeat. The overwhelming power of hope is demonstrated in it’s ability to inspire unimaginable endurance. Think of hope gone bad when a wife endures abuse hoping he’ll change. Wise leaders instill enabling hope that energizes sustained progress toward noble goals. [.].
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