Leadership Freak

JANUARY 14, 2012

** Waiting is the reason life hasn’t changed. Waiting seldom takes you where you want to go. You aren’t where you hoped because you haven’t taken steps to get there; you’ve waited. The path to disappointment and dissatisfaction is paved with waiting. Why we wait: Expecting giant leaps. Rejecting incremental progress. Forgetting that certainty is a [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 20, 2012

** Fitting in is the path to regret. Leaders don’t fit in they stand out. Bureaucrats fit in. Standing out is dangerous in some organizational cultures; you’ll get beat down till you conform. Conformity is death. Positive impact confronts the sludge of stagnant organizations. Something: People of impact are known for something. Reputation establishes identity, improves impact, and [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 16, 2012

** I believe in employees first, but I recently learned a bigger, more important truth. I asked an expert on “great places to work” if putting employees first was the secret to creating a great organization. She said, “Not really.” In the past: In, “The Essential Secret to Full Engagement,” I wrote: “Always place the [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 18, 2012

Image source Ineffective leaders require certainty before they act, I am certain. On the other hand, successful leaders make decisions where outcomes are uncertain. Leadership is rich with uncertainty. Turbulent times, regulations and compliance, technology, politics, people, and global markets enflame uncertainty. Additionally, complex challenges have more than one solution.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 15, 2012

** Lone Ranger leaders are doomed to fail. Recruiting, retaining, and developing the best talent is central to every organization’s success. Furthermore, people of influence constantly raise the game of those around them. High potential leaders develop other leaders. Two reasons people don’t grow: First, past successes formulate, establish, and solidify leadership attitudes and behaviors. [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 19, 2012

Danger! This post is 400 words. Danger Incompetence makes you push challenges away. Inadequacy causes you to pull back. “Not good enough” (perfectionism) is the reason you don’t start. I’ve been putting off this post for a few days because I feel incompetent and inadequate to write it. I can’t write it good enough. Radical [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 17, 2012

** Marshall McLuhan said, “Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” Author, Amy Lyman showed me one of mine. Our assumptions expose us: Beliefs about, the world, ourselves, and others form assumptions. For example, some assume my direct style and enjoyment of controversy is a strategy to drive traffic to my blog. You might [.].

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