Leadership Freak

MAY 19, 2021

Low energy is fatigue. No energy is death. Only 11% of us had a great deal of energy yesterday. Success with energy, according… Continue reading → Tom Rath Healthy fatigue rests joyfully, but weariness dreads tomorrow.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 15, 2021

Successful managers and leaders don’t drain energy and stamina.… Peter Drucker said, “So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.” ” I hope that’s not you. … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 4, 2021

Expand potential by doing things that require energy and strength. You don’t find strength while snoozing in a hammock or snacking at the movies. Strength rises when you do hard things. No challenge… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 23, 2021

Successful leaders know how to transform negative energy into positive action. You don’t care enough if you never feel irritation or frustration. The temptation of anger: Emotion controls action. Angry leaders get quick… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2014

The law of energy is put more in than you take out. Courage Encouragement Marks of leaders Motivation Optimism Power energize leaders Leadership Leadership Development organizational success Priorities sources of energy' Any person or system that takes out more than it puts in is dying.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 24, 2022

“Being an energizer is 4X more important than your title, position in a hierarchy, position in an influence network, or your position in an information network.” Kim Cameron Teams with one deadbeat suffer… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Only 11% of us had a great deal of energy yesterday.* I asked a group, “What aspects of work suck the life out of you?” Every response pointed to a “P” word –… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Torah unexpectedly says, “And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.” The day begins in the evening. Jewish scholars debate when the day actually begins. But the most important… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 27, 2017

21 ways a leader drains everyone’s energy: Laugh with the inner circle. Sometimes success is about what you don’t do. Frown with the fringe. Pound your own chest. Complain about others. Spring new… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2018

The inability to manage energy guarantees failure. The Energy Project) 5 ways to manage human energy: #1. Only 56% of employees feel energized at work. Work like a sprinter. Set a work-timer for… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 28, 2024

Focused energy makes success more likely. Successful leaders energize people. People won’t tell you this, they don’t like talking with you when you don’t like talking with them. I decided to write about simple ways to energize people during conversations. How do you energize people?

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Leadership Freak

MAY 17, 2019

The difference is motivational energy. You are responsible to manage your energy. Two people face the same challenge. One rises and thrives. One stumbles and flounders. Don’t surrender to a lousy boss, boring… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Managers complain about pushing low-energy employees. Low-energy suggests lack of purpose, not lack of energy. Don’t try to energize low-energy employees. Help them connect with their purpose. Purpose pulls. You don’t push people who… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 15, 2014

The neglected skill of leadership is managing energy. 4 powers of energy: Energy predicts the future.… Blood sucking people, like parasites, suck the life out of you. Successful leaders energize. Lousy leaders drain.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

High energy teams get more done. Sadly, they don’t teach managers how to track and manage team energy. Perhaps it’s a topic you’d rather ignore. Just do the work. Don’t worry about fluffy… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The struggle to keep your head above water provides little opportunity to reflect, adapt, and start again. Stress and frustration accumulate when you splash around today the same way you splashed yesterday. Recurring… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 11, 2018

Energy vampires* cheer when: Urgencies distract from priorities. Meetings suck the life out of people. Tough conversations get rescheduled or avoided. Elephants – taboo topics – crowd conference rooms. Outdated systems and processes… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 17, 2015

Organizational energy is leadership’s responsibility. Negative energy is the result of neglect or ignorance. Focus on energy: In as little as five minutes, you can energize a team member. Successful leaders energize others.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 24, 2020

The good ole days seem sweeter during a pandemic. In the afternoons, I put in earphones and listen to James Taylor, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, the Beatles, and others. Familiarity during disruption fuels… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 29, 2015

Success requires energy. No energy – no success. Passion is focused energy. The most important thing you manage is your own energy. 7 energy drains: Self-importance. No passion – no leadership. The false… Continue reading → Managing Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher'

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 10, 2015

One energy vampire* drains the entire team. Negative energy dominates apart from intervention. Successful leaders, monitor, manage, and fuel energy.… A small energized team goes further than a large team with one black hole. … Continue reading → Taking others higher Leadership organizational success'

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 29, 2015

Energy comes to you from your inner world and the world around you. Find energy by respecting it. 10 Ways to Find More Energy Today #1. Reject the need to be right all… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 28, 2015

The less energy you have the more negative you become. Low energy leaders: Feel unappreciated. Energized leaders are better. Want to quit. Can’t create or try new things. Believe the world… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

5 sources of organizational energy that connect to meetings: Progress. Nothing fuels energy more than moving the ball down the field. The purpose of meetings is to energize small wins. Contributing to a… Continue reading → Managing Taking others higher Teams Meetings'

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 4, 2019

“A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.” Peter Drucker 5 step project: #1. List the top three strengths of… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 23, 2013

Leaders correct too much and affirm too little. Hold monthly affirmation sessions. Here’s how. Invite one key player to an affirmation sessions for the sole purpose of encouragement. Be prepared. You do this so little it may freak them out. First, clarify mission, vision, and values.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The need for a quick solution prevents leaders from asking powerful questions. What if questions are more powerful than statements? Powerful questions: #1. Ignite curiosity. Curiosity comes before solution and innovation. You know… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 4, 2018

Be accountable if you want to hold others accountable. Think of accountability as having someone in the boat with you. Who rows with you? Shout your goals from the rooftop. Secrets protect. Accountability… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 16, 2023

10 Unexpected Actions That Energize Your Team Today Life is better for you when you fuel other people’s energy. What could you do today to energize others? Still curious: How to Honor the… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 2, 2017

Any incompetent fool can run around barking orders like a chihuahua with the self image of a doberman. Yes, giving direction is part of leadership. But the soft stuff, like igniting, monitoring, and… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 16, 2022

One of the five factors of well-being is energy to get things done. Vacation might help but those who neglect their energy… Continue reading → You die a slow death when you don’t energize your day.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Use the circle method to create focus.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 26, 2017

New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies of, Conflict without Casualties. Leave a comment on this guest post by Dr. Nate Regier to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of Conflict without… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 15, 2018

85% are not self-aware.* Your stories show YOU who you are. A story: Recently, I taught a group of leaders how to energize team members by listening to stories. During the session a… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Positive energy fuels performance. Negative energy feels like swamp-walking. A negative tone treats people like tools and results like gods. Skillful leaders set a positive tone. A positive tone… “Excellence depends on a… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We need reminders that everything we hope to do requires time and energy. Time management is the power to manage your schedule and your energy. You have two or three golden hours every… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 17, 2023

Dead structure means people waste energy stumbling over trivialities. Dynamic organizational structure enables people to flourish. 10 questions for building dynamic organizational structure.

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