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Connection: We Feel Good When We Feel Connected (Shelley Row)

Let's Grow Leaders

Is there someone you work with who could use a little motivation? Could you use a little motivation? You can’t motivate someone else if you can’t motivate yourself and, frankly, we could all use a little motivation sometime. One of the motivation levers in the brain is connection. You know the answer.

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Tim Grover on Winning

Leading Blog

And motivational talk isn’t part of it. Sports trainer and mindset expert to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and others, Tim Grover (with Shari Wenk) provides a look at what it takes to perform at the highest levels in any field in Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness. You want energy. Winning knows the truth.

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Book Review: The Fearless Mind

Lead on Purpose

When we understand this we are able to channel our energy into mastering those aspects that we have direct responsibility for, and not wasting energy (emotional, mental, or physical) on those things that are outside our control. Motivation is fixed in behavior, and behavior is rooted in one of two forms: task or ego.

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It’s Time to Turn Your Leadership Inside Out and Upside Down

Leading with Trust

The most persistent barrier to being a servant leader is a heart motivated by self-interest that views the world with an attitude of “give a little, take a lot.” Boss watching” can become a popular sport where people get promoted based on their upward-influencing skills. It starts with a leader’s heart, their character and intention.

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5 Strategies for Building High Trust, High Performing Teams

Leading with Trust

Growing up playing sports, coaching my kids’ sports teams, and being a sports fan in general has taught me numerous lessons about life and leadership. This causes team members to step on each other’s toes and question each other’s motives. Great teams thrive on trust ( click to tweet ).

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How to Be a Leader Everyone Loves to Work With

Lead from Within

We all want to work for a leader who is motivating, inspiring, visionary, and brilliant at making plans and carrying them out. Many people treat conversation like a competitive sport you can win by talking the longest, making the cleverest point, or getting in the last word. Winning at any level fuels the energy for big success.

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Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

The brain's trust signal, a neurochemical called oxytocin that my lab discovered in the early 2000s, motivates us to reciprocate when someone provides us with a benefit. Many colleagues are sleep-deprived due to travel or having young children and this gives them a chance to refresh their brains and gain the energy boost from a short nap.