Leadership Freak

JULY 24, 2023

How to escape the small box that negative thoughts creates. It’s natural to obsess over one bad thing and forget many good things. Life is better than it seems for negative people.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 10, 2024

Eavesdropping originally meant standing under the eaves and secretly listening to conversations inside the house. Today it means to secretly listen. It’s foolish to eavesdrop because you’ll hear things you shouldn’t hear. But… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 14, 2024

“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way.” John Ruskin You do not see like a leader until you see yourself. Here are some suggestions you can use today.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 11, 2024

The line between imagination and reality is fuzzy when you’re 3-years old. Sadly, we outgrow pretend. Everything in the real world began with imagination. Imagination: Maya, our youngest granddaughter, baked cookies for us… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

One leader said, "I realized my supervisors weren't supervising because I was doing it for them. Don't handicap people. Be the reason people step up.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The line between influence and manipulation is intention. Manipulators seek their own interests. Ethical influencers seek your best interest. “We We can’t live if you’re promoted,” is baloney with a capital ‘B’.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 5, 2023

Every leader needs to learn how to overcome resistance. You can't lead if resistance from others defeats you. This post provides four actionable steps you can take to lower resistance and strengthen connection. Learn 12 questions you can use today.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 28, 2023

Belief enables leadership. You must believe in the people you lead. Leaders who don’t believe in people are control freaks. Knowledge guides belief. The more you know about the people around you, the… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How to practice purposeful abandonment? You won’t grow until you purposefully abandon what holds you back.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 31, 2023

My brain never leaps to the best thing that could happen. People usually jump to negative conclusions. Imagined catastrophes make stability unlikely.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 8, 2022

Every manager wants to know how to challenge people. But how might you challenge people and create an environment where… Continue reading → Competitive business environments require greater productivity and efficiency. High expectations are table stakes.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Kooky people are everywhere. Relocating won’t help. You deal with them till you die. Heck, you might be one. Here are some suggestions for dealing with crazies at work. Including 7 powerful question.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Don’t ask something stupid like, “How am I doing,” when seeking feedback. Here are three practical questions to wak when seeking feedback.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 15, 2023

We all do things that add weight to the journey. We don’t notice until consequences camp in the front yard. Self-defeating behaviors corrode success even though they seem helpful.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Happiness is a primary concern but a secondary pursuit. Today is the last day of our 5-book giveaways.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A hero helps us imagine who we can become. Leaders build culture with stories. What stories are you telling tody?

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 5, 2023

You want a life of impact but what if you talk all day. Design a life of impact or you’ll dance with trivialities.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Generosity, joy, and kindness seem easier during Christmas. If we could flush commercialism it would truly be the most wonderful time of the year. Two things that offend Christmas, artificial trees and white… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

You don’t notice until one morning you're drained. Low vitality equals low confidence. Restore vitality project included.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 5, 2022

How to bring up thorny issues: 5 reasons people avoid thorny issues: The burden of feeling right creates stress to convince… Continue reading → Normal people choose pleasure over pain. It’s normal to avoid thorny issues.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You know what happens when you decide to sleep late. You will rush when you get up. You will splash water on your face. Do something with your hair. Throw on a shirt.… … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Complainers have suggestions for others. 'We 'We should' means 'you should' Discern the meaning of pronouns.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 1, 2024

A big goal makes me feel powerful when it's 364 days away. A goal for today slaps me to attention. A year-long goal is a compass. Awareness of brevity sets the rudder.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 27, 2023

It's hard to get a meddling boss to back off. An adversarial relationship won't help. You can do things that help your boss back off.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Every excuse to stay the same leads to drudgery and decay. Inaction drains vitality. Dreams without action are sedatives. The pursuit of excellence is the path to reinvent your leadership. The greatest obstacle… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It’s impossible to over-communicate when teams are far away from each other. There's a new book giveaway on this post.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2020

Leadership includes managing emotion, both your own and others’ How to Show Up During Emotional Turmoil: #1. Stressful times create emotional turmoil. Emotional conflict on the team always hurts and often harms. Always… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mistakes are inevitable, but some are avoidable. The worst mistake is the one you didn’t need to make. I list 3 big mistakes leaders don't need to make. I wonder what you can add.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 12, 2020

3/11/2020) How to talk with anxious people: #1. COVID-19 is a global pandemic according to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the General-Director of the World Health Organization. (3/11/2020) Avoid “but”: When people share concerns… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 18, 2022

Everyone gossips. Slander and backstabbing are destructive, but there’s a healthy side to gossip. When you say, “Your reputation precedes you,” you acknowledge the power of gossip. Gossip is one reason businesses grow… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Set a goal to run five times a week for a year. Or commit to run a marathon in six months. Running a marathon is a reason. A goal comes to life when… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 7, 2023

I screwed up my face Sunday morning. While trimming my beard, I took off the spacer to clean it and forgot to put it back. The bathroom mirror revealed irreparable damage. So, I… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 17, 2022

When a front-line worker shows up in the corporate office, people wonder how they got in. When the boss shows up on the front-line, people notice. Higher-ups have more status at work than… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Distraction is natural. Achievement is intentional. My first-grade teacher, Mrs. Goodwin, wrote on my report card. Danny has to know everything that’s going on around him.” Distraction has been my saboteur for a… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 6, 2023

The way you’re perceived governs how people respond to you. Perception determines response. You respond to frowns different than smiles, unless the smile seems disingenuous. This wouldn't matter if leadership was done in isolation.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Leaders flame-out because consequences come slowly. Neglecting your team doesn’t bite you immediately. Chasing urgencies – instead of priorities – seems like success for a while. Working long hours works for a while.… … Continue reading →

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