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MAY 30, 2014

Progress… Continue reading → Anger Change Courage Fear Motivation courageous leaders Leadership Questions' Backward facing frustration reacts against an unsatisfying past. Top leaders disappointed. Results fell short. Teammates hung you out to dry.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Feedback Goals Leading Motivation Success Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development performance metrics sports' The visit: Dahliah, Asher, and Abram, three of our grandkids, are spending the week with us. Asher, our seven year old grandson, is a sports fanatic. Yesterday, while in his […].

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Leadership Freak

MAY 15, 2019

Leave a comment on this guest post by Susan Fowler to become eligible to win one of twenty complimentary copies of, “Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your… Continue reading → New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies!!

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Leadership Freak

MAY 16, 2012

The purpose of leadership is to identify and create the future. The challenge of leadership is helping people keep up. 10 ways to face the challenges of leadership: Embrace dissatisfaction and discontent with optimism. [.]. If you want to lead, go somewhere and take someone with you. You are ahead.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 5, 2019

George Will Optimism is dangerous when it causes you to: Lose motivation. “The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” When you… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 23, 2012

Speaking ability enhances leadership potential. Public platforms provide opportunities to shape, direct, and motivate organizations. ** Leading is more difficult if you can’t speak well. Be as smart as this student: Holly said she wasn’t excited about the presentations she was giving this semester. She replied, [.].

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 30, 2017

The best way to maximize talent is to first understand their motivation. Comparison: Feelers care about getting things done with people. Think relationships. Dreamers care about what’s next. Think progress. Doers care about getting… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 4, 2018

Jamie Dimon said the secret of great leadership is humility and heart. Leaders typically honor results, but what are you doing to honor heart? Dimon is the CEO of America’s biggest bank, JPMorgan… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 7, 2017

4 essential for inspirational leadership: Belief: You must believe in people in order to inspire them. Criticism and complaint seldom inspire people to take on new challenges. Everyone who has achieved anything owes… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Achieving results is a walk in the park compared to navigating the fuzzy side of leadership. Measuring success is even more difficult. The soft stuff: Building relationships. Managing energy. Staying curious. Technical skills… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 23, 2012

Speaking ability enhances leadership potential. Public platforms provide opportunities to shape, direct, and motivate organizations. ** Leading is more difficult if you can’t speak well. Be as smart as this student: Holly said she wasn’t excited about the presentations she was giving this semester. She replied, [.].

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 19, 2018

Give your personal leadership focus and direction. #1. If you let your mind wander, you’ll end up where you don’t want to go. Bring your best self to work by determining… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 21, 2015

Julie asks, “How do you truly inspire people?” … Continue reading → Motivation Solution Saturday' Today is the first Saturday of an experiment I’m calling “Solution Saturday.” 17 ways to truly inspire. Realize true inspiration is internal. People inspire themselves.…

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Leadership Freak

MAY 16, 2012

The purpose of leadership is to identify and create the future. The challenge of leadership is helping people keep up. 10 ways to face the challenges of leadership: Embrace dissatisfaction and discontent with optimism. [.]. If you want to lead, go somewhere and take someone with you. You are ahead.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Celebration establishes, builds, and reinforces positive culture. A clap does more good than a slap. If you don’t like what you see, start celebrating the things you want to see. The more you… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 27, 2016

De-motivates teammates. Good judgement expands the future, but being judgmental: Wrecks relationships. Diminishes talent. Disengages employees. The difference between good judgement and being judgmental is assumption. #1. Judgmental leaders make decisions based on negative… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 8, 2018

Your response to disappointing leadership impacts the trajectory of your career. Controlling to one is liberating to another. All leaders disappoint. Some are too controlling. Others are too hands-off. Controlling leaders: Disrespect and… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 30, 2018

Great results require meaningful commitments. A commitment is saying NO many times in service to a meaningful YES. The truth about MAYBE: I hate MAYBE. Just say yes or no! Maybe is worse… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 16, 2018

Critics point out what’s wrong but neglect how to improve. You assume people have negative motives. Two reasons leaders are critical of others: #1. He’s late because he’s lazy. She didn’t smile because… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 6, 2012

Peter Jenson, Ph.D., author, coach, and Olympic sports psychology consultant, said many things during our conversation but one most gripped me. “I I let them stew in their failure for a while.” Peter Jenson Ph.D. A team Jenson worked with suffered a disappointing loss. He let them sleep on it. I’ve been mulling over Jenson’s strategy.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Managers complain that they don’t have time to monitor and manage their team’s energy. Yet, when their car gets close to “E”, they take time to fuel up. Short-sighted managers care more about… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 18, 2012

Say the right thing the wrong way and you’ll disconnect. Intent to connect, correct, or be useful isn’t useful unless content, tone, and body language fully align. Everything you say invites responses from others. What responses do your communication methods call for? Aggression calls for agreement or disagreement.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 4, 2012

Before you find your personal best, let go of your mediocrity. Determine what isn’t working and stop it. Stopping: Stopping is harder than you think. Fear of failure makes you keep working at what isn’t working, even when it’s failing. Wanting something to work may blind you to the reality that it isn’t. Failure to [.].

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Leadership Freak

MAY 24, 2017

Spiders, snakes, and bears are scary. I had a dream about a bear on railroad tracks when I was a kid. I don’t know if I’m afraid of bears because of the dream… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 16, 2017

Feelers are like Rodney Dangerfield. They get no respect. Every team has Doers, Feelers, and Dreamers on it. Doers are driven to finish things. Dreamers are driven to start things. Feelers prioritize relationships… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 6, 2012

Peter Jenson, Ph.D., author, coach, and Olympic sports psychology consultant, said many things during our conversation but one most gripped me. “I I let them stew in their failure for a while.” Peter Jenson Ph.D. A team Jenson worked with suffered a disappointing loss. He let them sleep on it. I’ve been mulling over Jenson’s strategy.

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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.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 4, 2012

Before you find your personal best, let go of your mediocrity. Determine what isn’t working and stop it. Stopping: Stopping is harder than you think. Fear of failure makes you keep working at what isn’t working, even when it’s failing. Wanting something to work may blind you to the reality that it isn’t. Failure to [.].

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 7, 2012

They weren’t to consider “how” to do it, at least at first. ** I took a small team into a space that needs transformation and asked them what could be done to make the space youthful and vibrant. Just imagine possibilities. Imagination ignites enthusiasm, instills engagement, and deepens commitment.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 11, 2012

How to fail: The break-fix model seldom develops greatness. If you plan to achieve great things you must develop great leaders. The break-fix model is problem-centric and backward-facing. Break-fix works for systems and processes but not for people. Fix organizations – develop people.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 6, 2012

” Tom went on to say, “The only thing I know how to do is bust my ass at whatever, grand or [.].

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Leadership Freak

MAY 11, 2012

How to fail: The break-fix model seldom develops greatness. If you plan to achieve great things you must develop great leaders. The break-fix model is problem-centric and backward-facing. Break-fix works for systems and processes but not for people. Fix organizations – develop people.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 7, 2012

They weren’t to consider “how” to do it, at least at first. ** I took a small team into a space that needs transformation and asked them what could be done to make the space youthful and vibrant. Just imagine possibilities. Imagination ignites enthusiasm, instills engagement, and deepens commitment.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 6, 2012

” Tom went on to say, “The only thing I know how to do is bust my ass at whatever, grand or [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 5, 2012

** Playing to win trumps playing not to lose, always. Start worrying when sports teams play to protect their lead rather than build it. Athletic play declines and scores erode when play degenerate into protecting the score. Playing not to lose is playing it safe.

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