Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The way you treat others is the chief culture building influence in your organization. Lousy leaders act like individual contributors. Incompetent leaders can’t see the impact of their attitudes, words, and actions. Newton… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 16, 2014

Extend your influence by following the example of Peter Drucker. Drucker’s 9 channels of influence: “Define the landscape.” Identify… Continue reading → Encouragement Influence Mentoring Personal Growth Taking others higher Growth Leadership Leadership Development organizational success peter drucker Questions'

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 30, 2018

A credibility gap ends influence and limits impact. All that’s left – once credibility is lost – is the use of position and power. According to Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner The Five… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 5, 2021

A bear demolished our bird feeders. Plastic tubes and suet cages offer little resistance. Sunflower seeds and suet are easy prey. My wife ordered new tubes and safely stored all the metal parts… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Leaders without influence are followers. If I… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Influence Interview Optimism Leadership Leadership Development' The ability to woo hearts begins with belief. They believe because you believe. During our interview, Kip Tindell preached a message he’s preached thousands of times.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 7, 2020

Incompetent leaders focus exclusively on results. Successful leaders notice their impact on people because leadership is about human beings, not simply producing a product. Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche list nine strategies of… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 30, 2012

If leadership is influence then dominance and coercion aren’t leading. If you want to lead, increase your influence. Approval: Increasing your influence means [.]. Approval: Increasing your influence means [.]. Police have rightful authority to control.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 15, 2024

Perspective taking increases influence, energizes others, and builds trust. Taking perspective is more important than giving perspective when leading. But many leaders run around spouting their perspective without learning how others see the world. Here are three actionable approaches to the art of perspective taking.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 24, 2020

The c-suite has little day-to-day impact on the productivity of remote workers. Remote worker’s productivity depends on one role – the manager.” Gallup Remote work isn’t going away. Our best estimate is that… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The power of suggestion might kill you. The Smithsonian Magazine reports an individual who attempted suicide using placebo tablets. The pills could not harm him. He experienced dangerously low blood pressure and required… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 5, 2016

Disconnection invites skepticism – skepticism blocks influence. Connection is the conduit of influence. The tools of disconnected leadership are manipulation and coercion. The battle to connect is lost when people wonder what’s going… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 19, 2022

NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY!! 20 copies available!! Leave a comment on this guest post by Becky Robinson to become eligible for one of 20 complimentary copies of her new book, Reach: Create the Biggest… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 23, 2020

I’d never thrive as a fire chief. Curiosity comes naturally to me. It’s unnatural for me to make statements before asking questions. If you ask me one question, I’ll ask you four. The… Continue reading →

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Influence 135

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Your most powerful tool of influence is a pair of caring ears. Today’s leadership challenge is the daily practice of caring engaged silence. Caring engaged silence: A caring heart is permission to lead.… … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

“Why did you hit your sister?” “She She hit me first!” The people around you reflect your relationship with them. The stronger the connection, the deeper the reflection. The people around you are –… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 1, 2021

I owe most of the relationships I enjoy to the persistence of others. I tend to look at new people like cows look at new gates, skeptically. Connection assumes generous intention. Healthy relationship… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 28, 2018

Immaturity shows up thinking about itself. Maturity shows up thinking about others. In my immature twenties, I used language in a presentation that offended some and got me in hot water. When it… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 24, 2017

Everything you have today began with someone else. Leadership is stewardship. Now the question is, “How are you bringing value to others.” Leadership isn’t about status, position, salary, or title. Stewardship is about… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 6, 2013

At least once in a while, forget about controlling outcomes. Build human connections. Set aside the things leaders hide behind. Turn off: Results. Strategies. Vision casting. Job titles. Yield: Take a deep breath and let go of doing, at least once in awhile. Connect by gently stepping toward […].

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 31, 2012

You can’t lead people you don’t know. Knowing others means understanding and appreciating not judging. Humility: Knowing others if first about you then about others. Humility accepts. Arrogance judges and rejects. Difference frustrates arrogant leaders. Everyone should be like them.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

I’m from Maine. My parents are from Maine, and so are my parent’s parents. We refer to ourselves as MAINEiacs and we have a reputation for stoicism. Maybe the cold winters make us that way? My dad is a classic Maineiac – steady and unemotional. Self-awareness to this MAINEiac seemed like a passing fad – [.].

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 2, 2022

Your greatest tool of influence is your ears. Listening increases the value and impact of your words. Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.” Alan Alda 4 listener… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 18, 2022

Some parts of your brain shrink under the influence of prolonged stress.* Chronic stress corrodes your brain. Stress in large doses makes you stupid. Chronic stress lowers brain power and emotional responsiveness. 5… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 23, 2021

Two factors influence your response to stressful situations… Continue reading → The gap between responsibility and ability is where stress lives. Your boss assigns a task that stretches your skillset or overstuffs your schedule – stress!

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 25, 2021

Your most powerful tool of influence isn’t a strategy or technique. Your most powerful tool of influence is you. It’s a person. Brene’ Brown, author of, Daring Greatly, writes, “We must dare to show… Continue reading →

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Mitchell Warner’s observation that humble leaders are intensely curious about others makes me wonder why I’m not more humble. I’ve been called the ‘question man’ all my life. Leadership curiosity includes: Curiosity… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 5, 2015

You spend the first part of the journey fitting in and pleasing others. In the process you lose relevance. The thing that makes you “other” is the thing that makes you relevant. Fitting in… Continue reading → Leading Leadership Development organizational success'

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Bob Burg and John David Mann wrote the following in, “The Go-Giver Influencer.” “’When Elizabeth started coaching me, the very first thing she taught me was also the most important thing she taught… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 29, 2014

Something as simple as a raised eyebrow has the power to influence. If leadership is influence, everyone leads. Destruction is… Continue reading → Communication Influence Marks of leaders Power Success Taking others higher Leadership' Powerless is a myth. The issue is where.

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Construction Influence Power Succession 279

Leadership Freak

JUNE 11, 2021

Pretending success is easy deceives your team and destroys your highest points of influence. Let people smell the sweat. Pretending success is easy feeds the lie that you can sip margaritas while making… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 28, 2014

Insults don’t enhance influence. You can’t antagonize and influence at the same time. The teammate you’re complaining about was hired by the person… Continue reading → Change Influence Success Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development wise leaders'

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Us/them thinking destroys influence. Influence Leading Power Strengths Taking others higher Teams Disagreement inner circle Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Isolated leaders fear conspiracies and feel misunderstood. Worse yet, ivory-tower leaders resort to control through authority.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 7, 2014

Your primary influence is the environment you create.” Peter Senge Lead like a comedian: Comedians influence others. Leadership is influence. But, successful leaders build energizing environments.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 17, 2014

Admiration converts to influence. Magnetism and influence characterize charismatic leaders. 10… Continue reading → Courage Feedback Humility Influence Leading Marks of leaders Optimism Saying No courageous leaders Leadership Leadership Development leadership success Power Serving'

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you aren’t grappling with arrogance, you’re blind to its influence. The source of entitlement is arrogance. You’re arrogant if: Offenses come quickly and frequently. Are you easily offended? Compassion takes the form… Continue reading →

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