Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Poor decisions are often about human frailty, not logic, situations, and information. More information doesn’t solve decision-fatigue, for example. You’ll continue making poor decisions until you acknowledge the human-frailty-factor. Decision fatigue: The… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 4, 2019

Leading questions search for affirmation, not information. You’ve heard reporters ask, “Don’t you agree,” during interviews. That’s an idiotic question for a reporter to ask. You talk too much when you ask questions… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 3, 2016

A leader’s essential beliefs: Inform decisions. What you believe about yourself, others, and the future informs daily decisions. Inconsistency hobbles success. Essential beliefs explain what matters most. Influence beliefs – change lives. Enable “no” Leaders – apart… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 14, 2018

All decisions are imperfect because information is incomplete and results are uncertain.… “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it,” is fatalistic and final. Yes, deal with consequences but don’t lie in them. … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 25, 2017

I would appreciate any information from a new supervisor’s point of view. Dear Dan, I am a new supervisor. One challenge is trying to continue to be a top performer/go-to person in a… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Praise is informed by the maturity and ability of those being praised. Shoe tying: Imagine little Mary successfully tying her shoe for the first time. Filled with pride, she parades her shoe tying… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Image source Emotions are responses to information; believe wrong information and you’ll experience wrong feelings. For example, you think someone neglected their responsibilities causing deliverables to fall through the cracks. Based on that, you feel concerned, frustrated, or even angry. Don’t trust those feelings.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 28, 2011

Share all the information. You discourage feedback when you toss out information you withheld that invalidates what [.]. Encouraging constructive dissent: Don’t answer first. Tell people you expect hard truths and practical answer. Don’t settle for yes.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 14, 2013

Informed when they don’t know. What do you call someone who believes they’re: Supportive but demanding, instead. Humble but in reality, arrogant. Listening when they’re talking. Able to do everything “right” while others fall short. You call them [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 11, 2014

Bullying in the office includes, intimidation, withholding information or resources critical to getting jobs done, insulting rumors, intentional sabotage, and purposeful humiliation. Gary and Ruth Namie in, The Bully at Work, say that 95% of the workforce has seen bullying at work at least once. Unconfronted bullying always escalates.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 29, 2011

Lack of confidence creates foolish urgency which blocks your ability to withhold judgment, gather information, and explore options. You don’t take enough time to gather information and explore options. One cause of too much urgency: Questions from others pressure you to decide quickly. The end result is you end up changing your mind.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 11, 2013

Yet, pattern recognition informs plans, enables innovation, and empowers decision making. “Patterns, not problems, will ruin your business.” Dr. Henry Cloud Pattern recognition may be the least discussed and most neglected leadership skill. Everyone [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 30, 2017

The trouble with meetings is the preference for information and disinterest in taking action. How many people enter meetings prepared to take action, change behaviors, or adjust strategies? There is too much, “What… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 30, 2017

The trouble with meetings is the preference for information and disinterest in taking action. How many people enter meetings prepared to take action, change behaviors, or adjust strategies? There is too much, “What… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 5, 2012

How many times have decisions outrun information? Reacting makes you look like a fool, eventually. Wise leaders respond to turbulence; fools react. Reactions are passionate but uninformed. That hurts. Successful leaders respond; failures react. Make it go away,” reflects self-serving reaction.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 5, 2018

Entrepreneurs who are forming stock corporations will also likely need to include information detailing the total number of shares being issued as well as the par value—or starting value—per share. Issue shares and certificates to your shareholders.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Commitments are stabilizing stakes in the ground that guide behaviors and inform decisions. Leaders without commitments frantically bounce like balls in pinball machines with no clear direction. Commitments are decisions you don’t reconsider. Top leadership commitments include: Care. Clarity drives success.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Beginnings: Paula Swain convinced her husband to leave a 15 year career to start a business from scratch on wrong information. Mistakes aren’t the end of the world. Sometimes they’re the beginning. He… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 5, 2012

Listening is powerful because it informs talking. Leaders fail when their mouths are too big and their ears are too small. The only way leaders know what to say is to listen. Great leadership is great listening. On a recent drive with a young leader I noticed how he’s learned to talk less and listen more. [.].

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 13, 2016

Good questions inform. Wisdom is first seen in the questions you ask. Great questions enlighten. 7 ways to inspire enlightenment with curiosity: #1. Slow and simple is better than fast and complex. Great… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 7, 2016

You make snap decisions about people with a smattering of information. You haven’t figured yourself out. What makes you think you understand others? Fabricated motivations: Listen for “that’s because” when you evaluate people. You’re… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

How much information do they [.]. You’re asking things like: What’s the leader’s style? Where should I fit in and how can I stand out? What’s the big picture, not simply tasks? What makes the leader feel supported?

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 4, 2012

Too much information is held by too few. In fact, they create, nurture and protect environments where secrets are normal, even virtuous. Most organizations have too many secrets. Too many conversations are reserved for insiders. Secrets create elitism. Why we fear transparency: We play favorites and [.].

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Commitments are stabilizing stakes in the ground that guide behaviors and inform decisions. Leaders without commitments frantically bounce like balls in pinball machines with no clear direction. Commitments are decisions you don’t reconsider. Top leadership commitments include: Care. Clarity drives success.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2015

The biggest roadblock to transformation, within organizations, is the false belief that information is… Continue reading → Getting things done is the lesser goal of leadership. The ultimate goal of leadership is nothing less than transformation.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 21, 2015

Thankfully, wisdom isn’t information, intelligence, or talent. The ultimate pursuit of life isn’t happiness, love, or success, it’s wisdom. Wisdom is practical know how. Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.) Wisdom is always useful… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Let caution inform action not prevent it. Act in alignment with your highest point of confidence not your lowest point of caution. Keep caution in the backseat and boldness in the front. When caution is the end there is no beginning.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 27, 2015

“Where marriages go off the rails is where you get married to your job and you start making decisions with your boss first, and then you come home and inform your spouse.” Suzy… Continue reading → Interview Success Growth leadership success'

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Leadership Freak

MAY 5, 2012

Listening is powerful because it informs talking. Leaders fail when their mouths are too big and their ears are too small. The only way leaders know what to say is to listen. Great leadership is great listening. On a recent drive with a young leader I noticed how he’s learned to talk less and listen more. [.].

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

How much information do they [.]. You’re asking things like: What’s the leader’s style? Where should I fit in and how can I stand out? What’s the big picture, not simply tasks? What makes the leader feel supported?

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 2, 2013

I chartered a sailboat for our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. It was clear, sunny, and we could see the shores of St. Croix, when the captain invited me to “take the helm.” Even a former farm boy can steer the boat in calm waters. I felt more important than I was. But… Leaders matter most during [.].

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