Leadership Freak

JUNE 23, 2023

Here's how to tap the power of a short series to achieve your aspirations. A series takes you somewhere. A small sequence of compromises makes the next compromise easier. A small chain of tough decisions makes tough decisions easier.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 31, 2023

Here are 5 powerful questions you can ask today. The opposite of curiosity is apathy. You don’t need to be smart to be curious, but asking questions makes you smart.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 20, 2023

You might be a control freak if: 4 Powers of surrender: Work is filled… Continue reading → You’re dead if surrender is easy. How can you tell if a person is a control freak? They’re breathing.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 22, 2022

The power of questions is their ability to invite response. The danger is it might be damaging. Yes’ or ‘no’ questions shackle people with assumptions and judgments. Don’t you agree? Is that the… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 15, 2020

Relationships have the power to expand or shrink the way you think about yourself. In fact, we tend to take on the qualities – for better or worse – of the people closest… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I’m not a fan of superstar leaders because leadership is about others. 3 secret powers of gratitude #1. Secret power of guidance: Use gratitude to guide decisions. But grateful leaders are superheroes. Ask… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 11, 2024

Willy Wonka built a land of pure imagination and so do you. Decisions are shaped by imagination. Evan a logical list of pros and cons is based on imagined eventualities. Your view of the future explains how you live today. Leaders imagine the future.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Don’t let disdain of repetition be the reason you miss the power of leadership rituals. 7 powers of leadership rituals: #1. Rituals make you feel powerful. Express your power to… Continue reading → Repetition feels like drudgery.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Don’t let disdain of repetition be the reason you miss the power of leadership rituals. 7 powers of leadership rituals: #1. Rituals make you feel powerful. Express your power to… Continue reading → Repetitions feels like drudgery.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 31, 2022

Smart people ask powerful questions. Dingbats don’t ask questions. Geniuses gain insights from the questions they hear. You might feel like Mr./Ms. big britches when people ask you questions. But lousy leaders hear… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 28, 2023

Leave a comment on this guest post by author Dr. Juana Bordas to become eligible to win a copy of The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution.… Book Giveaway!! 20 copies available!! … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Lousy leaders feel powerful by making others feel powerless. You can’t grasp power and give it at the same time. Leaders who fear losing power are afraid to make others feel powerful. 3 things… Continue reading → Leading Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher Leadership organizational success Power'

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 25, 2023

Negativity comforts defeat. Defeatists get it right eventually. Bad stuff happens. Small problems escalate into crisis. Predicting troubles is useful, but it doesn’t fuel success. Greatness includes self-confidence. Wallowing is defeat. Negativity: Leaders… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Humility is real power, arrogance façade. 15 Ways to be an arrogant leader: Rush. Important” people don’t have enough time. Look serious. The more important you are the more serious you look. Arrogance comes from detachment.” Henry Mintzberg. Take calls or text during meetings. Now we know you’re important. Act like you [.].

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Remarkable leaders share one common characteristic. They are NOT like each other. Why are you trying to be like someone else?

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 18, 2013

Image source The most powerful leadership moment occurs when someone is vulnerable. Leadership is influence. Courage Fear Influence Marks of leaders Taking others higher Culture fear respect Leadership Development leadership moment organizational success positive influence wise leaders'

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The 7 powers of purpose: Grit. A leader without purpose is lost in a world of opportunity. A leader with purpose has reason to fight through adversity. “If If we possess our why of… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 10, 2023

The American Dental Association recommends brushing your teeth two minutes twice a day. Your teeth are 26% cleaner if you brush the recommended time instead of the average 45 seconds. My rechargeable toothbrush… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 6, 2021

Your inner voice is more powerful than external voices. People may notice your strengths, but until your inner voice agrees, you reject affirmations. Words aren’t magic, but they are rudders. Words set the… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 11, 2020

The channel of compliance is power. The channel of influence is relationship. The people around us seep into our lives. I asked people to finish a sentence like, “My mom is reflected in… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 27, 2023

I’ve heard lots of questions over the years. Some were small. Others brilliant. Some reflected sincere but dead-end pursuits. Smart people ask short-sighted questions when they focus on the wrong things. What should… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Worry isn’t just in your head. You feel worry in your body. Some have stomach issues, others neck and shoulder pain. Chronic worry triggers ‘stress hormones’ that elevate your heart and breathing, raise… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 10, 2019

The courage of leadership is seldom seen and never understood by those who choose safety over adventure. Courageous leadership is the power to: #1. Real courage is a decision made without fanfare. Live… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Pouring mud in the cup doesn't energize people. Worms like mud. People like sunshine.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Everyone who changes behaves differently… Continue reading → Leading Marks of leaders Personal Growth Taking others higher humility Leadership Leadership Development' Everyone who grows changes.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 3, 2023

Life is a series of decisions. Eating broccoli instead of pudding is a decision. So is hitting the snooze button, going to the gym, or stealing office supplies. Decisions are a dance with… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Living without purpose is easy; just run around doing stuff as fast as you can. Life purpose is living in service to something bigger than yourself. It’s not self-neglect because purpose provides a gallant… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 19, 2023

Senbere Teferi was the clear winner of the 2023 Peachtree Road Race. Just yards from the finish line she focused on the wrong thing and ran off course. You go where you look.… … 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 10, 2018

The ethical development and use of power is essential to leadership success. Coercive power offends talent. But anytime you rely on title or position, you’ve lost influence and resorted to intimidation. Think… Continue reading →

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

You don’t need authority, power, or position to lead. The trappings of leadership… Continue reading → Leading Marks of leaders Power Servant-leadership Success Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development leadership success organizational success' Sometimes they get in the way.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 7, 2020

If leadership is influence, mother is the first… Continue reading → I’ve been asking people to complete this sentence. “My My mom is reflected in my life when I ….” (You You can add a bit of explanation.)

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 27, 2014

Permission-askers don’t feel powerful. Power hungry leaders create disempowering cultures. Do the people around you feel powerful? Permission-giving keeps people in line and subservient. The person giving permission is the person in control.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 21, 2022

Life without confidence is agony. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller Insecurity loves excuse-making. You’re less than you could be when you’re afraid to make a decision. 7 signs… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 31, 2022

I stood beside the sink and marveled while dad proved his manliness. He whipped lather in a cup with a steaming shaving brush. His face disappeared in glorious white foam. The swipe of… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Compassion is essential to exceptional leadership, extraordinary results, powerful impact, and richness of life. What does compassionate leadership look like? The opposite of compassion is mean. Mean leaders: Send the message that they can’t be questioned. Don’t understand the personal goals of people on their team.

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