Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Train people to help each other, BEFORE they… Continue reading → The goal of helping is enabling, not more helping. Over-helpful leaders are over-worked and under-appreciated. Help in ways that strengthen competency and don’t create dependency.

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Training Goal Succession Leadership Development 202

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Yesterday, at the end of a training session, I asked a group to list things you should never do when giving feedback. The bad things you do might erase the good. Sometimes the… Continue reading →

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Training 189

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Regardless of how good, training won’t stick on its own. Leaders aren’t developed with occasional seminars and sporadic training. ** We’ve all been there. We get fired up at a conference only to run out of steam a few days later. But, who has the time and who can afford it? Free simple option: Jeffery Norris, the Director [.].

Leadership Development 100

Leadership Development Development System Seminar 100

Leadership Freak

JULY 15, 2020

It’s thrilling if you have proper training and equipment. Dealing with hotheads is like handling rattle snakes. Three hot-heads on a team are better than one seething manipulator. Hotheads express their concerns. Seething… Continue reading →

Management 180

Management Training Team 180

Leadership Freak

MAY 13, 2021

A lousy meeting is a train wreck. A great meeting is a work of art. Lord, give us more artists. 4 things to never say about the people upstairs. I don’t know what… Continue reading →

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How To Training Team 153

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Rob McCleland, is the new executive director of EQUIP, a global training organization started by John and Larry Maxwell. Change Leading Marks of leaders Taking others higher Vision Growth Leadership organizational success' New roles, titles, or positions make or break careers. I spoke with my friend about […].

Globalization 202

Globalization Career Training Execution 202

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 3, 2012

The day you realize leadership is about them not you is the day you begin leading. Techniques that develop: Training. If you can’t develop people, you can’t lead beyond your current potential. Furthermore, if you don’t develop people, they’ll leave. Correcting. Challenging. Encouraging. Motivating.

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Mentor Motivation Training Development 212

Leadership Freak

JUNE 2, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 training flight in Hawaii) Inspirational leadership: Everyone who speaks of… Continue reading → 64% of CEOs don’t recognize what truly motivates employees.* When you complain about unmotivated employees, you’re making a statement about yourself.

Motivation 100

Motivation CEO Training Leadership 100

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Fear might feel safe, but leadership requires boldness. 4 ways to build bold teams: Provide training. Fear congeals the past. Boldness builds the future. Fear is survival-mode. Boldness is opportunity-mode. Boldness follows hope. Celebrate mistakes.… … Continue reading →

Training 100

Training Team Leadership Succession 100

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 14, 2017

20 free copies of Destination Facilitation: A Travel Guide to Training Around the World. New Book Giveaway!! Leave a comment on this guest post by Donna Steffey to become eligible to win one of… Continue reading →

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Globalization Travel Team Training 172

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

If you hear the train’s whistle and see the light in the tunnel you know the trains coming. If you let a train wreck happen without saying something, at best you’re foolish at worst you’re cruel. Letting people fail isn’t: Saying nothing when a wreck is around the corner. Standing on the sidelines gloating. Forgetting [.].

Training 201

Training Leadership Development Development Management 201

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

At first, I was angry at Amtrak for canceling the train. Emotion is a fickle mistress. I’m writing this from a hotel where I hadn’t planned to stay. When I laid down last… Continue reading →

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Hotels Training Planning 108

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 3, 2012

The day you realize leadership is about them not you is the day you begin leading. Techniques that develop: Training. If you can’t develop people, you can’t lead beyond your current potential. Furthermore, if you don’t develop people, they’ll leave. Correcting. Challenging. Encouraging. Motivating.

Mentor 106

Mentor Motivation Training Development 106

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

4 Ways to Build Boldness: Prepare people for future challenges with training. Boldness builds the future. Fear stalls progress and congeals the past. Fear is survival mode. Boldness is opportunity mode. Provide mentors. Celebrate mistakes caused by boldness. Most importantly instill people with hope. Don’t press timid people [.].

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Mentor Training Motivation Team 215

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

At the same time, a highly trained medical professional relieved the deadly pressure around my collapsed lung. One week ago today, I was lying flat on my back looking at the low-hanging ceiling of a life-flight helicopter. My right leg was cocked at an unusual and uncomfortable angle, painfully yelling for attention. His skill is [.].

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Training Skills Leadership Development Development 204

Leadership Freak

APRIL 15, 2012

Leadership skills are best learned when needed. Outcomes, deliverables, and noble goals infuse leadership skills and techniques with meaning. [.]. Communication skills are irrelevant apart from meaningful outcomes. Define the future first, then determine and develop the skills that take you there.

Skills 105

Skills Goal Development Leadership 105