Leadership Freak

APRIL 9, 2013

Achieving results without building relationships is the formula for short-term success and long-term disaster. Leaders without focus succeed at what doesn’t matter. Busy leaders get results but ruin relationships, for example. Failing successfully: [.].

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Leadership Freak

JULY 17, 2013

Daily persistence is the secret to long-term success. Urgencies control weak leaders. Courageous leaders bird-dog priorities. Mission and vision are the purpose behind productivity. What are you really getting done? Set […].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 16, 2014

To make matters worse, a long-term culture of, “go along to get along,” oozed from offices at every location. The organization was under scrutiny from regulators and the media. That’s a big deal when you have over 15,000 employees. The conspiracy of silence had come home to roost.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 11, 2014

Long-term goals are delusions, if you can’t produce results, now. Leaders deceive themselves, and others, with pie-in-the-sky goals.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Here’s the message I took: Forget about long-term goals. I just listened to one of the most highly regarded football coaches in the United States say, “Don’t worry about winning.” Concentrate on meaningful, energetic work, now.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2012

Wouldn’t it be great if long-term-old-timers loved the new kids on the block? You long to stand out. But, established leaders don’t respect inexperienced whippersnappers. In addition, new kids are a nuisance; they question, challenge, and disrupt. But young leaders who lock horns with old leaders lose.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Pumping up: Is fun at events but manipulative as long-term strategy. Dreams smolder and die unless others own them. Passion isn’t meaningful until it ignites others. Igniting passion isn’t pumping up. Places unnecessary burden on leaders and managers. Never lasts. Drains and exhausts.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Long-term relationships contextualize and soften occasional screw ups. Mistakes matter more when you’re the new kid on the block. 13 mistakes new leaders make: Forgetting your arrival stresses others, including those who hired you. The stress you feel, others feel too. Proving technical skill. You don’t need to prove what you know.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 22, 2012

Neglecting the long term. 10 dangers of inexperienced leaders: Needing to be liked. Emotional decisions. Impulsiveness. Trying too hard. Focusing on symptoms rather than causes. Aiming without pulling the trigger. Forget to say thank you.

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Leadership Freak

JULY 7, 2012

On the other hand, adapting is essential to long-term success. Image source The first thing Jim Parker, former CEO Southwest Airlines, said when I asked him to share the advice he most frequently gives leaders is, “Be yourself.” “I’m I’m just being me,” can, however, mask stubbornness, resistance, and justify mediocrity.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Some are local and long-term friends.… “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” Winston Churchill Made rich by receiving: I’m reflecting on the people who make my life rich. … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Survival might be success during crisis, but it’s failure over the long-term. Don’t go through the motions for another day. Define success in order to win. Purpose defines winning. You must know why you… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 25, 2011

Short-term wins are like fireworks they’re breath-taking but fade quickly. You need long-term wins too. “Bold moves in the second and third quarter of your tenure tend to accelerate your career,” Pam Fox Rollin for newly promoted leaders. Plan next year’s win today. Plans identify resources and control budgets.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Long-term relationships contextualize and soften occasional screw ups. Mistakes matter more when you’re the new kid on the block. 13 mistakes new leaders make: Forgetting your arrival stresses others, including those who hired you. The stress you feel, others feel too. Proving technical skill. You don’t need to prove what you know.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 22, 2012

Neglecting the long term. 10 dangers of inexperienced leaders: Needing to be liked. Emotional decisions. Impulsiveness. Trying too hard. Focusing on symptoms rather than causes. Aiming without pulling the trigger. Forget to say thank you.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Managing is more than processes and procedures; it’s people. Successful managers bring out the best in others. Management and leadership are about coaching around performance.”

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Managing is more than processes and procedures; it’s people. Successful managers bring out the best in others. Management and leadership are about coaching around performance.”

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 29, 2019

“What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.” (The The Future of Management, Gary Hamel) Factors of organizational success: Jim Collins… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Average people succeed as long as they keep going when the path is steep. There’s hope for you if you aren’t the smartest person at the table. Talent, intelligence, good fortune, and opportunity… Continue reading →

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