Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The lid on your organization is the person’s feelings you’re trying to protect. The conversation down the hallway goes like this. “We We can’t bring that issue up because Mr./Ms. I’m The Center of the Universe’ will get upset.” The drama queens you dance around determines how far you go. Sammy Salesman gets bent out of […].

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 11, 2013

Weak organizations have weak relationships internally with each other and externally with customers. Forging resilient organizations means building strong relationships. All wise leaders build relationships because organizational success depends on it. All strong relationships require trust.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 3, 2013

Image source Complainers, within organizations, are swamps of despair that drag down and demotivate. Complaints Criticism Leading Success Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' They feel good pointing out bad. Lazy bums point fingers and pull down. Building up is courageous, hard work.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 5, 2024

Learn the four dimensions of office politics and suggestions for success. You can't thrive in organizations by putting your head down and ignoring people. If unethical office politics turn your stomach, good. But office politics exist wherever people work. What is ethical office politics?

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

I believe in leading with teams but struggle with drifters, underperformers, and the fearful who hold organizations back. But, dead weight weighs them down. Most teams lead by consensus, the lowest common denominator. It’s frustrating when playing it [.].

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Vibrant organizations build on positives. Sad organizations are led by leaders who focus on what’s wrong. I listened to a… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Culture Leadership Leadership Development organizational success' Not so bad after all: Those who focus on ugliness become ugly themselves.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 7, 2019

Gallup reviewed three decades of research and generated its simplest and most comprehensive list of competencies required to achieve excellence for all employees in any organization. This post is based on my interview… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The feeling of an organization is leadership’s responsibility. Left to chance, the lights go out. Organizational morale evaluates leadership. I’ve seen people smile, wave, and shout hey, when leaders walk through a plant.… … Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 19, 2016

Successful managers create environments where people make a difference for themselves and their organizations. Six simple questions all successful managers ask: #1. The tragedy of poor management is lost potential and lack of fulfillment. What… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 23, 2015

You are engaged in harmful behaviors that don’t serve you or your organization well. “I Success is doing more of what works and less of… Continue reading → I meant well,” points to sincere behaviors that backfired.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 12, 2012

** Ambition makes it nearly impossible to enjoy the success of others. Furthermore, it’s hard to help others outshine you when you’re in the middle of an organization. Safe success: Organizations [.]. You can shine, just don’t outshine me. In addition, insecure bosses feel threatened when someone outshines them.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 6, 2015

Everyone who rises within an organization does things to please people with power. Getting ahead within organizations always includes making someone happy. 4 ways to get ahead within organizations: #1.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 26, 2016

An organization’s deadliest enemies are internal. Organizations exist to maximize the… Continue reading → How we treat each other while we face external challenges determines our ability to win. Internal environments are more important than external issues.

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Leadership Freak

MAY 31, 2012

The difference between great and average, when it comes to organizations, isn’t simply efficiency or effectiveness, it’s culture. Great organizations have great cultures. The context in which people work shapes them.” Brook Manville. But what is culture? Culture goes beyond what you do to how you do.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 22, 2013

You aspire to excellence, success, and fulfillment. Aspiration is useless, on its own. Who doesn’t? Aspiration apart from definition, method, and means is life lived by blind hope and dumb luck. Furthermore, defining isn’t enough.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Relationships are p **g contests in know-it-all organizations. People don’t listen, learn, and improve in know-it-all organizations. It’s a losing proposition to work for know-it-alls. YOU’RE never good enough. THEY’RE always right. They’re too… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 23, 2016

Most of the leadership books I read about organizational development forget to mention the one essential to building great organizations. Three things that don’t make organizations great: Great people don’t automatically build great organizations. Perhaps it’s too obvious.

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Football players bragged – with misty eyes – that their team felt like a family, after the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII. Winning impacts perception. Losers are on teams. Winners belong to… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 12, 2019

You’re surrounded by imperfection. Everyone has a handful of strengths and a bucketful of weaknesses. If strengths smelled like warm cookies and weaknesses smelled like wet dog, everyone would stink. Overcome frustration with… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 15, 2016

One word for organizations:… Continue reading → I’ve been practicing, “One Word,” for three years. It’s a fascinating practice that I learned from Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, and Jimmy Page. “Ask,” is my word for 2016.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 12, 2012

** Ambition makes it nearly impossible to enjoy the success of others. Furthermore, it’s hard to help others outshine you when you’re in the middle of an organization. Safe success: Organizations [.]. You can shine, just don’t outshine me. In addition, insecure bosses feel threatened when someone outshines them.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 27, 2015

Four organizations recently asked me how they might enhance their people-development efforts. The people on your team reflect the future of your organization. In the end, it’s a question about the future. Great… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

MAY 31, 2012

The difference between great and average, when it comes to organizations, isn’t simply efficiency or effectiveness, it’s culture. Great organizations have great cultures. The context in which people work shapes them.” Brook Manville. But what is culture? Culture goes beyond what you do to how you do.

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Organization How To Efficiency McKinsey 101

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

It’s easy to make others responsible for problems in your organization. Someone else fell short. It couldn’t be you! When leaders blame, everyone blames. Blame is the reason problems persist. If you’re a leader, look… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 8, 2019

You might believe that taking care of each other is weak or silly. But think of the alternative. Care is nurtured. An uncaring team is a symptom of neglect. 5 expressions of care… Continue reading →

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Organization How To Team Energy 142

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The higher you go, the more likely you’ll bleed out for your organization. You’ll come to hate the job you love, if you never turn off work. Surprise: Sooner or later some ‘unqualified’… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 6, 2017

Stagnation serves up death in sugary bites that taste like cake. Regardless of the contents of your leadership, you found it moving forward. The opposite of forward is stagnation. 4 forms of… Continue reading →

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Organization Content Leadership Succession 159

Leadership Freak

MARCH 23, 2022

Success requires initiative. There’s too much permission-asking in organizations. New ideas always encounter resistance. Leaders act without permission. You’ve been asking permission all your life. It began when you were a kid. How… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

One of two business philosophies dominate organizations today, “customers first” or “employees first.” Culture Leading Lies Leaders Believe Success Taking others higher Values Employees First harvard business review Leadership leadership success organizational success organizations Priorities' Both are useful.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 8, 2014

When Jim Collins set out to write, “Good to Great,” he set out to write about great organizations, not great leaders.…

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Quality Collins Leadership Development Innovation 248

Leadership Freak

MARCH 30, 2014

The future of organizations is in the growth of the people in them. The more influence you have the more your growth is essential to the growth of your organization.

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Leadership Development Influence Succession Organization 258

Leadership Freak

JUNE 5, 2014

The Success of young leaders is the future of organizations. The image below… Continue reading → Influence Mentoring Personal Growth Leadership Leadership Development leadership success organizational success' Old leaders, who cling to leadership, limit their legacy. Act like you’ll be gone next year.

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Mentor Influence Leadership Development Commitment 258

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Every organization has pockets of energy. Watch for pockets and people of energy in your organization. Drains: Every organization has energy… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Leadership organizational success' Work is easier. People feel enthusiastic. Stuff gets done. They are the future.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 16, 2014

The organization was under scrutiny from regulators and the media. It’s sad when employees of large organizations […]. It’s sad when employees of large organizations […]. 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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Everyone in your organization needs to feel stretched in some area. Successful leaders help others step into uncomfortable – stretching – challenges and opportunities. Comfortable jobs equal drifting employees. Eventually, you’ll hear, “I’m not sure I’m up to the task.” Helping people grow means making them uncomfortable.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Compassion done well fuels confidence, excellence, and success. Organizations without compassion are fear-filled, ugly places to work.… … Continue reading → Culture Encouragement Failure Fear Mistakes Taking others higher Leadership Leadership Development organizational success'

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 20, 2014

Isolation prevents you from feeling the pulse of your organization. Blind spots hinder your ability to… Continue reading → Leading Success Taking others higher Teams Culture Growth Isolation Leadership Leadership Development leadership success organizational success' You wonder, “Who should I touch base with?

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