Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Every reason projects stall comes back to one, lack of urgency. Who’s responsible: Save time, energy, and resources by settling the question of responsibility for derailed projects, quickly. Foggy deliverables, inadequate resources, blurred priorities, under qualified participants, and distant deadlines inevitably drain urgency.

Project 101

Project Resources Participative Energy 101

Leadership Freak

MARCH 16, 2018

Someone or something is controlling your attention. Often it’s not you. Maybe it’s an email alert or a buzzing cell phone. Distracted leaders live inconsequential lives. The most important thing you manage is your… Continue reading →

Project 192

Project Management Leadership Development Innovation 192

Leadership Freak

MARCH 24, 2017

The tragedy of organizational life is incompetent leadership. If everything rises or falls on leadership, why aren’t you systematically developing leadership skills? 3 pathetic excuses leaders give to neglect development: I don’t… Continue reading →

Leadership Development 188

Leadership Development Development Project Leadership 188

Leadership Freak

MARCH 2, 2020

You talk to solve problems, but what if your talking IS the problem? You talk to help, but what if your talking makes people feel helpless? I asked a group, “What’s a… Continue reading →

Project 145

Project Leadership Leadership Development Development 145

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Restore vitality project included. You don’t notice until one morning you're drained. Low vitality equals low confidence.

How To 264

How To Project Energy Leadership Development 264

Leadership Freak

APRIL 15, 2018

85% are not self-aware.* Your stories show YOU who you are. A story: Recently, I taught a group of leaders how to energize team members by listening to stories. During the session a… Continue reading →

Energy 133

Energy Project Self-aware Power 133

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 17, 2017

The shift from focusing on yourself to noticing others is essential to successful management. Systems and processes are essential, but people get things done. A managers performance is elevating the performance of others.… … Continue reading →

Project 131

Project Management System Process 131

Leadership Freak

MARCH 13, 2015

You’re under appreciated and overworked. Bitterness follows ingratitude, the most self-destructive quality of all. 10 reasons you’re ungrateful: #1. Expectation ends gratitude. Results are expected. When you deliver them, someone gives you… Continue reading → Humility Taking others higher Culture Leadership Development'

Project 100

Project Leadership Development Quality Development 100

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Botched projects increase anxiety. Your inner critic helps you remember pain and disappointment. Negative memories rain like rocks. Bungled relationships motivate isolation. Anxiety and isolation limit your life. Research says you remember bad… Continue reading →

Motivation 210

Motivation Project Leadership Development Development 210

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

He set me up for success, except for one looming project. “I’m concerned this one is going to fail,” my predecessor said. I was stepping into a new leadership role. I sweat bullets… Continue reading →

Project 223

Project Succession Leadership Leadership Development 223

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Gratitude project: Think of someone who has… Continue reading → People run toward gratefulness and away from ingratitude. Thankfulness feels like love.Ungratefulness feels like hate. Gratitude invites.Ingratitude repels. Gratitude transforms.

Project 238

Project 238

Leadership Freak

MAY 12, 2021

Teams grow weary of starting too many projects… Continue reading → They worry about things that won’t work. They don’t try things. But teams lose trust in eternal optimists. Optimistic plans seldom work.

How To 174

How To Management Project Planning 174

Leadership Freak

APRIL 29, 2021

You earned a new job, project, or promotion. You’re like a dog chasing a car when you earn a promotion. After you catch it, what do you do with it? The… Continue reading →

Project 177

Project Leadership 177

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 27, 2018

A surprising suggestion: I suggested a negative project to a coaching client who wants to take initiative when issues are stressful. I prefer projects that… Continue reading → The issues you avoid morph into future-crushing gremlins.

Stress 128

Stress Project Succession Leadership Development 128

Leadership Freak

JUNE 20, 2014

The success of every project or initiative boils down to one essential behavior. If someone took responsibility for the project you… Continue reading → Culture Leading Success Taking others higher Growth Leadership Leadership Development organizational success'

How To 216

How To Project Leadership Development Succession 216

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

You project strength when… Continue reading → You elevate your leadership when you express your heart. Weak leaders hide from heart. All they care about is the bottom line. Heart is the strongest thing about you.

Project 180

Project Leadership Leadership Development Development 180

Leadership Freak

JUNE 26, 2018

The Energy Project) 5 ways to manage human energy: #1. The inability to manage energy guarantees failure. Only 56% of employees feel energized at work. Work like a sprinter. Set a work-timer for… Continue reading →

Energy 158

Energy Management How To Project 158

Leadership Freak

JULY 15, 2013

Courage Fear Insecurity Personal Growth Success Taking others higher helping others Leadership Development leadership success personal success project goals' Manipulate to achieve […].

Short-term 212

Short-term Long-term Project Leadership Development 212

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Delegation Insecurity Leading Strengths Stress Taking others higher Values mission & vision weaknesses departmental communication giving feedback Growth Leadership Development organizational communication organizational success organizational values project organization'

Delegation 207

Delegation Stress Project Leadership Development 207

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

You poured yourself into a project… Continue reading → Anyone who never feels blue needs to get in touch with reality. You feel blue when: Responsibilities weigh on you. This type of sadness often reflects loneliness.

Project 126

Project Energy Succession Leadership 126

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’m tempted to add to or modify projects while in progress. Modifying project outcomes, after jobs begin, [.]. I thought I learned my lesson but old habits die hard. There’s always room for improvement, from my point of view. Nothing’s ever done. It feels great to me. I’m adding value.

Project 205

Project Delegation Goal Influence 205

Leadership Freak

JUNE 13, 2014

Image source Coddling compassion: Don’t coddle at the beginning of challenging projects. Tough compassion calls for extraordinary commitment that stretches people. Coddling prevents people from achieving their best.

Stress 237

Stress Leadership Development Commitment Project 237

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Dear Dan, I’d like to start a new process with my team where we meet once a month to share projects, accomplishment, challenges, etc. The goal of the monthly meeting is to sustain… Continue reading →

Project 105

Project Goal Process Team 105

Leadership Freak

JULY 26, 2014

Young Leader gave his first update on an overseas project to the organization. He’ll do better next time. In our follow up conversation, he said, “I probably should have… Continue reading → Decisions Failure Success Taking others higher Values Leadership Development'

Leadership Development 205

Leadership Development Follow-up Project Succession 205

Leadership Freak

JUNE 25, 2014

Project ‘A’ is going well,” they report. Sphincter-leaders unwittingly throw cold water on enthusiasm. A happy employee catches you in the hall. It’s obvious they feel good.

Influence 206

Influence Motivation Leadership Development Report 206

Leadership Freak

MARCH 29, 2014

Listen for the sucking sound of money going down the drain when lousy teams take on projects. Stop wasting time on teams that waste time.

Team 241

Team Leadership Development Project Succession 241

Leadership Freak

MAY 5, 2014

Projects get to a point when things start falling apart. Failure rises up. Some panic. Others give up. Reality: Competency in one area doesn’t transfer to other areas.

Stress 206

Stress Goal Project Succession 206

Leadership Freak

APRIL 14, 2017

Whatever you do, don’t add a doer to a project that’s 25% done.* You might think they’d get the ball rolling. Instead they send teams into tailspins. Doers drain energy and derail progress, when… Continue reading →

Team 119

Team Energy Project Leadership Development 119

Leadership Freak

JULY 23, 2013

” Vision always centers on people never projects, programs, properties, or profits. Leave a comment on today’s post to become eligible for one of twenty-five copies of, “The Catalyst Leader.” Vision focused on anything other than people is ego driven exploitation.

Quality 244

Quality Leadership Development Project Books 244

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 1, 2015

We were discussing how to integrate a new person into a project. My approach: My approach was to explain the project, and develop… Continue reading → A young woman taught me a leadership lesson this morning.

Project 100

Project Development Leadership How To 100

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 19, 2014

Programs, systems, plans, and projects are dead words on paper until people give them life. Misguided leaders think plans and programs are solutions. People are the key to success, always. Spend most of your time developing the team. Successful leaders go further than developing the current team.

Succession 217

Succession Leadership Development Project Planning 217

Leadership Freak

JULY 8, 2013

I worked for a boss who greedily grabbed the good projects and gave garbage jobs to others. She was a real go-getter who came in early and stayed late. I learned she was: Looking out for number one. It was all about her, even when she was being helpful. Distrustful. Her distrust made others reluctant […].

Leadership Development 214

Leadership Development Project Succession Development 214

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 11, 2013

You assign projects; they assign meaning. Some find details meaningful, for example, while others find them insignificant and frustrating. People feel they matter when they do things that matter to them. Help people engage in […]. Influence Leading Questions Leadership Development meaningful difference organizational success'

Influence 205

Influence Leadership Development Project Examples 205

Leadership Freak

JUNE 27, 2013

Subordinates seldom speak hard truths to leaders who have power to assign projects, dispense raises, and give promotions. In organizations, rubbing the genie includes telling leaders what they want to hear. It’s an act of foolishness or profound friendship to speak the truth to power. Everyone loves everything […].

Politics 212

Politics Leadership Development Power Project 212

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

a team mate needs your expertise on their marketing project. Overwork prevents teamwork. Imagine the feeling of being close to missing a deadline. At 3:00 p.m. Are you eager to serve? Or, are they an irritating pain in the a**? You’re frustrated because you want to help but feel you can’t. People who can’t get [.].

Team 223

Team Teamwork Project Marketing 223

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Complete a project… Continue reading → The things you do alone, with few exceptions, are not leadership. Busyness doesn’t make you a leader, even though leaders work hard. Not a leader: Sign papers in your office.

Project 100

Project Leadership Succession Leadership Development 100

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 21, 2013

Projects others [.]. Challenges that lift careers include: Initiatives that impact large segments of organizations. Let others handle departmental challenges. Take on organization-wide opportunities.

Career 201

Career Project Organization Delegation 201