The 3 Most Read Leadership Freak Blogs of 2016
#1 – How Any Leader Can Kickstart and Land a Powerful Conversation
You look for an escape when blabbing leaders arrive. But a leader skilled at powerful conversations is a thing of beauty.
Readers enjoyed the lists of ten questions for kickstarting and 10 questions for landing powerful conversations.
#2 – 10 Questions When Choosing Leaders
One of the most painful mistakes of leadership is choosing the wrong leaders.
The difference between success and failure begins with choosing the right leaders. (And ejecting the wrong.)
This post includes three common mistakes we make when choosing leaders.
#3 – 10 Ways to be a Leader People Choose to Follow
Authority, position and title won’t make you a leader.
Don’t worry about being a leader. Worry about being a person worthy of being followed.
This post is the result of a conversation I had a with a team of leaders. I asked them to describe the qualities of people they have chosen to follow.
On a personal note:
2016 completes the sixth year of Leadership Freak. (2,352 total posts.) You are part of a tribe of readers from every country on the globe.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
Happy New Year!
Dan,
You are truly a blessing for all of us!
Thank you for enticing us to view things differently, your blog makes my day every day!
Cheers and a Happy New year!
Thank you for your help during 2016 and look forward to more learning and growing in 2017. May you and yours have a happy and safe New Years.
Thank you for your insights, encouragement and challenges! Happy New Year!
Thank YOU, Dan.
And thanks to the team supporting you, including the person or people selecting the imagery.
Well done, all. Happy 2017!
Excellent always, Dan Rockwell. Thank you for adding value for me in 2016, sir. I so look forward to 2017!! May yours be blessed, successful, and satisfying.
Happy New Year 🎈🎆🎊
Congratulations on 6 years of LF, you keep a great conversation going. Stay blessed and thank you.
NS
Happy new year here from Denmark.
I love your articles every day…
Thank you very much.
Thank you Martin. Happy New Year to you, too!
How leaders choose leaders. I re read this about a dozen times. A great guide for anyone in a position that requires them to make such decisions.
Thank you for sharing over the past years. You have influenced my life for sure.
Happy New Year to you.
Happy New Year Dan. So glad you are there to inspire all of us to be the best leaders we can be. I often recommend your blog to my new leaders for its quick insight and challenging questions.
I just started following your blog a few months ago. I can see why these are three of the most popular posts. They really ring true.
I see so many of the so-called leaders in my world that display the traits to avoid, with a few expressing the positive attributes you describe.
Keep up the great work!
Dan, thank you for this great resource! I regularly forward your posts to the 180 people I work with, and that often leads to great discussions and probably some real changes in our organization.
Dear Dan,
Pleased to learn that you have created 2,652 posts in the last six years and helped thousands of your readers to upgrade their skills and style of working. It’s quite amazing and you deserve my good compliments for remaining committed to your passion of being helpful to others.
I take this opportunity of wishing you and the family all the best in 2017 and let the year turn out to be the best year full of accomplishments with sound health, peace and prosperity.
Warm Regards,
Mrunal Asher