Tim Milburn

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Purpose: The Soul Of Leadership

Tim Milburn

Leadership is less about analytics, and much more about aligning, motivating, and inspiring others. Effective leadership begins with purpose. Purpose is the soul of leadership. Purpose fosters authentic leadership. For me, leadership is about being honest with yourself.”. Purpose is the “why” of the organization.

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Thinking About Stepping Into A Leadership Position?

Tim Milburn

When I find them, I ask them this question: Have you ever considered applying or running for a student leadership position? People are drawn to your influence even though you’re not in a formal position of leadership. You have an opportunity to take a position of leadership. Leadership is tough. It’s hard.

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New Book: Leadership Is Not About You

Tim Milburn

I’ve just released my latest book, Leadership Is Not About You. It’s the follow-up book to Leadership Starts With You. It’s a quick and easy read, yet the principles it contains will shape their leadership beyond their student leadership year. The Leadership Is Not About You Launch. mobi file).

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Leadership Starts With You

Tim Milburn

Self-leadership precedes successful leadership. Everyone has a different leadership style. If you’ve served in a leadership position for some length of time, those whom you lead could probably answer these questions for you. Related posts: 8 Ways To Measure Your Leadership Effectiveness. It starts with you.

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Developing Your Soul For Leadership

Tim Milburn

A longstanding leadership principle states that you cannot give what you do not have. It’s to inspire others to embrace a leadership perspective and posture for life – I want to develop lifelong leaders. Lifelong leadership doesn’t happen without taking the time to nurture and care for one’s own soul.

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The Deltas In Your Life Require Leadership

Tim Milburn

The delta may be the best symbol to describe the necessity of leadership. Because leadership is always necessary when we want to move from where we are right now to wherever we want to be next. If there is no next, there is no need for leadership. The delta is the space between one value and another. Nothing to see here.

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Time To Take A Leadership “Selfie”

Tim Milburn

In fact, when it comes to evaluating your own leadership, I think it’s a good idea to take a selfie every once in awhile. A leadership selfie is when you stop and take some time to see where you’re at. It contains a bunch of questions you can use to evaluate how things are going in your leadership world.