Lead from Within

JUNE 4, 2019

A lot of people in leadership dream about becoming the CEO of a company. As an executive leadership coach, I have the privilege of working with numerous CEOs. I know their enthusiasm and passion firsthand, but I also know what keeps many of them up at night. Talent management. It’s not an easy task.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

It’s important to have someone you look up to, but don’t forget the other side of the coin. Wherever you are, you have a sphere of influence–a group of people who are influenced by the things you say and do. 3. Don’t dream your life; live your dreams. Never put off or give up on your dreams.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

Here are seven such lessons that it would be great if you didn’t have to learn it the hard way. “Nothing is impossible- the word itself says, I’m possible” This quote from Audrey Hepburn reminds us to stay positive and hopeful–not the easiest task when the world is wrapped up in pessimism and doubt.

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JUNE 15, 2018

We all have dreams of what we want from life, but many of us have a hard time knowing how to achieve those dreams. I’ve devised a six-step system to help guide my consulting clients in successfully moving from dreams to reality. Just wishing for something will not make it happen. Set an ambitious goal.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Hess and Katherine Ludwig Smart technologies will become ubiquitous, invading and changing many aspects of our professional and personal lives and in many ways challenging our fundamental beliefs about success, opportunity, and the American Dream. And where we find that disconnect we limit or even derail our leadership potential.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

When you know who you are, you can be wise about your goals, your dreams, your standards, your convictions. The number one reason people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go instead of how far they have come. In order to get, you have to give. Have the mindset of a student.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The other day I was talking with a friend about leadership and I was saying that everyone is a leader, and he replied with a question, “What about people who don’t think of themselves as a leader?”. Many people believe that leadership comes only with a formal role or position. Believe you have something to offer.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Many of us dream of being magically persuasive, to be able to enlist our co-worker to help us, our team member to support us, and our partner to listen to us. Imagine you have the funding you’re seeking. I guarantee it. N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. Make a change now.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

For some, it means getting the promotion they’ve been wanting; for others, it’s about ditching corporate life and following an entrepreneurial dream. No matter how farfetched your dream may be, motivation is the magic that can bring it within reach. 4. Have courage. Success means something different for everyone.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Just saying “I have an idea” isn’t going to make anything happen. You have to be specific and intentional about what you want. So many clients come to me with strong ideas and a clear vision, but the problem is they don’t have a clue about how to achieve them. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

When people talk about leadership, they the focus is most often on others–how leaders serve them, empower them and motivate them. What if instead of thinking about leadership in relation to others, we concentrate on the leadership we can take within our own lives? Dream big and start small. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

If you have trouble sleeping, it’s recommended that you shut off all screens at least an hour ahead of your bedtime. Dreams were once thought to occur only during REM sleep, but they sometimes also occur in non-REM phases. Premature babies have 75 percent REM sleep, 10 percent more than full-term babies. Sleep requirement.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Whether you’re running a business, an aspiring entrepreneur, or somebody with big dreams, achieving requires that you have goals, plans, and a way to hold yourself accountable. What did I learn from last week? What have I struggled with in the past that might affect the upcoming week? You never know!

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

.” Getting and keeping the right people is great leadership. Along with more quotes from Good to Great–a book I highly recommend–here are some ways you can begin with right now: Lead with excellence. If you want to take your leadership from good to great, make sure everything you do you do with great drive.

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Lead from Within

JULY 9, 2013

When we inquire, we dream. Your list might look like this: I wish I were happier. I wish I could lose weight. I wish I was in love. I wish the deal wasn’t falling apart. I wish my business was more successful. I wish my team was more productive. I wonder how I can lose weight.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 22, 2017

In my new national bestselling book, The Leadership Gap , I highlight a big problem in leadership, the archetype, the leader I call the fixer, the fixer, is someone who needs to step in all the time and show they can do it all. It can be hard to be a leader in today’s hurried business climate. deal with your inner demons.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

It is a sad truth that you never have to look far to find someone working for a leader they don’t believe in. (It But sometimes you don’t have a choice but to stay where you are, at least for the short term. That doesn’t mean you have to lose hope, however. It may even be you.) Attack only ideas, never people.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

They want to have something to aspire to. There’s nothing more frustrating than a workplace filled with visions and big dreams, but no translation of those aspirations into the strategic goals that make them achievable. Losing a great employee is a terrible thing. There’s the uncertainty of how a new employee will work out.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Everyone has setbacks, challenges, failures, mistakes and adversities, but you always have a choice of what you carry ahead with you. We all have moments in our lives that give us our motivation and our drive to pursue what we want. Make the kind of plans you need to have both elements firmly in place before you take the next step.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

It was Albert Einstein who said, “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. Trust begets trust, so you have to at least trust yourself before you can trust others. The problem is not the problem; the problem is thinking you have a problem and allowing it to overwhelm you and spur you into overthinking.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

We all have bad days–in our lives, our work, and our leadership. And sometimes we have really bad days, or a succession of them–enough to knock us far off track. You’ve been laid off, or worse, you have been fired. . N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R. THE LEADERSHIP GAP.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

If you Google the word leadership you can get about 479,000,000 results, each definition as unique as an individual leader. Here are 100 of the best ways to define leadership–choose the ones that fits best for you. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

If you’re lucky enough to have strong self-esteem, it may be hard to understand those who struggle with it. You have gifts, talents, skills–so why are you concentrating on what you’re bad at? All of us–and I mean all of us–have some triggers attached to our past. Of course not.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

If you have a lot to do and you’re like most of us, you couldn’t possibly accomplish it all by yourself even if you wanted to. You need help from others–and the more people you know, the less you have to do on your own. An organized person with a strategy is worth any amount of lofty ideas and dreams.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Here are 18 useful business lessons you don’t have to learn the hard way: 1. In order to get, you have to give. Goals will remain dreams forever unless you roll up your sleeves and get started making them happen. Just because your competitors are doing it doesn’t mean you have to do it too.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

If you want to move ahead in your business, if you want to excel in your leadership, if you want to create a successful start-up, you need to make it happen. Dreams become reality when intentions turn into daily actions, and it doesn’t happen overnight. I don’t know what to do. I’ll do it later.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

Failing to connect with reality is why some of us have pants in the closet that haven’t fit in years. Acknowledging your reality will help you choose your dreams wisely and then help you achieve them. To fully accept your reality, it is important to identify what you may have done to foster success or failure.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Congratulations on your new leadership position! I am sure you’ve worked hard and persevered along the way to get to this point. As a leadership coach for over three decades, I have groomed some of the top leaders across all industries. They may not be the dream team you want, but don’t become discouraged.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 4, 2017

If you ever doubt the power of leadership, take a look at the organizations around you—those that are successful and those that are failing (or have failed). Sometimes external forces are a factor, but more often than not some aspect of leadership is at the core of the company’s outcome. A plan without a goals is just a dream.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

There are things that will accelerate your leadership and things that will hold you back. I believe that everybody has within them the potential to be a great leader. A curious mind and love of learning are part of any great leadership. Showing care and compassion to others is part of great leadership. Positivity.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

And it’s true that for most business and management and leadership success you do need at least some degree of talent. But there are ways you can succeed, and succeed greatly, even if you have zero talent: 1. Psychologists for years have been telling us that we are each architects of our own reality. Believe in yourself.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

But the kind of smart I’m talking about is the smart that inspires, the smart that speaks to us and makes sense, the smart that allows us to move past ourselves and do something about the things that keep us stuck. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. I don’t know what that word means.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Have a courageous conversation. Fear of the unknown can be truly paralyzing, but having the courage and conviction to take a chance can turn fear to your advantage. Set daily, monthly, and long-term goals built on your dreams. Embrace your power. Embrace your own power and you’ll be better able to empower others.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

I have assembled 59 of the best quotes I can find-words that I feel every entrepreneur should live by if they want to succeed. I have assembled 59 of the best quotes I can find-words that I feel every entrepreneur should live by if they want to succeed. Phil Libin. ” -Catherine Cook.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A whole hearted life gives our leadership wisdom. A satisfying life can be built only on dreams and goals. I am possible: Many of us have a limited perspective of what we can even accomplish—we like to think we know what we know. Life has a funny way of having us repeat our mistakes and failure until we learn our lesson.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

There are things that will accelerate your leadership and things that will hold you back. I believe that everybody has within them the potential to be a great leader. A curious mind and love of learning are part of any great leadership. Showing care and compassion to others is part of great leadership. Attentive.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 18, 2016

We wish for our children to have more than what we were given. “Dreams are at the center of any effort. ” And so I share my dream with you: I have a dream that we understand that we can make a difference in the world, and that how we do the things we do is just as important as why. .”

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