We hear lots of noise in conversations and in the media about striving for equality. That’s not it. There’s a better way.
When a leader defines the vision and then sets specific goals to achieve that vision, it’s important to leave a place for team members to create their strategies.
On the pathway to success, there are many opportunities to quit – don’t quit. Focus on the benefit, and not on the problem.
Goals are worthless without an plan of action. Actions are consistent activities moving toward your goal. Fitness happens one day at a time over time.
I lead teams. I lead meetings. I teach leaders to lead. I can see the end result, because I have defined goals clearly.
One of the biggest traps I experience with clients is that leadership is a term not universally understood and that leaders don’t know how to lead.
Our reaction is to solve problems and to move ahead, rather than creating a process to respond. Responding is a thinking state, while reacting is an emotional state
Leadership is a system in which the leader builds and equips leaders in teams. Sometimes the leader needs to intervene. Sometimes the leader should observe.
As a musician, I have learned to listen, however there is listening, and there is listening with intention. We often listen without really listening for intent.
The notion of being a boss as an effective leader is far gone. The new paradigm is that of influencer. The Transformational Leader leads with personal influence.
