“If people are going to do their best, they must be internally motivated” – Kouzes & Posner Leadership Challenge 4th Edition Real success in energizing an organization or a community or a tribe comes from a shared vision and spontaneous motivation. By “spontaneous” I mean “controlled and directed internally,” and “produced without being planted or » Read More
Character-based leadership creates energy. Character-based leaders lead out of who they are rather than their position. They don’t manipulate; they inspire. Their character, personality, gifts, values, beliefs and behaviors communicate to the whole team and other stakeholders that they are part of the team. They share the goals and objectives of the team and serve » Read More
Social media entered another dimension this past weekend. At least for me. It took on a third dimension, and a fourth! I met 13 members of the Lead Change Group face to face this past weekend at LeaderPalooza. The third dimension was the people. What a great group of new comrades-in-arms. The fourth dimension is » Read More
Do you inspire a vision of the future that energizes, mobilizes and guides your organization? Would you objectively say your team is inspired or energized by the team’s goal, or by the time remaining until they get off work? This is the third post on vision. Other posts about vision are Shared Vision and Can » Read More
I just disabled Windows Update for some of my “important” security updates. It’s a lengthy story; but the whole ordeal drove home some important leadership lessons. Let’s discuss the lesson first and provide details for the interested later. Can you recall ever feeling helpless? There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing that you can’t accomplish what » Read More
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about strengths. This is the final post in a 5-part evaluation of Strengths. Strengths are the combination of Energy, Talents and Passions. But strengths without achievement are nothing. Achievement, significant, material, long lasting, world-changing achievements seem to always result from the application of strengths. Therefore I suggest the » Read More
As we mentioned in our previous post, some people seem to have more energy for a particular task or type of activity than the rest of us. You know the type – they show up early, don’t need caffeine or energy drinks. They seem to always be up, ready for action. For them energy is » Read More
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get more done and have more life than everyone else? You seem to notice them everywhere doing everything. They seem to complete two lifetimes while you’re fighting just to get your kids to school. Why do they seem to have more energy or accomplish far more » Read More
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