Leadership Lesson: Too often, we seek out what we need from others — the best conditions and treatment — without thinking about whether or not we’re providing it to others ourselves, whether in advance or in return.
One of the strongest predictors of great development is what someone takes in from the environment around them. Positive experiences…
Leadership Lesson: Part of effectively helping and serving others is paying attention to and understanding what goes into the work they do and the needs they have.
In order to move people from the current state of things into a better future in the smoothest and most effective fashion, leaders should consider what it’s like to…
Leadership Lesson: It’s always important to step in and help others see each other’s points of view, so that everyone can work toward the common goal.
There is so much noise in our environments. Whether this noise is reflected in the inability to communicate, the wrong fashion of communicating, or allowing too much emotion into…
Leadership Lesson: There are lessons everywhere — visuals and scenarios from which you can draw the deepest meaning and best examples of how to be a leader and bring out the best in yourself and others.
And, just like that, the fever is over, the games have ended, and the new champion…
Leadership Lesson: Leadership is about building others, engaging their best, and challenging them toward their best, to build toward a common goal.
This previous post had broken down the power and influence of leadership impact and introduced this series of posts covering where the wake from a leader’s actions can be observed and felt.
It outlined how…
(Before you read this post: This post is not responsible for the constant shifting, clashing versions, and various iterations of the same story by the administration. There’s just no way to keep up.)
This week, President Trump abruptly fired Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey while the bureau was in the middle…
Leadership and professional development culminate in, ultimately, a goal we have for ourselves, but it begins by serving others.
It begins with serving others because, very rarely, can such goals be accomplished without others buying into, believing and investing in, or contributing to what we are trying to achieve, whether they are customers, staff, or other stakeholders.
And there are various ways…
The Brexit Referendum has come and gone, and through it the people of the United Kingdom–England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland–decided to leave the European Union with the decision to leave winning by a relatively slim margin. There are various reasons both sides of the argument supported their side and opposed the other…
Leadership Lesson: It’s important to consider how you recognize and utilize the emotions you see and can interpret in your environment, using them to the workplace’s advantage and not only for your benefit.
Since its first mention in the leadership development field, Emotional Intelligence (or “EQ” for “Emotional Quotient”) has been seen as the someone’s ability to understand and read their environment with…
Leadership Lesson: One true measure of leadership is how you treat someone who can do nothing for you, ensuring their dignity, reputation, and pride remain left in tact after any interaction.
It’s obvious that throughout the workplace relationships exist, reflected in how we interact with one another. The success of the organization is based on how smoothly those interactions function.
One…
What does success mean to you? Is it your success? Success of the mission? Success of the team? Success of others?
The impact on all of these groups should be considered as you proceed in carrying out your particular idea of success. More specifically, as it pertains to these constituents, each member should make…
Another One: Don't feel you have to wait to have an organized (or obvious) group of followers to set an example of the value you hold. The example you set, even to strangers, is enough. #leadership #leadershipcoaching #executivecoaching #community theladders.com/career-advice/…
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