I have had five different people tell me they were struggling to be an effective leader. I wasn’t surprised; leading other people is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. What did strike me as odd was that when pressed, each person mentioned various challenges, but always ended the conversation with the same response;
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It’s time for leaders to act from the the front lines. During the first few nights of riots in downtown Charlotte, Public defender Toussaint Romain did just that. He parked himself right in the middle of a wall of policemen and an amorphous crowd of demonstrators. Continue reading What Charlotte Needed Was Leadership
The truth is, an organization’s core values aren’t based on the executives that run it. An organization’s core values are based on the collective values of all the employees that work there.
Unfortunately, when some individuals receive a leadership title it gives them a false sense of superiority over a team. This entitlement gravely affects his or her ability to lead, as it tends to make its owner devoid of any humility or awareness. Continue reading Dear Leaders: You Aren’t That Good
For the last 30 weeks, we’ve produced a weekly podcast called “Follow My Lead” to help transfer stories and best practices of today’s leaders to the leaders of tomorrow.
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Leaders today have lost their way. They’ve forgotten their job is to get the best out of their people. Instead of realizing that certain people are capable of more and pushing them to become better, they take a lackadaisical approach and accept average performance. Continue reading Why Great Leaders are Never Totally Satisfied
For the last 50 weeks, we’ve published weekly content to help add value to all who come to our blog, or subscribe to our newsletter.
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Even though, you know this in your heart, not being a perfect leader eats at you sometimes. Mostly because when you are a poor leader, it ultimately affects other people in a negative way. Continue reading 6 Ways to Be an Authentic Leader
“Both the people I lead at work and the the people I lead at home are both really important to me, but what’s harder leading at work or leading at home and how can I be better at both?” Continue reading The People You Should Lead For
“We never allowed a bad training session. What you see in training manifests itself on the game field. So every training session was about quality. We didn’t allow a lack of focus. It was about intensity, concentration, speed, and a high level of performance. That, we hoped, made our players improve with each session.” -Sir Alex Ferguson Anyone familiar to football (soccer) will know that Sir … Continue reading Top Coaches, Managers and Leaders Demand This From Every Training Session
