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Great leaders serve

I was recently reminded of an experience with an executive of a large organization who was faced with a challenging decision – a decision that eventually cost the organization a lot of money.

This post is part of the series – What Ever Happened to Personal Responsibility?
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Great Leaders Serve
Is Fear Taking Over?

During discussions about the decision the executive made this revealing off-the-cuff statement – My goal is to survive a presidency.

These few words uttered in a moment of vulnerability informed the entire group that he was most interested in self-preservation.

3 mistakes you should never make with your team

You’re going through the most challenging situation you’ve faced in your career. Mistakes surround you. Morale is low. Revenue is missing projections. Your team, your organization is depending on you. What do you do?

It’s painful. Sometimes it’s not fair – it’s not your fault. The team has not been resourced properly. Certain team members aren’t pulling their weight. You have to do something!

Whatever you do, make sure you don’t make these 3 mistakes:

4 benefits of running I never considered before

I’ve never wanted to run. In fact, I used to laugh at people who would tell me about their running adventures.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never been able to run more than a mile. (Of course, I’ve never really cared to run more than a mile.)

Then it happened…

What in the world is leadership?

I read a great thought yesterday: Great leaders do not seek to create more followers; they seek to develop more leaders.

Several years ago I led a research project that studied executive team leadership within organizations. The experience was fascinating as I spent hundreds of hours observing and interviewing executives and their teams.

Throughout the project I sought to answer one burning question:

Start your day – Get up on the right side

The most important decision you will make today – well…you already made it.

In reality, it was made before you went to bed last night. And in some ways, you made the decision last week, last month, and you’ve been making it for years.

How am I going to start my day?