Leaders: What are YOU willing to share?
Leadership is sharing. A leader shares. That’s my response whenever anyone asks me to sum up leadership in as few words as possible. Think about it… Unless you’re ...
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Respect: Credit unions leading the change
Today I’m sharing with you part of a chapter from a new book I’m working on. I won’t share the title with you because I haven’t ...
You can’t lead people you don’t know
One of the most common questions I get in workshops is, “How can I do a better job motivating people?” Because I’m still a martial artist at heart, I ...
The “manager” tries to overcome resistance to change. The LEADER embraces it.
A resistor is an electronic device that, well, resists an electric current. You know what happens when you try to “overcome” that resistance and push too much current through a ...
Your most essential leadership tool – your mirror!
We’re drowning in the research. We know that self-awareness is an essential leadership skill. The fact that most leaders are lacking in self-awareness is well established. I’m more ...
Management vs. leadership––What’s the real difference?
I’m frankly sick of this argument. I’m sick of writing about it and talking about it––we’ve got more important things to do! Leadership and management are ...
Any “manager” can motivate. A leader inspires.
Here’s the difference… Motivate simply means to provide someone with a cause or a reason to act. As I said, any “manager” can do that. You can do it ...
Trust: One of a leader’s greatest assets
Trust, along with respect and loyalty are a leader’s greatest assets. As leaders, what can we possibly achieve without the respect, trust and loyalty of the people we serve? ...