Leadership Distinction #27: Influence When you take center stage ask your audience to join you When you attempt to secure the commitment of a follower your ability to Influence is center stage. What you offer for a reason to follow you is...
photo by Chris Karidis on Unsplash Leadership Distinction #21: History Your history lives in memory. Generate tomorrow’s memorable history — today Leaders typically have better than ordinary powers of observation. It’s impossible to...
Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash Finding it hard to find meaning? Your Actions Will Reveal It is easy to get twisted into a cognitive and conversational pretzel when trying to explain what meaning is. We grapple with the meaning of meaning. But for...
courtesy of Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash By all means, start something. Just don’t over-“do” it The Starting a business is sheer boldness in action. Notwithstanding the large number of companies that are launched each year the...
The Four Step Method for Leading in a Crisis
Your business is a Mission of service. Tell the world about it. Lots of business people get confused between company Mission statements and vision statements. It’s time to clear this up, and in the process make our Missions clear...
Do not broadcast your company’s Vision Statement. Here’s why: The Vision that many companies document and issue out to the world as statements of direction do not read like Visions at all. And because they fail to describe...
You may believe it. You may want it. But will you Will it? Photo by Matt Sclarandis on Unsplash A leader’s fertile imagination may stir up an idea. This worthy idea may crystallize into a vision. And a clear vision may convince a leader to believe...
Are You Putting Your Belief out there on the Street? It is easy to believe in something that can be verified by others. But when we choose to believe in something that cannot be, it demands faith. Those who dare to venture forth from their...