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As a leader, are you aware of the high costs associated with employee turnover, lack of employee productivity and/or customer dissatisfaction? Check out Ken Blanchard's Cost of Doing Nothing calculator. You may be surprised by the results!
- Your employee's self-esteem An employee’s self-esteem most definitely reflects on their work. If an employee is prou...
- “Leadership is not about title... According to Maxwell, leadership isn’t about titles, positions or flowcharts, it’s about one life in...
Leaders model for others all the time. The importance and impact of learning for the leader, reverberates throughout the organization with the impact being felt long and wide. Are you the example of learning that you want duplicated?
- “You may be flexible on strate... Being adaptable, flexible, and willing to adjust does not mean turning away from your core purpose a...
- Future Work Skills 2020 - Are ... At the University of Phoenix Research Institute, they continually consider what it means, and what i...
- Generosity with strings is not... Effective leaders establish a regular practice of checking their motives. Proceed with caution if ...
- "Just being honest is not enou... Whether we like it or not, whether we agree with it … leaders are held to a higher standard. When it...
Some leadership gurus say that given the large list of competencies a leader would strive to develop, the hardest one is "personal learning." I agree. It's also, in my opinion, the most important. To me, it's all about self-awareness. Can I take the blinders off and hold the mirror up to my own face and tell the truth? Can I not only accept feedback, but also ask for it, knowing that it might be hard to hear. Can I take the feedback I get with grace and a stiff upper lip, say thank you, and then make a plan to change? And then, can I share my learning with someone and ask them to be an accountability partner and help me change?
That's a lot. And I can tell you with 100% certainty, that if you can do this, you too can be a great leader.
- Leaders are Artists Barb and I attended the Willow Creek Leadership Summit last week. Always uplifting, energetic,...
- The Learning Leader People say the world today is changing so fast it's hard to keep up. That, in and of itself, is a re...
- FEAR... Our FEARLESS Leader, Chris Kelly, says that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. I think it ...
- Healthy Team Conflict The topic of conflict has been coming up frequently over the last 6 to 9 months. So much so tha...