Duty

Posts with the ‘Duty’ tag

Getting a Raise or a Bonus is not a Right

“I worked hard this year!  I deserve a bigger bonus!”  I heard this complaint almost annually in 15 years in various sales leadership positions.  Sometimes it was a valid complaint.  Most of the time it wasn’t. “You receive a salary for effort.  You get a raise or a bonus for results.” I like people who […]

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Leaders of Character Don’t Have a Victim Mentality

Victim Mentality

The victim mentality is everywhere. In business, in non-profits, in schools, and in homes that mentality destroys any opportunity for team and individual success. When a leader embraces the victim mentality, the best case scenario is the leader will be marginalized and ignored. The worst case scenario is the rest of the team become victims […]

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Our Actions Create Followers More Than Our Words

Our actions create followers more than our words do. The actions of an introverted Leader of Character will lead a team to excellence before the eloquent words of hypocritical extrovert.  Thank goodness politicians are not the only examples we have for leadership. Rarely do their words match their actions. They may be great speakers, but […]

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Character Isn’t Complicated But It Is Hard

If you want an easy life, then ignore this post. Character is not that complicated a subject to discuss. But, character is hard to do.  That is why so few of today’s leaders do the hard work required to exercise character.

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Rebounding After You Lost Faith in Your Leaders

Lost Faith in the Boss

“I’ve lost faith in my leaders. How do I get it back?” Great question! What do you do when you have lost faith in your leaders? They’ve let you down? They’ve broken your trust? They’ve fallen short of who you expected them to be?

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Demonstrate Self-Discipline and Inspire Others

Self-Discipline

Don’t be deceived. Self-discipline is not just about ourselves. We often think of self-discipline as it relates to diet, exercise, or other personal goals. But as a leader, our self-discipline effects those we are called to lead as well.

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Leadership – Having a People Development Mindset

People Development

Some organizations do not have people ready to step into a vacant leadership position. The issue in most of these situations is not a lack of talent, but a lack of people development. And that is the leader’s job. If you’re people are not growing, you are probably not leading.

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Three Ways a Leader Creates a Disengaged Team

What’s a disengaged team look like? Some people are afraid to speak up and challenge the boss. Some people don’t want to put forth the effort. And some just don’t care anymore. As a result, the leader never hears the truth about himself and his ideas. The people either become silent bystanders or self-serving sycophants. […]

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Being Unreliable Limits Your Ability to Lead

Do we choose to do what needs to be done, or just what we want to do? Do we choose to follow through on all our commitments or flake out? Do we choose to give our best in all areas of our jobs, or just the part we really enjoy? Being unreliable limits our ability to […]

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A Short Story about Great Duty in 500 Words

Great Duty

Some people believe that doing their Duty is following directions or adhering to a job description. But actually, having a great sense of Duty, goes beyond those things. President George W. Bush and his predecessors had a different view of their Duty at Christmas than our last two presidents. Read about that here in 500 […]

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