-Project Manager at a Regional Engineering Firm
“If you want to accomplish something you have never accomplished before you must start doing things you have never done before.” Those words hit me hard a few years ago. The truth is:
Your Comfort Zone is Also Your Mediocrity Zone
If you want to be average - if you want to be the same person in five years that you are today, then stay in your comfort zone. That was what I was doing. I never set out to be mediocre, but I was heading towards it at the end of my corporate career. Continue Reading…
Martin’s reputation for arrogance preceded him. He was assigned to our leadership team whether we wanted him to be there or not.
I decided to ignore his reputation and form my own opinions about Martin. I never tried harder to like someone in my entire life. Unfortunately, the rumors about Martin were accurate.
Confidence is a desirable trait in a leader. But Martin was not confident. He was flat out arrogant. Continue Reading…
“Argue with me.” He said it, AND he meant it. As I watched this leader invite his team to tear down his idea, I was astonished, inspired and humbled.
Dave Anderson interviews author and Navy SEAL Jeff Boss Show #2 - Topic: Why Everyone On Your Team Needs to Be a Leader (30 minutes)
Jeff Boss owns www.adaptabilitycoach.com. He is a decorated combat veteran (4 Bronze Stars for Valor and 2 Purple Hearts). He coaches leaders, companies and writes for INC and Entrepreneur.
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Stop Reacting! Start Leading!
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Now it is official! The survey results are in. Why do you follow a leader? What makes a leader great? 630 responses to two questions we posted across multiple social media forums and other venues gave us the answer.
Before I tell you the answer. I am going to tell you what it is not. People do not follow someone because they have the best education, are the smartest or are the most qualified. The skills and compentencies that we get MBA’s for and spend millions of training dollars on only got 13% of the vote. Continue Reading…
A man came to my house the other day asking for work. I handed him a hammer and some nails and told him to build a tree house for my kids.
In fact, I gave him every tool he needed to complete the job. He should be able to build the tree house if I give him the right tools, shouldn’t he? Not necessarily… Continue Reading…
They just stood there! When the captains left the court, none of the other players stepped forward to lead. It was funny. It was sad. It was telling. Communication broke down and chaos ensued.
I was watching a high school girls sporting event. Unfortunately, I have seen this in the business world too. When the leader is gone and nobody steps forward, a bump in the road can cause a relatively smooth running team to end up in a ditch.
Dave Anderson discusses HOW to develop leaders within your team, with Gordon Curphy best selling author of Leadership-Enhancing the Lessons of Experience.
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Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Middle Managers and Frontline Leaders eliminate bad attitudes, politics, and distrust on your teams! Changing the culture of a team requires the leader to change.
Listen to IMPACT Talk Radio today for no fluff, straight talking solutions designed to IMPACT high IMPACT leaders who want to lead high IMPACT Teams. Every show goes beyond theory and gets into HOW to make an IMPACT that matters.
“I know what I am doing now.” That is what I thought after a few years leading sales teams. I thought I had arrived. But each time I allowed myself to think that, I was proven wrong.
Someone or something always surprised me. A new challenge would surface that I was not prepared for. It took awhile, but I finally realized becoming a leader has no end point.
Unfortunately, some leaders fall into a rut and stop growing. To be a lifetime leader, leaders need to never stop growing. If leaders stop growing, over time people will stop following. Continue Reading…
Use a blog to build leaders! Really? My answer is yes. Leaders need simple, actionable tools for leadership development. How does a leader find time to build leaders when there are so many other tasks that demand a leader’s time and energy?
Blogs are a great resource, and they are not labor or time intensive. Continue Reading…
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