You have thoughts running around in your mind and you are confused. Clear thinking isn't happening with so many options to consider. It seems impossible to filter the information so you can make a decision in a simple, clear way.For me, those times become even more challenging when my feelings are engaged or when I assume something is very complex.Actually, ...
The desire to know when you actually don’t is a powerful force in people. In his book The Leader's Handbook, Peter Scholtes provides some interesting research and observations about opinion. His research data comes from the business arena, specifically manufacturing, where measurable data is available.So, his research is on something other than highly charged emotional issues about religion or politics, ...
Your productivity and values increase or decrease based on how you deal with 2 physical laws. Even if you do not know about the laws, they still impact you. So, if your productivity is not good - blame it on Entropy and maybe Inertia also.It is hard to imagine anything you do that ISN'T subject to those two laws. Your ...
Humility is something people value, but don't see in their leaders. In fact, only 25% rate their leader as humble. That means humility is critical and rare for leaders!In fact, in a survey of more than 1,750 executives worldwide, only 25% of the people in an organization believed their chief executive officer was humble. That comes from research done by ...
Listening takes practice if you want to do it well. But, it is difficult when you allow simple things to prevent you from listening.Few consider listening a critical leadership skill, much less one of the two most essential skills. Do you know why this is important? Without it, you have much less chance to see inside another person's mind. And ...
The GR8 Leaders' definition of leadership includes 3 key leadership words. These words help the definition be memorable and to the point. More importantly, they help you lead in any situation, especially if circumstances aren't good.Leadership definitions come in all shapes and sizes, good and bad, but too often, they are complex. We have worked to make the GR8 Leaders ...
You either think about your product and how to make the customer want it or what the customer wants and how your product can change to meet their wants. The first is too often how businesses think. The second is more challenging but much better.Why? It takes work to think about your product from the customer's view. But it's much ...
GR8 Leaders serve the people they lead which means they value and develop people. And, when they do that, they increase organizational capacity and build new leaders.So, let's look at what value and develop means. The dictionary gives these definitions.Value: regard highly, think much of, respect and honor, esteemDevelop: make something new, create by training and teachingAs a leader, when ...
Persistence is the third part of the creative process (THP, ALA, Persist). THP is your plan; ALA is your execution of the plan. Now, you need persistence to help you reach THERE.It takes more focus and energy to persist in challenging times because it is so easy to give up. You need persistence to......turn action into progress...help reduce skepticism and “can’t ...
Practice the 3 daily priorities for leaders - Clear Expectations, Clear Consequences, and Self-governance - and get more done.GR8 Leaders use those 3 daily priorities in their life and encourage the priorities in those with or around them. Those 3 priorities increase their focus and the team's focus. Of course, the Daily Priorities work best with the foundation of the ...