Heart
heart, service, servant
Mark is recognized globally as an expert on leadership, customer service and organizational performance.
A member of the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame, he is the author of 8 books including the international bestseller, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary
Into the Extraordinary.
Mark teaches his clients to BE EXTRAORDINARY™.
Creating Community
community, leadership, don’t need a title
Live Like Your Life Depends on It
In this month’s Leadership Lessons ezine, Mark writes about living as though your life depended on it. The quality of your life is a choice! You can feel fully alive and joyful most of the time, not just some of the time. The key is to live like your life depends on it. But how?…
Speakers Roundtable
economy and business impact
Lessons Leaders Need to Know
Critical lessons all leaders need to know.
Live Like Your Life Depends On It
July 2008 Leadership Lessons ezine by Mark Sanborn Live Like Your Life Depends On It Life is like a bowl of soup (with apologies to Forrest Gump). Featured Blog Post (posted 07/15/08 ) Lessons Leaders Need to Know These are lessons I either learned early (thankfully) or I wish I had learned earlier (regrettably). 1. The…
Make People Mad
Good leaders make us mad. Bad leaders make us mad, too. What’s the difference? A bad leader makes us made at him or her. We get mad about how they treat us, questionable ethics, bullheadedness, going the wrong direction and a plethora of other reasons. They make us mad because they aren’t good leaders. Good…
Leaders Are Readers
You’ve heard that phrase many times. I think I first ran across it in a book by Bennis and Nanus (how’s that for two great names for co-authors?). Not only does familiarity breed contempt; it can also breed neglect. Sometimes we discount the value of an idea because it is familiar. Andrew Carnegie said, “Reading…
Attempt What Hasn’t Been Done
Tom Gray works with us on using technology strategically. We are often approached by individuals and companies that have a “new idea.” More often than not, they are using new technology in old ways. These new ideas turn out, at best, to be incremental improvements. “If I was in high school or college right now,…
50 Lessons at 50
Tomorrow I turn 50. I wanted to share some of the most important things I’ve learned – in the course of a half-century – with my sons so I started sorting, writing and editing. I’ve decided to share the results with anyone who is interested. Click here to download My 50 Best Lessons from 50 Years…