What Good is a Title? (And why you don’t need one to be a leader)
Titles are often desired and can be useful, but they don’t make someone a leader, nor should they keep anyone from leading. Find out why you don’t need a title to be a leader.
Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was recently honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession. Mark is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, made up of 20 of the top speakers in America.
When Service Becomes a Disservice
Independent and chain bookstores are working hard to survive. It is a tough time to be a bookseller. I want bookstores to succeed in a new world where so many books are sold online. In a perfect world, I prefer bricks and mortar and digital. I’ve been a long time fan of Barnes & Noble.…
Communicate Like a Leader: Crush the Jedi Masters Who have Superpowers
Leaders communicate with gravitas to be heard and taken seriously. The problem is that common language and hyperbole don’t help. That’s why you need to crush the Jedi Master who have superpowers.
Status Quo is Dangerous
Do you think that once you become really good there is no need to get better? Learn why the status quo is a myth (and what happens if you don’t keep getting better).
7 Leadership Lies You Need to Stop Believing
Leadership keynote speaker Mark Sanborn explains seven leadership lies that you need to stop believing to become a better leader.
Five Things your Employees Hate that They Won’t Tell You
Mark Sanborn, keynote leadership speaker, explains five things you might be doing that your employees hate (but won’t tell you about).
Purpose Powers Your Potential
Success with Significance Your purpose is essential to pursuing your potential. If you want to be everything you can be, you need a compelling reason, and that is your purpose. It takes a strong why to power the what and how. D. L. Moody said that our greatest concern in life should be to succeed…
The Map to Your Potential
Potential: we all have it. Some pursue their potential, and others are content with simply getting by. Some think they are as good as they’ll ever be, and others keep striving to get better. Are you committed to pursuing your true potential? Our research shows that 58% of people have a commitment to getting better,…
How Leaders Get Better Every Day (and Why They Should)
Will tomorrow be better for you than today? Or will today be as good as your life ever gets? Let’s pretend for a moment that you heard directly from God, and the message was: You’ll never be any better than you are right now. Tomorrow won’t be terrible, but you will be a little less…
60 Leadership Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Living
I wrote down 60 of the most important leadership lessons I’ve learned in my 60 years of living to share with my sons. In the blog, I share them with you, too.
