Communicate Like a Leader and Crush the Clichés
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.
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).
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.
Top 10 Leadership Strategies For The New Year
Revisit why you lead. Get clear on your purpose, not just your strategies and tactics. Refocus on the most important things you should be doing. It won’t be a long list. Tend to important relationships. Repair for some and renewal for others might be in order. Set a few big goals. Aim for the big…
3 Questions for Character Development
The questions to ask for developing a character My friend Tom Marcoux is an author who writes in a variety of genres. Recently he shared this advice with me about writing fiction: “If you do try you hand at fiction, here’s a method I devised and have taught to college students/graduate students for 14 years. To…
The 3 Most Hated Words in Leadership
“I don’t know.” Few if any leaders want to admit this. Many should. Not knowing is not the worst leadership sin. In actuality, it can be a helpful admission. Leaders are charged with finding the right answers with those they lead, not being the repository of all the right answers. To attempt that is a kind…
Get Peak Performance from Yourself
1. Build on your strengths You’ll be happier and more effective when you do what you’re good at in pursuit of your goals. 2. Address your limitations If there are weaknesses or areas holding you back, deal with them. Until you do, they will slow you down. 3. Develop a learning agenda What one skill,…
5 Actions You Can Take Immediately to Improve Your Life
1. Stop worrying. If you can’t do something about what worries you, worrying won’t help. And if you can do something to address your worries, then do it. Action is the antidote to worry. 2. Learn something new. Add to your reservoir of knowledge and keep your learning skills in shape by periodically tackling new…
5 Ways to Increase Your IQ (Implementation Quotient)
How do leaders accomplish more than others? And how do they achieve great things with others? I believe a leader’s success is due to his or her IQ: implementation quotient. That is the difference between common knowledge and consistent application. Implementation isn’t just about having good ideas; it is about acting on them. In a… Continue Reading [icon name=”icon-angle-double-right”]