Ever been rattled as a leader? Sure you have. It’s happened each time a project failed miserably. It’s happened each time you received a stinging criticism. No leader is immune to having their confidence shaken. And when it happens, depending how hard you’ve been rattled, it can cause you to begin second-guessing your leadership. Decisions…
How To Add Impact To Your Leadership Language
Leaders talk like leaders. There is a rhythm, a cadence and an unmistakable style of communicating that can instantly be recognized in effective leaders. It’s a way of communicating that mobilizes teams, that instills confidence and that clarifies directions. Leaders talk like leaders. Like any language, the skill of talking like a leader can be…
This Is What Leaders Do When The Dogs Start Barking
At the first signs of trouble, the first steps you take are the most important steps you’ll take as a leader. This is called “walking towards the barking dog”, and it’s a principle that can make or break your effectiveness as a leader. When confronted with an actual barking dog, the instinct is to move…
4 Ways That Exaggeration Can Damage Your Leadership
As a leader you must certainly project optimism. But when you cross the line into hyperbole, your leadership is facing significant risks. Recently, a leader in my orbit described a meeting as “Quite possibly our best meeting ever!” Right away, the thought flashed through my mind, “I need to keep watching my own communication for any signs of…
3 Ways to Leverage Process To Unlock Progress
In leadership you can’t have progress without process. If you are finding progress is getting stalled on an initiative you’re trying to move forward, check to see if process has been violated along the way. As a much younger and inexperienced leader I found myself serving on the board of our church, and along with…
