To introduce significant change, leaders must know when and how to cash in their “change chips”. Leaders possess a certain number of ‘change chips’, made up of credibility, respect, authority, good will and other essential leadership ingredients. You pick up change chips every time you keep your word, share credit with the team, achieve a key…
How to Leverage the Power of Leadership Declarations
What you declare will go a long way to determining who you will become. Many leaders have values, most have opinions, and some even have convictions. But declarations are different. A leadership declaration is a personal statement of resolve that definitively underscores a leader’s core “DNA”. When I was in my early 20’s and just…
How to Master the Language of Leadership
If the response to your leadership message is a blank stare, it could be that you have not yet mastered the language of leadership. As a leader, you want your communication to be met with a response of affirmation, engagement and ultimately, with action. But if instead you are receiving that dreaded blank stare, it…
How To Spot 10 Indicators Of Falling Leadership Stock
If you’re finding that even the most basic functions of effective leadership are becoming difficult, it could be that your leadership stock has been falling. As I outlined in 10 Indicators Your Leadership Stock Is On The Rise, the influence of your leadership, like the value of a publicly traded stock, is either going up,…
10 Indicators Your Leadership Stock Is On the Rise
The influence of your leadership, like the value of a publicly traded stock, is either going up, or it’s going down. There are no flat lines when it comes to your leadership stock. When your stock is rising you are able to cast stronger visions, create more effective strategies, create healthier cultures and build more cohesive…
