The starting place for building an effective “dream team” is in having a crystal clear picture of the qualities you want in the people. If you were to make a list of the attributes you would want on the members of your leadership team you would likely include such characteristics as: Go-getter. Someone who ‘makes…
How To Become a Leader of Leaders
The ultimate test of your leadership is found in how well you can lead other leaders. To become a leader of leaders, it is imperative to grasp a few fundamental principles that will guide you towards becoming highly effective. And these principles are ones that I learned the hard way many years ago. Oh boy,…
Boost Your Leadership with the Power of Perspective
One of the most important functions of effective leadership is to master the power of perspective. Leaders require the ability to look at problems and determine their relative size and importance. Is this a big problem, or a little problem? Of all of the problems facing our team, which is the most important, and which is…
How To Prevent Life-Jackets From Becoming Straight-Jackets
If you cling too tightly to even the best of leadership tools, you could soon find these tools turning from a life-jacket into a straight-jacket. There are countless tools available to assist you in the leadership of your team or organization. Leaders typically embrace these tools like a life-jacket; something designed to keep your leadership afloat.…
4 Ways You Can Win the War on Worry
The energy leaders waste on worrying can be one of the greatest obstacles to their overall effectiveness. “What if we don’t hit our numbers?” “Supposing the new program launch isn’t successful?” These worries, and countless others like them, can dominate the thinking of leaders. But as a leader, you must maintain the discipline to avoid needless…