This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… If the leadership vision you are casting is not resulting in movement or action, you are simply sharing nice words. Leadership vision results in action. Whether it was Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I have…
3 Warning Signs You Might Be Slipping Into Clipboard Leadership
Leadership is about producing results, not reports. If you’ve ever encountered a leader who seemed more interested in inspecting activities than in inspiring results, you’ve encountered Clipboard Leadership. Clipboard Leadership is one of the most demotivating forms of authority you are ever likely to encounter. Clipboard Leadership emerges when the need for reports begins to…
How to Increase Your Leadership By Weighing What Really Matters
Effective leaders know that while certain metrics require counting, there are also vital indicators that require weighing. Let’s face it. Leaders measure. It’s part of what we do. It’s in our “DNA”. We want to know how many, how much, how often, how far and how fast. But as seasoned leaders will tell you, while counting tells you some important information,…
How Effective Leaders Leverage Trust To Produce Outstanding Results
This article is part of my Global Leadership series; Insights from more than a decade of leadership training around the world… Effective leadership is built on trust. But trust is not built on a feeling; trust is built on a solid foundation. This principle was driven home to me during a series of meetings I…
How To Improve Performance By Fixing Mis-Performance
As a leader, you likely spend a great deal of time and effort addressing issues of under-performance on your team. But in most cases, the issue that should really be dealt with is that of Mis-Performance, not under-performance. Mis-performance is the all-too common problem that sees members of a team deliver less than optimal results…