Posts Tagged ‘great leaders’
How Lawnmower Leaders Mow Down Initiative, Motivation, and Engagement
It is quite possible that you and other leaders in your organization have inadvertently fallen into the trap of being a lawnmower leader. Not sure what I mean? Allow Me to Give a Bit of Background Some time ago, an article, written by an anonymous middle school teacher and posted online, went viral. In the piece, the…
Read More8 Self-Reflection Questions Every Leader Should Answer
Great leaders take time for self-reflection to ask themselves and honestly answer these eight questions. Click here for an article that shares more on the subject. Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge. Patrick is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt…
Read More4 Differentiators of Great Leaders
I invite you to take a moment to think about a great leader that you know. This may be someone you worked with in the past; or, if you are lucky, someone you work with now. With that person in my mind, I bet I can predict two things about that leader. First, that great…
Read MoreGreat Leaders Bring This to Every Conversation
Woody Allen is famously credited with the expression: 80% of success is showing up. There is some good news and bad news about showing up. Bad news first… It’s hard to fix tardiness, a poor wardrobe choice, or a lack of preparation at a moment’s notice: Oversleep or miss your bus – you can’t turn back…
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