Posts Tagged ‘lead’
How to be a Tough – Yet Amazing – Act to Follow
About a year ago, I had the opportunity to speak to 120 leaders at the U.S. division of a European-based company. The leaders were embarking on the next phase of a learning journey that they had begun the past summer. My job was to kickoff the new phase and to get them excited about the…
Read MoreSmart Leaders Make 4 Wise Investments
Busyness can be costly. It consumes time, energy, and motivation with little concern over how these resources are expended. It also steals your ability to invest in four key areas. Download this free pdf that is perfect for posting and sharing. [restrict] [/restrict] Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The…
Read More10 Ways to Make Work a Winnable Game
Within each of us there seems to be a ‘game on’ switch that is hardwired in our DNA. For some of us the switch is more easily flipped than for others. When activated in the workplace, this switch can dramatically increase employee engagement. To throw the switch and drive engagement, leaders must make work a winnable game.…
Read More10 Ways to Make Work a Winnable Game for You and Your Team
Within each of us there seems to be a ‘game on’ switch that is hardwired in our DNA. For some of us the switch is more easily flipped than for others. When activated in the workplace, this switch can dramatically increase employee engagement. To throw the switch and drive engagement, leaders must make work a winnable game.…
Read MoreHere’s How Your Next Big Initiative Can Hurt You as a Leader
Despite your and your team’s best efforts, things don’t always go as planned. The company may decide to penetrate a new market, but the economy elects not to cooperate. No matter what you and your people do, the numbers aren’t met. The efforts were gallant; unfortunately, the economy conspired against you. The initiative is dead.…
Read More5 Addictions that Great Leaders Avoid to the Benefit of Their People
Have you ever put in a busy day at work, come home exhausted, and thought to yourself: I did a lot of stuff today, but did I accomplish anything that really mattered? Express this thought to a young child and she will respond with a confused look on her face, “I didn’t get any work…
Read More5 Addictions that Great Leaders Avoid
Here are 5 leader addictions that can leave you and your people feeling frustrated, exhausted, and unfulfilled. Great leaders avoid them to the benefit of their people. Below is a PDF version of the tool. It’s suitable for printing, posting, and sharing! [restrict] [/restrict] Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and…
Read More5 Groovy Leadership Ideas
This week, HGTV premiered A Very Brady Renovation. The show is built around the home that served as the facade for the Brady Bunch television series. Producers bought the home and are now working with the 6 Brady kids (50 years later) to renovate the home to reflect on the inside the set that was…
Read MoreA Great IDEA to Help Create Engagement
There is a strong likelihood that your organization has a process in place for individual contributors to establish annual performance goals. My experience suggests that there is an equally strong possibility that your process falls a bit short. – Sometimes we overcomplicate things leaving employees feeling compelled to complete the process regardless of its value.…
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