Posts Tagged ‘leading’
5 Lessons from a Leader Who Stands on Top of Africa
I recently found myself in Tanzania setting out to hike to the highest point on the continent of Africa. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t suddenly fall from the sky or wake from a dream and ‘find’ myself on the mountain. The prerequisite planning took place and I put in extra miles to get ready,…
Read MoreHow 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 More4 Ideas to Building Real Trust on a Virtual Team
Building a high trust team is tough, especially when you work virtually. Use this tool to help you and your virtual team to move things in the right direction. If you want to learn more about how to build trust, check out my podcast interview with the author of the NYT Bestseller The Speed of…
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.leddin@icloud.comPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The…
Read More6 Questions to Help Your Team to Determine Priorities
Your team has limited resources. Your team members have different perspectives of what’s most important. Your environment is constantly changing and with those changes come new opportunities and threats. Given these realities, it’s critical that leaders and teams work together to clearly determine their top priorities. Use these six questions as you work with your…
Read MoreHow to be a Leader People Choose to Lead
Regardless of the type of work you do and who is (or isn’t) on your team, the job of being a leader starts with you. This is why you should invest time to evaluate how well you are doing at the job of leading yourself and leading others. And, of equal importance, evaluating why you…
Read MoreWhy Do You Choose to Lead Worksheet
Regardless of the type of work you do and who is (or isn’t) on your team, the job of being a leader starts with you. This is why you should invest time to evaluate how well you are doing at the job of leading yourself and leading others. And, of equal importance, evaluating why you…
Read MoreExplore Your Organization’s Culture
This poster is designed to remind you of both the need to explore your organization’s culture and some terms to help you do that. Read about each term in this article. Below is a pdf perfect for printing, posting, and sharing. [restrict] [/restrict] patrick.leddin@icloud.comPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The Wall…
Read MoreTake Time to Explore Your Organization’s Culture
I invite you to suspend reality for a moment and go on an odd, but arguably informative, journey with me. Imagine that Charles Darwin, the 19th century English naturalist and geologist, sets sail from England aboard the HMS Beagle. His destination – the Galapagos Islands. A space-time continuum fluke transports Darwin to your 21st century workplace. He is…
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