“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9 One of the greatest benefits of presence is the power that results when you actually do what was revealed to you during your […]
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In my last series of articles, there has been a theme of developing presence of being an at-rest transformational leader. Below is a list of elements that contribute to developing presence. Know Who You Are You cannot develop presence of transformational leadership until you know who you are. Otherwise you get distracted trying to be
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In my previous article about being an at-rest transformational leader, I provided a transformation grid and discussed that being this type of leader is more of a lifestyle than a formula to follow. Someone wrote me in response to the articles with examples of being an at-rest transformational leader in her own life. This person
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Do you want to create true change and innovation? When we have a question, often the first place people go is to the New York Times Best Seller list. Or we search through social media to find the top blogs. We have an overwhelming amount of information at our fingertips. But searching this information only
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Who is a person in your life that has had a transformational effect on you? Picture that person in your mind. Would you like to be more like them? In my last article I discussed the process of being an at-rest transformational leader through internal awareness. There are three areas within us of the mind,
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At work and in life, we get bombarded by circumstances that we are not expecting. A supervisee sends you a harsh email. You get a strong letter of reprimand from your supervisor for a simple mistake. A customer gives you a negative rating that leads to the loss of your position. Work efforts with a
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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? … Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening
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In the last article, I talked about the critical concept of the myth of competence in leaders’ lives. I provided a chart that distinguishes between leading with excellence verses competence. I encouraged you to reflect on what attributes of excellence or competence that you saw coming out in your own life. What did you learn
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Martha has a deep drive to excel at work, unknowingly motivated by a leadership myth. She is a mid-management leader and has a goal to be promoted. She is great at multitasking and keeping many plates spinning. People praise her for her results. However, Martha lives under constant anxiety. Even though others praise her, on
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As a leader we can recognize that a change needs to happen in order for the team to more effectively reach its vision. However, often as we try to push the team towards change, this can results in striving and becomes like trying to push a boulder up a hill. Have you ever felt like
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