Fear gives power to one person; Freedom empowers many. When we are fearful, our reaction is to control. This actually limits the multiplication of our power. Being controlling gives a false sense of feeling safe and soothes our anxiety. In the long run it hurts our impact and hinders the empowerment of those we lead. […]
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“Forever is composed of nows.” – Emily Dickinson Do you have a succession plan for your team and even yourself? This is the one kind of planning that I commonly see leaders putting off. It reminds me of how people will put off completing a will. Changes in our lives or with our staffing needs
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“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership is about growth and moving to greater potential. However, growth is not without pain. In sports, your body will feel pain as you push it to gain greater strength. A woman will feel pain as her baby grows through pregnancy. An
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“Great power involves great responsibility.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt The above quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt is probably now more well-known through its use in Spiderman movies. In the iconic scene of the Spiderman story, on his death bed Uncle Ben tells Peter Parker that with “great power comes great responsibility.” Peter then embarks
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“The greatest discovery of the 20th century is the fact that a human being has the ability to change his attitude.” – William James Do you examine your heart attitude on a regular basis? It can be easy to get caught up in the motions of just going about our day. We have our routines.
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Burnout of leaders is a very real threat to organizations. A Gallop study of 7500 full-time employees in July 2018 revealed that 23% of employees reported feeling burned out at work very often or always. There was also an additional 44% that reported feeling burned out sometimes. This can have a major impact financially on
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I was looking at my schedule for the next month, and it was very full of work and family activities. I felt overwhelmed, and I thought to myself, “I will just have to survive this next month. I will get through it and then be on the other side.” Usually I would then just move
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“Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.” – Proverbs 16:13 (MSG) Before we can have clarity on where we are going to get to solutions, we need to first be aware of where we are. As leaders, we can be problem solvers. But sometimes we need to stop and
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“The single most important skill and most undervalued capacity for exercising adaptive leadership is diagnosis …. To practice adaptive leadership, you have to take time to think through your interpretation of what you observe, before jumping into action.” – The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Heifetz, Grashow, Linsky Are you proactive or reactive in your
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“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” – Unknown What helps you to have clarity as a leader? My daughter has been interviewing for scholarships and
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