One of the competencies in my book Remarkable Leadership is Influencing with Impact. In order to be a highly effective leader we must be able to successfully influence and persuade others. While we all know how powerful our actions are in influencing others, we cannot lose sight of how powerful our words are as well. Ralph Waldo Emerson […]
Focus on Future Results
In my issue of Powerquotes Plus yesterday, the quotation I picked was from Jack Nicklaus, perhaps the greatest golfer of all time. He said: “Focus on remedies, not faults.” This is a truth for ourselves – that we should focus on what we can improve, and how to do it, rather than focus on our […]
Addressing Concerns People Have With 360 Assessments
I have had several recent conversations that raised questions about 360 Assessments. Really, more than questions, these were concerns people had or have heard about the use of, and implementation of leadership assessments. While you may not share these concerns, they are real to the people who have them. In some cases these concerns are […]
The Leader’s Need to Stay in Touch
On 60 Minutes last Sunday, President Obama visited with Steve Kroft for two segments (part 1, part 2). Throughout he talked about the start of his Presidency, the challenges he is facing and much more. One small comment about one of his habits is an important lesson for all of us as leaders. He said […]
The Leader’s Need to Create Quiet
We live in a busy filled-to-the-brim world. This is true for everyone, but especially for leaders. There are more distractions, diversions and noise in our world than ever before in history. And while everyone has 24/7 news, email, texts, social networks and a hundred other sources of information and noise, leaders probably have more. . […]
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