Leadership Daily
This is for everyone who is interested in Leadership, teams, and people. Every weekday I share a story or thought inspired by something in my week, along with a thought on how you might integrate this into your life.
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Do you see what you are learning?
As a leader, I never know what I'm going to learn about myself today. I learn when something scares me. I learn when I take a misstep and create a mess. I also learn, of course, when I have a big success. I am always learning something about myself. While learning is...
Start your meetings by sharing a win
What topics get the most airtime on your team? If you are like a lot of teams, you might be putting the focus on the problems. How often, though, do you talk about all the things you have accomplished? When people do not claim their accomplishments, the brain starts...
Do they know where they are going?
They are going to make up their own story if they don’t know where they are going.
Do you always need to form a team?
Don’t form a team where one isn’t warranted.
Leaders invite people to follow
Invitations will get you much further than demands.
How do you improve morale?
Increasing morale requires your leadership in responding to whatever is happening right now.
Take it apart to find the solution
The next time you’re wrestling with a problem and think you’ve found the solution, ask yourself, “What might be causing this to happen?”
Find your allies and you’ll get where you want to be
Whether they challenge or support you, find the allies you need to help you do your best work.
Learning and teamwork go hand in hand
Learning will help your team do more, do it better, and become a stronger team while they’re at it.
When challenged – get smarter
Instead of trying to work harder, it’s far easier to get smarter.
It’s your choice whether a problem upsets you
Your reaction to a problem determines the severity of the problem.
Is your team collaborating or cooperating?
Collaborating or Cooperating: Which do you think is going to give the outcomes you and they want?
