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Prevent your own demoralization in one step…

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If you are a leader, it is your job to keep your people motivated, and stave off any demoralization.

But what if YOU lose your mojo due to some cranky folks in your organization?  It’s so easy to be derailed by Read the rest of this entry »

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September 28th, 2011 at 11:45 am

Effective Leaders are Specific

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“Hey, Tom, if you could get some of those account reviews done by Thursday, that’d be great.”

Sometimes, to sound “nice”, we make requests like the one above.  Casual (that’s a good thing), general (bad thing), with a deadline (good thing), but without a specific request (bad thing) or way to measure (very bad thing).

The result can descend into Read the rest of this entry »

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September 21st, 2011 at 10:23 am

Insecurity is Unbecoming of a Leader

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Everyone has moments, or even periods, of insecurity.

Situation One:
Once, about 15 years ago, I was struggling to Read the rest of this entry »

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September 14th, 2011 at 11:06 am

This is who I am. (5+1)

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This is the final installment of my summer “Top Five + One” series of blog “greatest hits.”

Most people who read this blog do so for thoughts on effective leadership. There are some, however, who Read the rest of this entry »

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September 7th, 2011 at 8:03 am

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