Every leader experiences obstacles and setbacks. Yet few know how to manage them well. In fact, leaders rarely speak about difficulties. We are taught to have a positive mental attitude, be upbeat, wipe off the dust and grit of the journey and move on. It’s fine to put a positive spin on a . . . → Read More: How Leaders Use a Setback as Feedback
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 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Feedback, Happiness “If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, does it make a noise?” I believe that the answer is… NO! The noise is made when the sound waves strike the eardrums. The metaphor is that no matter what happens in the external environment, we can choose how we receive and . . . → Read More: How Leaders Choose Positive Questions in Negative Situations Comments are closed Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Empowering motivate teamwork, Empowering Motivation I booked a keynote presentation (How to Stay Positive When Things Seem Negative) at an association meeting a while back. Here are my top ten tips to maintain personal motivation based on the research I did for that keynote. Let me know if you have any others. 1. Ask expansive questions . . . → Read More: The Top 10 Tips Leaders Use to Stay Motivated 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Empowering motivate teamwork, Empowering Motivation ‘The Rambo types are the first to die.’ Navy Seal Choosing to manage failure well is critical to expand commanding leadership skills. Yet, it is insufficient. Every leader encounters significant adversity throughout his or her career. How they choose to confront these hardships greatly determines their success. Do you know any leaders . . . → Read More: The Three Choices of Resilient Leaders “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford To choose responsibly is the critical value for a commanding leader because choice determines how well leaders manage adversity, setbacks, and failure. (1) Richard Farson and his colleagues studied a number of “failure-tolerant” leaders in business, politics, sports, . . . → Read More: Choose to Be a Failure-Tolerant Leader |
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