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Leadership is a choice

9 November 2008

 

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“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

As people we are designed to choose. Like many other things in life, leadership too is a choice we make. . We do not become great leaders because of our title or position. [...]

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Leadership is about trailblazing new trails!

6 October 2008

 
 
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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have ever been on a farm you will have noticed how cow paths that zigzag across the land. These cow paths are create by cows, who  are creatures [...]

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You know you’re stopped leading when…

28 September 2008

 

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Jon Ferguson has a great post titled “You Know You’re Not Leading When . . .” that asks the question “Ever catch yourself not leading?” and provide the following check list.
You know you are not leading when . . .

You wait for someone to tell you what to do rather than [...]

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How to know when you’re not leading?

3 September 2008

 

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People fail to lead when they act from the stance of a victim. People fail to lead when they act from a sense of helplessness. You have a victim attitude and are failing to lead if you recognise any of the following symptoms:

You take no action until you have satisfied that [...]

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Responsibility and its role in leadership

31 August 2008

 

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"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In those choices lie our growth and our happiness." – Stephen Covey, The 8th Habit

As leaders we can be given accountability and we can given authority, but we cannot be given [...]

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A Brief Guide to World Domination

29 July 2008

 
 
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“It’s a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is paved with safe lives, middle of the road monotony, and little chance of failure. But where’s the fun in being like everyone else out there?” – Chris [...]

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Are you exercising your respons-ability?

20 July 2008

“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” – Jim Rohn

Responsibility is a choice that a leaders as in how to respond to life’s situations and circumstances. As leaders have two choices regarding our respons-ability in [...]

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Positive or negative: What world view are you creating?

11 November 2007

This post from Curt Rosengren really struck a cord with me… It’s a great question for leaders….
If we’re going to make a positive change in the world, hope is a prerequisite. And that sense of hope can be either fed or depleted by what you choose to let into your brain to begin with……. Two [...]

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Leaders communicate with their actions and attitude

30 June 2007

The February 2007 issue of the Leading Effectively e-Newsletter, from CCL, discusses leadership and communication. I believe the communication is a leaders most powerful tool, a good example of the power of communication is Martin Luther King Jr. who put an extraordinary amount of time and energy into communication with significant results. An article in the newsletter [...]

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Adopting a learning attitude

17 March 2007

I have been reflecting on the importance of having a learning attitude after reading the book “Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work” by Marilee Adams. The key thesis of the book is that by consciously observing our thinking and by asking ourselves better questions we are able to [...]

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