Leadership Lesson: The #5 Law of Addition
The Law of Addition is the 5th law of leadership. The Law of Addition states that a truly great leader leads by adding value and serving others rather than climbing the ranks. How can you add value? There are many, but here are a few. Value people. Make yourself available to your people. Relate to […]
Leadership Lesson: The #4 Law of Navigation
Anyone Can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course. This is the Law of Navigation. As the leader of your life, it’s YOUR responsibility to chart the course. Leadership in its foundational form is about taking responsibility. That said, you can and should enlist the help of others who have […]
Leadership Lesson: The #3 Law of The Process
I wish Law #3 weren’t true but it is. “Leadership is learned daily, not in a day.” The tough truth is that there is no instant solution that will make you a great leader. You need to work on it every day by making personal development a part of your daily routine. This is the […]
Leadership Lesson: The #2 Law of Influence
I was inspired by last week’s Law of the Lid message. As I shared being it was reinforced by Rich Lohman on our Mastermind 3.0 Leadership Zoom training. So looking ahead, we are going to spend the following weeks diving into the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership by John Maxwell who is 1 of the […]
Leadership Lesson: The #1 Law of Leadership
The Law of the Lid. Leadership Expert, John Maxwell defines the Law of the Lid this way: “Leadership ability is the lid that determines a person’s level of effectiveness. The higher an individual’s ability to lead, the higher the lid on his potential.” The opposite is also true. The morale of the story? Develop your […]
Leadership Lesson: It’s not about you
Being a leader is not about you. It never has. It never will be. Leadership is about creating value to those you serve. To be a more effective leader.. Fight the self-serving urge. Instead.. Redirect that urge to your people. Like a muscle, it will get easier with time. This is leadership.
[MM]: Garbage In, Garbage Out
Happy Monday Mindset!🙌 I received this recently from my good friend Mike Zakarian, who is a Franchise Business Coach and Owner of a Fit Body location. It was a wonderful message and wanted to pass it along so you received the value!💥 – “Hope you had a wonderful weekend. In the computer science space, there’s […]
Leadership Lesson: Why Leadership is Hard
Leadership is hard because your job as the leader is to help people, not to make them happy. Let me explain.. Think about parenting, aka leading your child. Your child wants candy. Your child wants to stay up late. Your child does not want to wear clothes or bathe. Your child wants total chaos whenever […]
Leadership Lesson: Good
Being a leader means leading oneself first and foremost. It takes a tough and stoic mindset. Below is one of my favorite pieces of leadership advice from 1 of the world’s greatest leaders in Jocko Willink, retired Navy Seal and author of “Extreme Ownership”. – Jocko Willink “GOOD” (Official) “When things are going bad, don’t […]
Leadership Lesson: 5 Ways to Develop Leadership, Culture and Morale
The 5th and final lesson of the series to Develop Leadership, Culture and Morale is below.. Communicate Clearly and Consistently Clear and consistent communication is the ally of any great leader. Here are a few examples you can implement in your leadership. Send a weekly mindset email Create a regular schedule of meetings Create a […]