Leadership Lesson: The Big 3
I was chatting with Bedros a few weeks ago and he shared a leadership framework from the great Robert Green, author of 48 Law of Power. If you develop these 3 qualities, you will have influence with others which is the foundation of leadership. The message resonated and hope it does with you which is […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Keep Their Composure
The stress mounts, emotions get high, and bad news is prevalent. Welcome to leadership, my friend. Why? As a leader, the buck stops with you. Get used to it. Now while these can be stressful situations you encounter, a leader must keep their composure. I was reminded of this last week on a call where […]
Leadership Lesson: Winners Win
This is a famous adage in sports. It’s true for leadership. As a leader, you must put your team in a position to win. If you cannot do this, you will not possess long-term influence which is the essence of leadership. This is the bottom line. The good news? Winning is a mentality. With time, […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Take the Lead
Leaders take the lead. Sounds basic but is often overlooked in leadership. When starting any new initiative, here’s the tough truth. There is always resistance. There are always unknowns and kinks to work through in anything new. Always. This is the reason why when a leader begins a new initiative, they must be the ones […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Translate
We learned last week that leaders connect. A way to connect is through translation; which is today’s lesson. You see, effective leaders translate. In other words, they speak to their audience. I was reminded of my recent trip to London for my friend Matt’s wedding. Thankfully, we use the same English language. But there are […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Connect
A big aspect of leadership is connection. There are many ways to do this. A big one is through language & culture. Why? These things are meaningful to people. I was reminded of this on my recent trip to the UK for my friend Matt’s wedding. While I met many Britts. Being a first-world country […]
Leadership Lesson: Leadership is Perspective. Perspective is Leadership.
As the headline states, the more perspective you gain, the better leader you can become. There are many ways to gain perspective. Today’s lesson is about travel. I learned this lesson in May 2004 when I enrolled myself through a study abroad program entering my senior year of college. I put myself on a plane […]
Leadership Lesson: One’s Ability to Lead Is Tied To This..
I just did a podcast swap with a new friend Ben Newman. Ben and I were introduced through our mutual friend Amberly Lago. We both come from the Midwest, from homes with abandoned fathers who were addicts, went to the same university, and have a passion for coaching, winning, and leading. Kindred spirits. Ben was […]
Leadership Lesson: You will be out of it soon
I wear a necklace with the saying “Momento Mori”. It’s Latin and translates to “Remember your death”. Sounds cold, but it’s true. The truth is as a leader, the message gives perspective. The truth about life is this: Everything is temporary. To put a bow on the lesson today, I received the message below from […]
Leadership Lesson: Calm & Chaos
There are many dichotomies in leadership. I want to share 1 with you today. As a leader. In times of calm, you must create chaos. In this sense I mean you need to create initiatives that are uncomfortable to push the mission & revenue forward. However.. In times of chaos, you must create calmness. Calmness […]