We strive for perfection. The perfect job. The perfect appearance. The perfect home. The perfect partner. The perfect family. The perfect leader. If it’s not perfect, you think there’s something wrong and you search for the better version of it. …
Enthusiastic Team Members are essential You can’t be a good leader if no one wants to follow you. You can push some people or drag others out of fear. But we all know that doesn’t work in the long term…
In 2015, Doctors Paige Viren and Alison K. Murray of East Carolina University conducted a survey of Outside magazine subscribers to determine their motivations for engaging in adventure tourism. Survey respondents listed their chief motivations as wanting to have a…
SOME THINGS ARE WORTH REPEATING. I’ve come to realize that we have made leadership into something bigger than us. We’ve made it into something beyond us. We’ve made it about changing the world. And we’ve taken this title of leader,…
Practices successful leaders use to inspire Let me tell you a story. During the middle ages, a bishop was making the rounds, calling on parishes in his area. He came to a village where there was a great deal of…
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? I believe that true leaders are inspirational. Leaders are also not always necessarily managers. You can lead in many walks of life – whether in a business setting, a family…
The following is excerpted/summarized from Daniel Goleman’s books: “Emotional Intelligenc”e (Bantam, 1995) and “Working with Emotional Intelligence” (Bantam, 1998). When I compared star performers with average ones in senior leadership positions, nearly 90% of the difference in their profiles was…
Originally conceived as a self-improvement model by Joseph Luft and Harrison Ingram in 1955, The Johari Window is a simple and effective self-development model. It explains the “why” and “how” of developing self-awareness and helps us to understand the importance…
1. Never lose sight of the ultimate goal. 2. Set a personal example with visible, memorable symbols and behaviors. 3. Instill optimism and self-confidence but stay grounded in reality. 4. Take care of yourself (Maintain your stamina and let go…
Maslow (1943, 1954) stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and that some needs take precedence over others. Our most basic need is for physical survival, and this will be the first thing that motivates our behavior. Once…
