Leadership

#2: It takes Security to Deal with Criticism Effectively.Yesterday, we started talking about the Issue of Criticism in Leadership. I have found that security is the backbone of good leadership. When a leader is insecure, every decision becomes about them and their feelings rather than the good of the organization. Secure leaders can hear hard…

This week I want to spend some time talking about the issue of Criticism in Leadership. When I was younger, I think I used to see criticism as a bad thing… something to be avoided. But over the past several years, I am beginning to deal with criticism differently. That’s what this week’s bloggish thoughts…

Decision #5: I will take responsibility for leveraging my passions and talents in such a way that they add value to others way more than they will ever be able to add value to me. There is a temptation that can begin to creep in as we grow in our areas of strength and giftedness…

Decision #4: I will remain Ruthlessly teachable in my areas of talent! Here’s another temptation of growing in our areas of strength and passion: The better we get, the more likely we are to become Unteachable. Here’s why… We allow our success to become the cloud that fogs our future success. We may find ourselves…

Decision #3: I will have courage in facing the unknowns that arise from advancing in my talents. Here’s what I’m learning about my talents… The further I go in developing them, the more there is that I don’t know about them! The natural tendency for humans is to resist what we don’t know. Especially when…

This week we’re talking about 5 decisions I’ve made about my personal strengths, passions, giftings, talents, hopes and dreams. It’s not enough to just have all those things, we have to make daily decisions that move us in the direction of them. Here’s #2… Decision #2: I will Prepare Now for a Preferred Future Later.…

#5: Discouragement is a Propeller. Everytime we face discouragement we have 2 choices of what it can become for us: A Propeller or an Anchor. One pushes us forward, the other weighs us down. There is a long term residual effect tied to discouraging season in our life. Truly great leaders know how to make…

#4: Discouragement is an Opportunity. Human nature wants to throw us into a negative spin with discouragement in our lives. However, as leaders, if we can develop the discipline to see discouragement as an opportunity we’ll gain so much from it. It’s an opportunity to learn something new. The root of Discouragement is usually from…