Tag: leadership lessons
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LL47: The Bruce Lee Lesson
I know you know Bruce Lee as an amazing martial artist and a movie star, but did you know that he was quite the philosopher, thinker, and writer as well. I learned yesterday that Bruce Lee did a ton of writing. He would be quite the blogger today if he…
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LL40: Leadership Mistakes
I watched a pre-game speech from a NFL coach. I can’t remember who the coach was, but I think it was Wade Phillips when HBO followed the Cowboys in the pre-season. In his speech, he told his team that all the mistakes on the field that night was his, and…
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LL39: Not Just Leadership
I was recently talking to a mentor about the leadership that it takes to run a successful startup. I was expecting him to just talk about the leadership that is necessary to make it successful but what I learned was needed was not just leadership. He listed off several abilities…
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LL35: Deadliest Catch Lesson
I’m watching Deadliest Catch-you know, working the deadliest job in the world. There are a ton of leadership lessons on the show – if you can see past the drama. In the particular show, they are just starting the season and there are new crew members for most of the…
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LL34: Breaking My Own Rules
Do you have leadership rules? Rules that you follow in leadership? I broke one of my big rules this past week. The rule is – things should be handled in the appropriate level. If you want an explanation – email me. I failed last week (actually, it happens more often…
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LL33: A Picture of Your Words
Once again, these are leadership lessons that I’m learning – my leadership lessons. At every organization, there is a stated mission statement, and then the mission statement that is carried out. There is the vision that is carefully crafted and branded on all of your print material – then there’s…
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LL 32: An Opportunity to be Amazing
I haven’t written a leadership lesson lately – although I’m learning tons about leadership. Last week, I asked my server at a restaurant if she was amazing. She came to get my order and I ask, “How amazing are you?” My main motivation was to order something off menu –…
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LL31: Leadership Consultants
Here’s my latest leadership lesson – the one that I’m learning; not necessarily the one that I’m teaching. There are 2 kinds of leadership consultants. They are similar in so many ways. They all consult in leadership. They get paid to consult. They typically have books and a shiny website…
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LL28: Passion and Skill
Once again, this is one of my lessons in leadership – not one that I’m teaching, but the ones that I’m learning. When a person is able to connect their passion with one of their skills (ability), they can lead. Nothing can stop them. We can develop passion and grow…
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LL27: Personal Leadership Development
I have not shared any of my leadership lessons (the ones that I’m learning) in awhile. I’ve actually been wanting to write this one though. I was thinking about how I would teach my students how to develop a Personal Leadership Development Plan. Here’s what I came up with. 1.…