Imagine your leadership as an engine that propels your team, organization, or community forward. This engine requires constant care and attention, much like a car needs regular maintenance and fuel. Here are 8 tips to keep your engine running.
There are few guarantees as a leader, but failure is sure to be a part of any leader’s journey. But it can move you forward in ways nothing else can. That’s why leaders who fail often succeed.
Creativity is a powerful asset that sometimes gets squashed in the midst of hurried deadlines and formulaic mindsets. That’s why it is important to ask, dear leaders, are you unleashing your creative genius?
At its core, leadership isn’t a solo act; it’s a dynamic partnership that flourishes through collaboration. Read more on how collaboration crafts a masterpiece together.
Healthy leaders spend the time to connect, mentor, train, and call up others to their next level of extraordinary. If leaders overlook this, you will lose your best employees because failed leadership leads to burnout.
Change almost always includes some form of resistance. Butterflies break through their cocoon in order to be free. Before birds can fly, they peck through their shell. Resistance can come in various shapes and sizes, and with change, leaders are promised a portion of resistance.
Leadership can be like Jenga. If you remove the right piece, it can provide stability and balance. However, if the wrong piece is eliminated the whole stack can come crashing down. How do you know which piece to leave and which piece to eliminate?
Hesitation can be deadly. Police officers and military service members spend a significant amount of time on training to overcome the deadly hesitation. It can make the difference between life and death not just for an individual, but for an entire group of people.