How to Create a Dynamic Strategic Plan in an Unpredictable World
The traditional approach to strategic planning might be obsolete in this fast-paced, unpredictable world. But it does not mean that planning is useless. Creating a dynamic strategic plan will enable you to respond quickly and to be creatively proactive. The problem...
When you have a vision, you don’t have to see the whole path.
The path might not be clear, but stay focused on your vision and take the next step. There will be many unexpected turns and surprises along the way, but if you hold what is essential and true, your choices will be clear. As you move toward what you truly desire, you...
Shift the Flow of Energy to Propel Your Team To High Performance
What is a high performance team? –> a team that produces outstanding results, where everyone works in synchronicity, appreciates each other’s contributions, and is proud to be a member of the team. Research has revealed the characteristics of high performance...
Be a leader worth following.
Thursday Thoughts: Be a leader worth following. People follow leaders by choice. Otherwise at best, you get mindless compliance. Read ➤ How to Be a Leader People Want to Follow. * * * * * * * * * * *...
Why Your Vision Statement Puts People to Sleep And Why Theirs Doesn’t
If your vision statement is like most, you don't think about it much, and its best use is for bedtime reading as a cure for insomnia. 7 Reasons Your Vision Statement Puts People to Sleep 1. It sounds like “God, Mother, and Apple-Pie.” 2. It is too vague to provide...
Without integrity, your other values don’t matter.
Thursday Thoughts: Do what you say. Say what you mean. Without integrity, your other values don't matter. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In addition to my regular leadership blog, I...
Be a Leader People Choose to Follow
People follow leaders by choice. You can get compliance through imposing your authority, by coercion or manipulation, but you won’t be trusted and respected. And when your followers do have a choice, there is no guarantee they will continue to follow you. Or if you...
When you let go of your expectations . . .
A story is told about a young boy who was traveling with his grandmother to a nearby village. The boy, very excited about the adventure, ran back and forth along the path, impatient with his grandmother’s slowness. He snacked on the berries they had brought as he...
Visioning is an ongoing journey . . .
Consider your vision at each step along your path. "Vision and action" are a continuous process, and neither should occur without the other. Thursday Thoughts: Visioning is an ongoing journey, not a one-time activity. * * * * * *...
Are You Unconsciously Perpetuating an Outdated View of Leadership?
Although my blog post The 40 Best Leadership Quotes has had almost 20,000 views, over 1600 social shares, and many comments, no one seems to have noticed that 85% of the quotes are by women. Since most of the "best leadership quotes" lists include less than 10% women,...
You can’t control what happens to you, but . . .
Next time something happens that makes you angry . . . or you get bad news . . . or someone hurts your feelings . . . go ahead and feel angry or sad or experience whatever feeling arises, BUT ... don't react instinctively. Before you say or do anything, pause . . ....
What Is Collaboration and Where Does It Begin?
What is collaboration? In Let's Stop Confusing Cooperation and Teamwork with Collaboration, I define collaboration as “two or more people working together to create something new in support of their shared vision.” Collaboration is different from cooperation or...