When people follow a leader because they have to, they will do only what they have to. People don’t give their best to leaders they like least. They give reluctant compliance, not commitment. They may...
When leaders learn and live good values, they make themselves more valuable and lift the value of other people. That is the foundation of positive leadership.
When leaders fail to empower others, it is usually due to three main reasons: 1. Desire for Job Security 2. Resistance to Change 3. Lack of Self-Worth
When it comes to identifying a real leader, that task can be much easier. Don't listen to the claims of the person professing to be the leader. Don't examine his credentials. Don't check his title. Ch...
When I want to really get to know someone, I ask three questions. People’s answers to these give me great insight into someone’s heart. The questions are: What do you dream about? What do you sing abo...
What’s true for a teammate is also true for the leader: If you don’t grow, you gotta go.
What you are speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON
What happens to a team when one or more of its members constantly play out of position? First, morale erodes because the team isn’t playing up to its capability. Then people become resentful.
What do the people closest to you value? Make a list of the most important people in your life-from home, work, church, hobbies, and so on. After making the list, write what each person values most. T...
What can I say to get others involved around the table? How can I draw them in?
What are they thinking?
What They Know + What They See + What They Feel = Inspiration
We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.
Value people. Praise effort. Reward performance.
V. Gilbert Beers says, A person of integrity is one who has established a system of values against which all of life is judged. Integrity is not what we do so much as who we are. And who we are, in tu...
Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.
UCLA basketball coach John Wooden told players who scored to give a smile, wink, or nod to the player who gave them a good pass. What if he’s not looking? asked a team member. Wooden replied, I guaran...
Too many people, when they make a mistake, just keep stubbornly plowing ahead and end up repeating the same mistakes. I believe in the motto, Try and try again.' But the way I read it, it says, Try, t...
To succeed, you have to be open to problems. You have to be open to failure. And as you go up the ladder, you gain the right to get more problems.
To limit our lives to our past experiences is to cheat ourselves from developing our potential and increasing our possibilities for success. Mark Twain said, If a cat sits on a hot stove, it will neve...