Leadership Skills
Transformational Leadership is about the vision and Charismatic Leadership is about the leader. The ethics and authenticity of the Transformational Leader are critical to the vision and, ultimately to the transformation itself. Therefore, the transformation of the leader is inherent in the process. The Transformational Leader is the champion and cheerleader of the cause. The [...]
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An agenda is the killer of productivity in meetings. Focus on specific outcomes expressed as deliverables instead. Drive for excellence on outcomes in all activities and you will create the DNA for excellence for your organization and yourself. Hugh Ballou, The Transformational Leadership Strategist.
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Life is defined by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece. – Nadia Boulanger In his post, The Art of Balance, the Art of Leadership, Don Frederiksen commented, “I have always thought that my music background brought creativity, dimension and balance to my thinking and work.” Wow, that [...]
Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. – Lily Tomlin How bad does it need to get before you do something about it (“IT” is the processes and systems in your organization) In reading a post by Guy Kawasaki on the American Express OPEN Forum site, I found this comment, [...]
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. – Henry Ford In reading a blog post by Jeffry Harlow in Unpacking Ideas, I was motivated by this comment, “In short, the heart of transformational leadership is that everyone involved in our organization has confidence that our leadership team believes in, [...]
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James I just read a post by Mac Lake titled When Leaders Fall into Maintenance Mode. Which reminded me of some leaders I have net recently who have given up on the church and on [...]
Life is a promise; fulfill it. – Mother Teresa In previous posts, I have encouraged you to plan your day by planning your work. In order to accomplish the most, it is important to put everything into logical order, however, do not get so focused on the order of your day that you don’t notice [...]
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves. – Francis J. Braceland
Plan your work, and then work your plan. It might be a commonly repeated statement. It’s repeated because it is true.
Plan your work. Plan your planning and study time. Plan your recreation time. Plan ahead.
TIP: Plan tomorrow’s activities today. If you wait until tomorrow – the planning time will escape more times than not.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. – Epictetus
Developing effective systems is crucial to leadership success. Know how to run an effective meeting.
Hugh’s rule #1 for Conducting Effective Meetings:
Purpose – Don’t hold a meeting if you do not have a defined purpose for the meeting. Know what you want to achieve and state those outcomes for the participants.
TIP: Define the meeting outcomes first, and then plan how to achieve those outcomes.
