Posts Tagged ‘leadership skills’
Great Leaders Are Never Self-Made
Great leaders are never self-made, nor is great leadership about yourself. Leaders are made by others serving and shaping them. Then these leaders become great by doing the same — by serving and shaping those around them. In other words, great leadership is not about building up your own platform. Great leadership is about serving…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Great Leader?
What Makes a Great Leader? Simplicity brings clarity. It pushes away the fluff and gets right to the core. The best mantras and rallying cries are simple. So in simple terms, what makes a great leader? Is it a specific set of leadership characteristics? How about a handful of leadership skills? Taking Action A multitude…
Read MoreHow To Make A Difference – Think S.W.I.M.
Lots of people want to make a difference. But how many of us actually back it up with our actions? I coached swimming for 6 years in the late 80s and early 90s. In the 80s, I coached the North Manor Marlins. In the 90s, I coached the Steeple Station Stingrays. Then in 1992, a…
Read More2 Leadership Traits You MUST Have If You Want To Succeed!
I did a google search on the phrase leadership traits. 277,000,000 results. I also did one on must-have leadership traits. 81,300,000 results. Important leadership traits. 111,000,000 results. Key leadership traits. 61,000,000 results. Essential leadership traits. 49,500,000 results. Obviously, there is a lot of discussion about leadership qualities. Do you ever think we make it too…
Read More7 Surprising Questions Great Leaders Ask
This column was originally published on Entrepreneur.com on April 18, 2016. Great leaders ask great questions—have you ever wondered why? Do great leaders intentionally develop the art of asking great questions because they know it’s an essential leadership skill or do people who learn to ask great questions eventually become great leaders? Honestly, the best…
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