The dreaded question. Anyone who has spent time with business coaches has heard this one. It comes out when the coach has identified one of your blind spots. A pattern of behavior that isn’t working. And you don’t see it. OR you are holding onto it for dear life because it is familiar. I hated […]
Being Courageous In The Workplace
Lance Secretan states that courage is the foundational ingredient required for leaders. It takes courage to speak your truth in environments that may not be ready to hear what you say. It takes courage to admit you don’t know the answers, to apologize, to make mistakes, to be authentic, to take the first steps towards […]
#52books The Spark, The Flame, and The Torch
#52 Books – The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch:Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World. (Amazon affiliate link) Format: Kindle “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it” Ernest Holmes Lance Secretan argues that we are now seeing in our economy and our workspaces exactly what we […]
Values at Work
I’ve been reading a lot of leadership literature recently. A theme keeps appearing. Values. Personal values. Define the values you want to live by. Use them as the foundation for your career and leadership style. Typically, they will define the values you should follow for you. And some will focus on how to get others […]
#52books Born to Win
#52 Books – Born to Win: Find Your Success Format: Softcover Zig Ziglar is your classic, old-school sales trainer. Get beneath the 70s era salesguy persona and the Southern Baptist preacher delivery and you find that there is a reason why his work remains a classic. When I was growing up, Mom was a real […]
My Why
This is the original TED talk for Start with Why. If you have not seen this before, it is worth 20 minutes of your time. Before I left my last job, I watched many highly skilled employees drop out. These are the types of folks that employers say they want – intrinsically motivated, hard-working, […]
#52books Find Your Why
#52books Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team Format: Kindle This book is the “how-to” for Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker give incredibly detailed instructions for facilitating what they call “Why Discovery” and provide instructions […]
#52books The Art of Living
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2Hp3DdF ————- #52 books – Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness Format: Kindle It’s been awhile since I have studied Ancient Greek philosophy. When I was studying it, as part of my graduate studies in History, we didn’t spend much time on the Stoics. Much of my […]
#52books Good Business
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2nxv4cX ————- Format: Softcover After his seminal 1990 work, Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi wrote many books describing how flow works in various contexts. Good Business is the first of two forays into Flow and business. Csikszentmihalyi interviewed 39 business leaders who, he felt, combined high achievement with “moral commitment.” He defined “moral commitment” […]
#52books The Four Agreements
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2rl8mJF ———– #52 Books Book 3 – The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) (Amazon affiliate link) Format: Softcover ———— This is a book I read once a year. It’s my personal “try to live by these values” book. What are these values? Be impeccable with […]
