A few weeks ago someone submitted the following question for our VOICES of LEADERSHIP teleseminar with Dr. Henry Cloud:
“How do I get employees to take as much pride in their job as I have in mine?”
The simple answer is Engagement. The hard part is actually getting people engaged…
Share Vision statement, mission statement, core purpose, unique ability, etc… All forms of business jargon that have been produced over the past three decades. None are bad. In fact, these words are used for clarity sake in an ambiguous world. At this stage of the game I know the purpose of our company, GiANT Impact, is to awaken leaders. That [...]
Share Each of our leadership styles are framed on a foundation, which is part experiential/historical and part educational. We have all picked up good and bad habits from those we have been led by and we have learned certain leadership skills in school and in informal reading, etc. Have you ever thought, however, that there may be different foundations of [...]
Share In the midst of our strength there are areas of potential weakness. Every leader has strengths that make them who they are. Every leader also has weaknesses that could potentially lead to their downfall. The powerful Greek warrior Achilles was mortally wounded from a heel wound. Superman was incapacitated by Kryptonite. The strongest leaders have mortal weaknesses too. In [...]
Share Strategy? Nope. Focus? Not it. How about Success? Try again. The word is the root word for all things good and yet there is very little discussion or teaching on the subject in today’s 24/7 world. It’s a word that makes leaders great and keeps them grounded and confident… It’s HUMILITY. Humility is the root virtue of all virtues. [...]
Share Proud people have something to prove. They are not content with who they are and feel the need to assert themselves, to convince people they are who they want to be. Insecure people have no capacity to be humble. When you confront a person for their lack of humility, you may be accurate, but that does not mean that [...]
