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Winning the Inner Game of Leading With Positive Self-Talk
Note from Art: a version of this article appeared originally at SmartBrief on Leadership. -- I've written several times about the idea of the inner game of leading. It's where success in this challenging role is won or lost. From an article a few years ago, I wrote:...
Winning the Inner Game of Leading With Positive Self-Talk
Fear, self-doubt, and the tendency to catastrophize situations are your adversaries as a leader. The essence of life is overcoming challenges. Instead of allowing your negative emotions to rule you, engage in a little self-trickery and reset and reframe the negatives to positives.
Leadership Caffeine™-Respectfully Speaking, Your Respect for Others Will Serve You Well
The formula is simple and the outcome is predictable. Treat people with respect and they will generally return the courtesy many times over.
The word “respect” just might work as the lone word in the world’s shortest chapter in the world’s shortest and most effective book on leadership. Master the term, practice it liberally and you’ve uncovered one of the simple secrets to leading effectively.
The September 5th Leadership Development Carnival at Great Leadership
Just in time for a long holiday weekend, Dan McCarthy is hosting the always exciting and often inspiring Leadership Development Carnival at his home blogging base at Great Leadership.
Aside from the way over the top kind words that he has for me and this blog (Thanks, Dan!), he’s put together a collection of phenomenal essays from some really great writers and authorities in the world of leadership and business.
Last of the Summer Shorts and Some Seasonal Reading Ideas
The Labor Day weekend is upon us and that means that it’s soon time to pack up the Summer Shorts in favor of something more seasonably appropriate. But for now, the shorts are out….er I mean on, and here are some quick posts, ideas and links for some quality long weekend and fall reading.
The Human Touch in Customer Support-An Endangered Species?
The issue is customer service and specifically, the increasing number of businesses that I am running into that offer no or extremely hard-to-find contact with a human for support or account questions.
It’s Always a Good Time to Practice Your Speaking Skills!
There are few skills that will take you further and help you more than developing your speaking skills. Your writing skills are a close second. While you can hide and some people do get away with dodging the speaking bullet, I’m not sure why you would want to. The fear is overblown.
Leadership Caffeine™: Is Your Self-Confidence In Danger of Burning Out of Control?
Self-confidence is rocket fuel for leaders. Used carefully and ignited under the proper conditions, it propels you and those around you to remarkable heights.
However, beware the narrow tolerance ranges of your own self-confidence.
New Leader Identification: Exploration Before Promotion!
I talk with a great number of leaders at various levels and stages of their careers about their own experiences in “becoming a leader,” and I’m constantly fascinated by their start-up stories.
Fascinated, that is, the way many drive past a car wreck. Shocked and curious at the same time.
Management Excellence Audio Interview: The CEO Perspective on Product Management
Notes from Art: I recently mentioned that I would be kicking off the Management Excellence Audio Interview Series, and I’m thrilled to be doing it today with Mike Mulcahy, a technology industry executive that has served as a CEO, a Founder of his own start-up and a...
Looking for A Framework to Rebuild Your Business? Think Baldrige
My own personal observation is that the Baldrige National Quality Program is one of the most misunderstood, unknown and poorly marketed great programs for organizations seeking a framework for business performance improvement. You owe it to yourself and your organization to become familiar with the program and the many great low and no-cost tools available to help you improve your business.