Leadership - Skills

As a leader you need many skills to find true success. Through the course of your career, you might have learned that a good leader and boss needs to know their numbers, have organizational understanding, advocate strongly for their business and be adept at delegating work. But even if you have succeeded with all of those leadership skills, you might still feel you are not connected to your employees. This is because you first and foremost need to be an authentic storyteller and coach to others. Acquiring the leadership skills of telling stories, being authentic and giving credit to others will build your legacy and your relationships.

The Burden of Being Right

I like to be right. Most people I meet like to be right. It may be answering a trivia question correctly, pointing out why a person's plan

March 3, 2018

Telling Stories: A Leadership Skill

My stories are about me. As I tell my story, the listener is making up stories about themselves in their self-talk.

March 3, 2018

Significance of Winning

I notice that the significance I place on victory shapes my future and keeps me from playing the game passionately and intensely.

March 3, 2018

Seek Where to Give Credit to Others

We've all been in a situation where we feel like we didn't get enough credit for our contributions.

March 3, 2018

Producing Dignity

Producing dignity allows for the creation of authentic connections with others.

March 3, 2018

Follower's Choice: Becoming a Leader

I set out to create myself as a producer of followership opportunities, where it is the follower's choice.

March 3, 2018

Believe in Them

I have no idea how many times I have asked myself this question: “I wonder how this person is going to work out?”

March 3, 2018

Being Authentically Weird

Being authentically weird helps me remember that if we weren't all weird, it would be impossible to learn anything.

March 3, 2018

Are You a Problem Solver?

Are you a problem solver? I am! For most of my life, this has been a source of pride.

March 3, 2018

Allow Contribution

When I allow real contribution, I notice how engaged people become and how they remember the experiences.

March 3, 2018