One of the never-ending responsibilities of a leader is to remind people what we’re trying to accomplish and why it matters. This is the essence of vision casting. Unfortunately, most leaders under communicate their preferred picture of the future.
One of the never-ending responsibilities of a leader is to remind people what we’re trying to accomplish and why it matters. This is the essence of vision casting. Unfortunately, most leaders under communicate their preferred picture of the future.
Where did all the truth-tellers go? When I was growing up, no one had a problem telling me what they thought – about anything.
Times have changed. Most leaders are too insecure to have open conversations about the brutal facts.
English novelist, Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) once said, “If you don’t tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.”
If you find yourself having a hard time being honest with others, it could be you are lying to yourself about one or two areas in your own life.
Leaders who pursue integrity and truth start with the man in the mirror.
Einstein was famous for saying, “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
There is no area where this is more true . . . than the truth.
If you want to be a truth-teller, you might want to start with Y-O-U.
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Randy
Is there an area in your life where you need to be honest with yourself?
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Last week I shared the story of my plate spinning illustration to drive home a point of increasing complexity. Today, I want to talk about some less elaborate examples and share a few tips for making props work for your next presentation.
As leaders, virtually every time we make a presentation, to a large audience or small, we have the opportunity to reinforce critical strategic priorities. The choice is ours. Is our message clear? Are we consistent? Is our message compelling? Is it memorable?
Each week, I respond to a question submitted by a leader from somewhere in the world. Some of the questions are unique and others are more universal. Today, a question I believe many leaders have struggled with: How do I delegate without guilt?
If the research is correct, we learn as much as 70% of what we know from what we see. That’s why one of the most powerful skills a leader can develop is the ability to make your ideas visible. Countless times, it’s been a picture, not the words I spoke that enabled me to effectively communicate an idea or concept.
Last year, I wrote a post entitled 5 Things I Love About TED. I'm writing this post while attending TED 2013. Between yesterday's pre-conference presentations and today's sessions, I've already heard from 55 speakers! We'll probably hear from 100 more before we're finished. I thought about doing a quick re-cap but decided not to go there. For now, here are five more things I love about TED... and a question for you.
One of my dearest friends and mentors died last week. Howard Hendricks was 88 years old. He was someone who understood the law of multiplication. During his career of more than 60 years at Dallas Theological Seminary, he taught and mentored thousands of men and women. I had the wonderful privilege of being one of them.
Each Friday, I address a question posed by a leader from somewhere in the world. Someone asked me recently if the questions were really submitted by leaders – yes. However, today I’m making a slight exception – this question is one I am submitting. How do I get alignment around a goal, idea or initiative?
The New Year is here. Although the amount of emails may have subsided over the last 2 weeks, the workload is not diminished. We’re back in the trenches. So how do you keep your head up as a leader? How do you maintain your focus and keep the main thing the main thing? One tactic to consider is to have a personal theme for the year.
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