Follow Leadership Freak, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/leadership-freak Sun, 17 Oct 2021 02:39:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsTeBkDV0Uzf93hDS9njgCr #1. Reaching goals provides fulfillment. You’re exhausted because you believe the myth of reaching goals. The only thing achievement provides is the opportunity to look for the next goal. The process is endless… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsTeBkDV0Uzf93hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHs7MgUwm4Ox2mw5Ur-z5Bww Everything stops in our house with the first snow. My wife joyfully calls, “It’s snowing.” We gaze like children. Sometimes we stand close. Usually it spits and sputters, but it might, if we’re… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:18:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHs7MgUwm4Ox2mw5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHveY_tUlQsIVVLv-B9hV9S2 The highest paid dead celebrity of 2020 was Michael Jackson. No. 2 on the list is the children’s author, Dr. Seuss. He died in 1990. According to the Associated Press, Seuss earned $33,000,000.00… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:01:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHveY_tUlQsIVVLv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu9JBVsdMufAeGkz6RCC25z “The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible.” Hannah More The belief that you never lie to yourself means you’re trapped by self-deception. Dangers of self-deception: #1. Self-deception limits potential. Growth depends on self-awareness. Self-deception… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu9JBVsdMufAeGkz6RCC25z https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHumbX48DYkJDDErtZyObPkc Need reveals lack. The more you need something, the less you have it. A hungry belly lacks food. Leaders who need status lack self-confidence. 3 dangers of pursuit: #1. Persecution: Need persecutes.  The… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:02:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHumbX48DYkJDDErtZyObPkc https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuUsrsEA7kWCzHgrmwRGUK6 Imagine bouncing out of bed anxious for work, not anxious about work. Imagine you’re fired up, not burned-out. Imagine clarity replaces confusion. Imagine the person you plan to fire decides to quit. Imagine… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:30:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuUsrsEA7kWCzHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt13yL9Is3YS3OFESPuQWsX The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz sought what he had. #1. Courage is taking the next step again. The Cowardly lion was afraid, but he kept going. Congratulations! You showed up… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:03:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt13yL9Is3YS3OFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsJD2d9sEypsmFk24e89-qg A coaching client said, “I need to think of myself as the mini-ceo.” He and his team manage a $2 billion year over year growth plan. You don’t want to walk around like… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:44:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsJD2d9sEypsmFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsEGbRysLVoyH1d0VB8z-7c #1. What is my attitude about letting go of things? Leaders who are reluctant to give ownership always end up doing other people’s work. People are slow to take ownership when you are… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:49:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsEGbRysLVoyH1d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvj03LUVqBX53CrAHWlao0B You might be working so hard for a breakthrough that you push it away. I’m convinced that some breakthroughs are missed because we have the wrong expectations. A breakthrough doesn’t arrive on schedule.… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:44:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvj03LUVqBX53CrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtvQKR8a6ItgmZMehmtHS8- Robert Kohlhepp spent nearly 50 years working for one Company. He started as the Controller and retired as the Chairman of the Board. When he first joined, Cintas sales were about $1.5 million… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:29:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtvQKR8a6ItgmZMehmtHS8- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu_spEcZRJCBR-xWH3zZqEA #1. I should have. ‘Should have’ is backward facing. Do your best to speak into the future. Instead of shoulding-yourself, say, “Next time.” #2. You should have. Why didn’t you? See #1. ‘Next… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:32:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu_spEcZRJCBR-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsRvFvtWFtI-rkdRKkm2PJP You might feel like Superman, but kryptonite is real. Success goes sideways when leaders feel invincible. 5 companies that were great once: Borders Sears & Roebuck Blockbuster (Blockbuster has 1 store in Bend,… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsRvFvtWFtI-rkdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu9Wh8IJeNSHZJTpfXVttXD When making decisions the most important thing is to make them. The principles of decision-making include: Go with your highest point of clarity. (Important decisions are never perfectly clear.) Keep moving forward, especially… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:35:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu9Wh8IJeNSHZJTpfXVttXD https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsm2R5ldU_OWbG7Iy_4u0x9 We have a bizarre capacity to pedal faster when something isn’t working. We think if we try harder the problem will magically disappear. Trying harder works for people who aren’t really trying. More… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:36:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsm2R5ldU_OWbG7Iy_4u0x9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtbM7T89oo_I3tuT6pSmY81 The end of this week is your last opportunity to put a big rock on next week’s calendar. Once day-to-day urgencies appear, they prevent you from accomplishing important tasks. You’ve been meaning to… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:33:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtbM7T89oo_I3tuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsbpCecVm_tAQp41t9tiERU While he was on vacation, one manager’s team lost momentum. We discussed how to intervene before things fall apart? I gave him two phrases for reflection, protecting gains and positive discontent. “Protecting gains… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:39:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsbpCecVm_tAQp41t9tiERU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvGY-2ndVpJPa7VFky8BpXO Arrogance is a beast that never tires, never stops, and can’t be defeated. It never compromises. Arrogance never cohabitates with your best self. Arrogance is an enemy that dilutes the joys of life… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvGY-2ndVpJPa7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvVPXMZLTiP8JJTpfXVttXD I was reminded, during a recent team meeting, that successful leadership is often about simple practices and straight-forward behaviors. If leadership practices are complicated, you’re doing it wrong. You don’t have to be… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:30:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvVPXMZLTiP8JJTpfXVttXD https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu5o6ivboTJk1e5jCclomp- When ownership is low, getting things done is always hard. 7 signs you’re in a low ownership culture: Normal requests are greeted with moaning. It’s an ‘every person for themselves’ culture. Unhelpfulness is… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHu5o6ivboTJk1e5jCclomp-