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, 02 Apr 2023 11:09:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHut1gLKo8zEM0Gb1Jh49AJn Smart people complicate simplicity. Sincere people overcomplicate life by worrying about everybody’s feelings. Aspirational people overcomplicate work by overachieving insignificance. “Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHut1gLKo8zEM0Gb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsrL6tFd0AAZ3HnycKeoCpf Our ability to develop solutions that don’t work is only exceeded by our capacity to misjudge. Daniel Kahneman identified nearly 40 cognitive biases in Thinking, Fast and Slow. All lead to bad decisions.… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsrL6tFd0AAZ3HnycKeoCpf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsBqZ8i8FoM2WhamfNIiY2W Tears streamed down Sally Sussman’s face while she watched The Intern on the return flight from business in Europe. It was Spring, 2016. She felt alone. Robert De Niro becomes Ann Hathaway’s best… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsBqZ8i8FoM2WhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvRnlKRn2zDjOifqJurszLU Book Giveaway!! 20 copies available!! Leave a comment on this guest post by author Dr. Juana Bordas to become eligible to win a copy of The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution.… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvRnlKRn2zDjOifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvBJOENQ3L5ryxhxzpi7FpJ I’ve heard lots of questions over the years. Some were small. Others brilliant. Some reflected sincere but dead-end pursuits. Smart people ask short-sighted questions when they focus on the wrong things. “What should… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvBJOENQ3L5ryxhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtKzwpbFzPXP8qq6eZJzUh9 Phonies aren’t successful. They might appear successful, but fulfillment requires whole heartedness. Your best self doesn’t wear a mask. You never get where you want to go when you leave yourself behind. Know… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtKzwpbFzPXP8qq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsaVvSfp-GFL1RpWVnEcNkS Common wisdom deceives you. You’re boring because some knucklehead said: You fall behind if you continue doing the same things, even when you’re doing great today. 3 reasons variety is essential: #1. Variety… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsaVvSfp-GFL1RpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvwk9NY8Z7INHOFESPuQWsX You feel motivated when you feel seen. You tend to disengage when you feel unheard. You’re anxious or angry when you feel misunderstood. You engage when you feel you matter. How can leaders… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:29:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvwk9NY8Z7INHOFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvaN6gGN7tQFxtLdxSOwF-n You and I are like dogs. A kicked dog expects to be kicked. When things go bad we expect things to go bad. Passivity and anxiety are normal in the face of prolonged… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvaN6gGN7tQFxtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsITXLU2ctmRIfjc6hd5eWF You’re dead if surrender is easy. How can you tell if a person is a control freak? They’re breathing. You might be a control freak if: 4 Powers of surrender: Work is filled… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:42:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsITXLU2ctmRIfjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv7rnc59-55DKvLeqE6yv18 A bad boss is a blindfolded monkey splashing poison. If you haven’t had a bad boss, you probably will. Blindfolded moneys are lethal. Bad bosses: The above items are painful pebbles on a… Continue reading →]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv7rnc59-55DKvLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt0xpOu9Zzru0TXPGaG87AR My wife thinks I’m a control freak. I reject this spectacular exaggeration. It’s true I can’t let go of control, but I’m no freak about it. Just before she took off on errands… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHt0xpOu9Zzru0TXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtLv_HnsZL1eq7VFky8BpXO Working from home and productivity. “In-person time helps build relationships and get more done.” Mark Zuckerberg In the last six months Meta has effectively cut about 30% of its workforce. In November 2022,… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHtLv_HnsZL1eq7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv3G9XZO-tvZGsGk81fO-bN I met a leader in California who said he didn’t have a loud inner critic. I think he was smoking weed. We talk to ourselves all the time. It’s normal. Sometimes you’re harsh… Continue reading →]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:52:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHv3G9XZO-tvZGsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvm-W_V-7MnSx-xWH3zZqEA Tiny is huge. “Manny” Yarborough held the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete. He exceeded 800 pounds before his death in 2015. You might feel like a skinny kid facing “Manny”… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:47:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvm-W_V-7MnSx-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuJrfCGI_3gmFLv-B9hV9S2 Sometimes the greatest gift you can give your team is to let them go home. Image of a welcome mat.]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuJrfCGI_3gmFLv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsK5axlPGWdXmhamfNIiY2W The difference between a great place to work and a job is the way people treat each other. The most important thing about us is the way we treat each other while we… Continue reading →]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHsK5axlPGWdXmhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvL7OtWNHBHBK8qfTAM-Smm Some leaders refuse to change. You want them to rise. They offer resistance to development and cling to patterns that hold them down. Resistance to development feels like pushing an unwilling rope. You… Continue reading →]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHvL7OtWNHBHBK8qfTAM-Smm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuOsnCew3OTJmFk24e89-qg 3 essential culture rules for high performance culture: aspire, amplify, and adapt. Image a of bright sunrise.]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:31:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHuOsnCew3OTJmFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHspdNrqZdRbJs4HQhe4ZUzd Promised promotions aren’t happening. Instead of increasing headcount you’re laying off. How can you maintain credibility with your team when upper-management changes decisions? Your word feels like a promise to your team. Broken… Continue reading →]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:51:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/0BAi_BR6MHspdNrqZdRbJs4HQhe4ZUzd