Leadership Freak

How to Begin Again for the First Time

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:09:14 GMT

Meaningful contribution always includes beginning again. Begin again for the first time: #1. Begin with reflection. How do I aspire to contribute? What is true of me that enables my highest contribution in… Continue reading →

How to Overcome the Distraction of Compassion

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:47:38 GMT

Distracted leaders are octopods spinning like tornados with sucker-filled tentacles clinging to ‘important’ trivialities. You can’t go eight directions at the same time and make meaningful progress. The centrifugal force of distraction drives… Continue reading →

Distraction: Defeating the Beast that Contaminates Leadership and Dilutes Effectiveness

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:47:40 GMT

The seduction of distraction is it makes you feel important while diluting usefulness at the same time. The habit of hurry drains fulfillment and frustrates engagement. No one achieves excellence by doing one… Continue reading →

How to Manage and Maximize Gifted Jerk-Holes

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:47:44 GMT

Fitting in is unsophisticated self-sabotage, but effectively standing out requires finesse. “None of us is dumb as all of us.” Astronaut Mark Kelly* Gifted jerk-holes: Like black holes, jerk-holes suck life out of the… Continue reading →

Four Things You have that Others Don’t – But They Need

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:47:28 GMT

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” Bonnie Ware, Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Stop working so hard to… Continue reading →

How to Become More Decisive When You Fear Making Decisions

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:04:49 GMT

Some leaders are naturally decisive. But if you’re naturally indecisive, think of decisiveness as a skill to be learned, like riding a bike. The next time your boss refuses to make a decision,… Continue reading →

The Real Advantage of Fear and Anxiety in Leadership

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:14:28 GMT

The good you’d like to do – but don’t do because of fear – exposes you. Fears reveal highest realities. Potential: Fear wipes steam from the glass. The person looking back surprises you.… Continue reading →