Posts Tagged ‘leading yourself’
Are You a DHB?
Two years ago I attended a doctoral commencement as a guest of a graduate. It’s a great accomplishment to gain a doctorate. It represents a lot of work, and it usually represents a lot of potential for impact. And yes, you get certain letters and titles before or after your name. The main commencement address came…
Read MoreAnother Look at Leading Yourself
You’ve probably had the experience of going to sleep in some new place and then having that moment when you first wake up in the dark trying to answer the question “Where am I?”. Usually within a few seconds we have an ah-ha moment and reorient ourselves. We realize: I’m in that place, or that…
Read MoreThe Key to Controlling the Elephant
Do you remember the analogy of the rider and the elephant in the book Switch? Each of us has a rider—our rational, logical self—and each of us has an elephant—our emotional, reactionary self. When things are going just fine in our lives, our rider is usually in control; we make decisions based on healthy beliefs and…
Read MoreThe Station
How busy are you right now? According to the radio, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. I’m not so sure that I agree. December, for me, is one to-do list after another, both personally and professionally. I can’t wait for the fresh start of the new year so I can leave this year…
Read MoreLeading Yourself – Part 3: Rejuvenation
(This is the third of three posts on Leading Yourself. If you haven’t already, you may want to read Part 1 and Part 2.) Let me share another lesson about Leading Yourself that I learned in the the last decade. I had been living at point C for about three months, knowing that it would…
Read MoreLeading Yourself – Part 2: The Signs and Symptoms of Living at C for too long
In my last post I shared how my misplaced beliefs drove me to live at point C for so long that it pushed me over the edge to a Red-X moment (where life falls apart). If only I had enough courage, wisdom, and experience to pay attention to all the warning signs that were telling…
Read MoreLeading Yourself – Part 1: What’s Underneath?
If you recall the topic of Leading Yourself (Chapter 11), we touch on some key points around needing margin in your life, having a governor or dashboard to help you stay at a healthy level of activity, the Red X, how to say no (or at least not say yes immediately), and looking back on…
Read MoreReal. Deep. Change.
REAL Real value from your journey through LEAD 365, or any leader development engagement, only happens when something changes in your behavior. Knowing something doesn’t bring value—unless it leads to doing something in a better way. Learning a new concept or re-learning a concept you hadn’t thought about for a while doesn’t make you better…
Read MoreLeading Inside, Outside, Inside, and Out Again
Of the many definitions people use to describe leadership, one of my favorite definitions is “the ability to influence and motivate others toward a common vision or goal.” I like it because of two words: influence and motivation.
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