Meet the LEADER of LEADERS!

Somethings are hard to describe.

But S.M. Lockridge doesn’t seem to have that problem describing the Leader of Leaders. Do you KNOW HIM?

Remember the Reason for the Season.

Have a Very Merry Christmas!

BEWARE – Are You the Weakest Link on Your Team?

This year I have worked hard to build a strong team of Leaders at my work. Growing a team of people to becoming “Their Best” is what drives and motivates me, everyday.

Usually, the results are enough to keep your team motivated, and encouraged. All of the members don’t need to see personal results, sometimes team results or positive results of another team member can be enough to keep growing themselves or challenging each other.

But what do you do when the results aren’t there? or you, as the Leader, start to feel demotivated? Check out some previous tips to ensure that you, THE LEADER, are ALWAYS on your Game:

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December 14, 2006 Speedlinking

• Exupéry’s Axiom – If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
• Booz Allen Hamilton on Money and Innovation – Innovation isn’t R&D
• Can you solve this mind-bending problem? – The illiterate of the twenty-first century will be those people who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
• Use Myspace? Watch yourself, because managers, HR pros, and others responsible for hiring are using MySpace as part of the hiring process

December 8, 2006 Speedlinking

• Why do smart people defend bad ideas? Scott Berkun gives us his thoughts on it, and some ways to help people avoid it.
• The Apollo Syndrome is a phenomenon discovered by Dr Meredith Belbin where teams of highly capable individuals can, collectively, perform badly.
• What do you do when asking “Why” results in a dead-end – “We just want it this way”? Michael Schaffner gives us a variation on Six Sigmas 5 whys and a way to get past these dead-ends.
• More words to avoid, or how to avoid an argument. A great method to avoid the “I Understand, But…” trap.
• Building trust by Returning Calls Unbelievably Fast. “There’s not much you can do to get people to return calls. But you have all the power in the world to return calls yourself.”

Ever feel like things will never Change?

If you work in a large organization, like I do, you may sometimes wonder if Change will EVER occur.

There are basically two main areas that need to be influenced in order to effect Change:

1. Things outside your circle of influence and
2. Things INSIDE your circle of influence.

One area you can’t control, the other area you have TOTAL control. So let’s focus on what you CAN control.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Treat Your Employees Like Dogs

Thats right, you should be treating your employees like dogs. If you aren’t, you are missing out on some great leadership opportunities for yourself and you are holding back your employees from growing.

My wife and I recently got a dog and I immediately saw parallels between puppy training and growing employees. Below the top 5 reasons why you should treat your employees like dogs -

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