3 Warning Signs for Responsible Leaders
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipI’ve come to notice some warning signs in my speech. These are words that help me identify when I’m not being a character-based leader. Whenever I use...
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Leading a significant life
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentDeep within each one of us there is an inner desire to live a life of significance and contribution. Each one of us, is longing for a better future. We want to make a...
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Are Good Delegators Just Lazy?
Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentDelegate Everything Once upon a time I learned something about delegation that I liked. I read it in a book or heard it at a...
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Leaders: Is Compromise a Strength or Weakness?
Posted in Change ManagementWe can hope that what is happening in Washington, D.C. over the past decade is not a mirror of what is happening in organizations around the country and world. The...
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On Leadership Revolutions
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentWhat are you afraid of? If you’re like me, there are times when you are proud of who you are. You’re glad you did what you did. But those times never happen when I’m...
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Where Did You Lead in 2013?
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipThis Was a Great Year I feel proud of the things that my team accomplished this year. Some of them were goals that we set at the outset and others were...
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Result of a #RCUS? Libyian & California Kids Sharing Art
Posted in Light Your Worldhttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/11/19/result-of-a-rcus-libyian-california-kids-sharing-art.htmlHave you just started grinning when reading something? This post by Tomas...
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Why the Mundane Matters
Posted in Self LeadershipOr, “What was your name again?” A few years ago I realized how odd it is, at my doctors’ offices, to share highly intimate, personal medical information with people whose names...
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How leaders seek the best in others?
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipWhen you are a leader, you are working with people. How you view people would have the greatest leadership impact on your careers as a leader. How you...
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Four Senses of Character-Based Leadership
Posted in SmartBlog for Leadershiphttp://smartblogs.com/leadership/2013/12/19/4-senses-of-character-based-leadership/I often read leadership posts or engage in leadership discussions where different...
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Humility: The 5th Sense of Character-based Leadership
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentI wrote a post published on Smartblog on Leadership about the 4 senses of character-based leadership and shared it with both the Lead Change and the Linked2Leadership...
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3 Secrets of Great Leadership in 3 Seconds
Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentI recently had the honor of participating on a graduate school alumni panel. This was my chance to give back, by sharing some advice with the incoming...
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Which Is a Better Leader? A Conversation on Results and Respect.
Posted in Self LeadershipI believe conversations make us stronger leaders. We need to explore topics, challenge ourselves to think and understand, and learn ways to be a better leader. In the Lead...
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Who are the Real Leaders?
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentAs we get closer to the Super Bowl, I’ve got an American Football analogy to consider. On a football team, who are the leaders? By “leader” I mean who is voluntarily...
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The Mirror Test
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentIf you want to be successful leader, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that happens in your life. This includes your accomplishments, the results you...
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4 Ideas for Authentic Leadership Intelligence
Posted in Leadership Developmenthttp://www.thindifference.com/2013/12/14/what-makes-an-authentic-leader/There is a smartness to authentic leaders. Smartness does not mean all-knowing; it does mean...
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The Leadership Life Cycle
Everything has a life cycle. Plants, animals, humans, businesses, products – all have a time of birth, growth, maturity, and death. It’s the whole “circle of life” thing. Leadership has a life cycle....
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3 Nations, 4 Years, 15 People
On February 19-21 2010, the Lead Change Group came to life. Real life. Prior to that time, we were just some friends on Twitter and a LinkedIn group. Most of us had never met face to face. On those...
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1 Way to Define Your Leadership
I was recently asked to give a talk at a conference where the theme was “Define Yourself.” In preparation for outlining what I might talk about, I reflected on all the ways that one can define...
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How to Turn Customers into Raving Fans with One Email
This last Christmas, my wife and I ordered some Baylor University fan gear from Fanatics. My experience wasn’t bad, although I do remember thinking the shipping seemed unusually slow. I chalked it up...
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