8 Ways To Measure Your Leadership Effectiveness

I am taking a break from writing for a few days to strategize for the second half of 2012 and for a speaking engagement in Southern California. While I’m away, I’m re-posting some of my most popular posts from the last year. I hope you enjoy reading or re-reading these posts. I’ll be back and better than ever on July …

3 Subtle Ways We Get Stuck In Relationships

I am taking a break from writing for a few days to evaluate the second half of 2012 and for a speaking engagement in Southern California. While I’m away, I’m re-posting some of my most popular posts from the last year. I hope you enjoy reading or re-reading these posts. I’ll be back and better than ever on July 16, …

Video: Got A Minute? #2

You greet people everyday. You say “hi” in all sorts of ways. In this edition of Got A Minute? I offer one strategy that can dramatically change the tone of your conversations – and it starts with your greeting. Go ahead and hit play. It’s only a minute long. I bet you’ve got that much time to improve your influence. …

Got A Minute?

We’re busy people. I get that. So I have one question for you… Got a minute? Most people do. Even if they don’t, they’ll often say, “I’ll get to it in a minute.” Everyone has a minute. With that in mind, I want to introduce a new video series I will be producing and posting on this site called: Got …

35 Ways To Put The “Leader” In Student Leader

One of the questions I get asked is: What do student leaders have to do to be considered a “student leader?” Great question. I actually wrote a short ebook (pdf) on the subject: STUDENT LEADER – 35 Ways To Put The Leader In Student Leader. Here are three of the ideas in the ebook. #3 DO FEW THINGS REALLY WELL. …

Seven Types Of Student Leaders To Avoid

In just a few short weeks, we will begin the process of selecting and electing new student leaders. We have a variety of ways for students to get involved on our campus. But there are some students who want to do a little more. They don’t want to simply be involved, they want to be influential. They are already thinking …

Ray Lewis Leadership In A Losing Locker Room

It may feel like a loss is based on one play. But it isn’t. It may seem like the pain of losing will never fade. But it will. It may look like you can’t bounce back. But you can. Just came across this recording of Ray Lewis, middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens and easily a Hall of Famer, speaking …