Yesterday I acknowledged a mistake I was making in my work to develop student leaders (post link: My Latest Leadership Development Mistake). Thank you to those who took the time to affirm me. I love the process of learning. In fact, the mistakes are a teaching tool for me. If I’m not making mistakes, I’m not pushing hard enough. But …
My Latest Leadership Development Mistake
I’m in the business of developing leaders. I think about it…a lot. I read about it…a lot. I talk about it…you get the idea. Some of you who read my posts also have an interest in leadership, whether it’s developing your own or other’s. That’s why I think it’s extremely important that I share with you the mistakes I make …
The Best Baseball Managers Are Leaders
If you spend any time at all in the study of leadership, you will come across the manager vs. leader debate. There are all kinds of perspectives on what those titles mean. Perhaps the most famous of remarks about this is from Peter Drucker who said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Later interviews with …
Identifying Potential Leaders
It’s time to elect and select “student leaders” for next year. I put the term in quotes because it may or may not lead to actual leadership. That’s a choice each student who serves in a position must make. It’s the choice to be a student worker or a student leader. Simply serving in a position doesn’t make the choice …
The Best Version Of You
There are a number of versions of you (and me) out there. In 1955, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham developed an interpersonal relationship and communication tool known as the Johari Window. This tool placed the various perspectives of “you” into four basic quadrants. Open: This is the version of you that everyone (including yourself) can see. Hidden: This is the …
Applying The 80/20 Principle
The 80/20 Principle (or Rule) means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial. The principle is applied in a variety of ways: 20% of the people have 80% of the wealth. 20% of your workers do 80% of the work. 20% of your tasks will result in 80% of your effectiveness. The …
Step Back To See Ahead
“If you’re always chasing the next problem, you don’t see three problems ahead.” – Author Unknown I love this time of year. Students are stepping up to serve in leadership positions. They’re looking ahead to next year and thinking about all of the ways they can help to make it the best year ever. They have all kinds of fresh …
Leadership Resources I Subscribe To
My students will often ask me to recommend a leadership book to them. I’ll give you my top three… The Leadership Challenge by Kousez & Posner Measure Of A Leader by Daniels & Daniels The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership by Maxwell Sometimes I’m able to loan them one of mine. But I always encourage them to buy their own …