The Distinct Leader

Non-negotiable Fundamentals of Business Building You Absolutely Can't Avoid

There is so much noise in the world of leadership and management today. Go on LinkedIn and just see the breath of information in your feed - kinda makes my head hurt. There's so much discussion about what leaders should be doing, what makes a great leader, etc. Do a search on Amazon or Google about leadership and management and millions of results are revealed.

One thing for sure, if you are a senior leader or one that owns a business, there are certain fundamentals you must have in place - above all others. And yet, so many other things are discussed - I call them shiny objects - don't actively advocate and address these fundamentals.

Two in particular are these:
1. If you want to grow a business, you must have a reliable, effective management team.
2. You are the cornerstone of your business, business unit or department.

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Are You An Average Leader or Exceptional Executive Leader?

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To be one or the other...it's a simple choice. Just remember, whichever you choose, has a ripple effect. What's yours?

"...after years of observation and working with a volume of diverse leaders in a variety of corporate structures - non-profits, government as well as traditional c-suite, effective executive leadership as incredibly valuable and equally rare." 
- Peter Drucker

In my view, an exceptional leader then...is a highly effective leader...

which an average leader is not.

 

To be one or the other...it's a simple choice. Just remember, whichever you choose, has a ripple effect. What's yours?

"...after years of observation and working with a volume of diverse leaders in a variety of corporate structures - non-profits, government as well as traditional c-suite, effective executive leadership as incredibly valuable and equally rare." 
- Peter Drucker

 

In my view, an exceptional leader then...is a highly effective leader...which an average leader is not.

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Is It Time For You to Surrender?

This can be a confusing, even negative word. But in the world of emotional intelligence, it may be exactly what you need to learn to do. This is the first of several topics addressing self-management, an element of emotional intelligence and our Smart Management Blueprint  

Our premise: The best managers are successful at managing themselves first!

The 1 Thing An Employee Training Won't Fix

If you are an HR professional or key decision-maker, please note, "a simple training day" is not going to fix this. Yet many times, that's the choice that's made.

In my experience there are 2 main reasons why: 

1. Key leaders, decision-makers do not understand or appreciate the "human experience" in the work environment.

2. There is a disconnect between how behavior (the human experience) impacts revenue. Therefore the "cheapest" prescription is chosen without being clear on the need and the best remedy to meet it. I call that the spray and pray decision. Let's spray out a bunch of information in a "training seminar" and pray it sticks and fixes things. 

 

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Are Fears Undermining Your Leadership & Business?

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Are You Losing Passion for Your Business?

Many business owners tend to take on too much, have a hard time letting go and delegating. Learn 3 reasons why.

3 Undeniable Truths That Sabotage Change - Do You Recognize Them?

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People Don't Leave Jobs - They Leave Relationships

"People don't leave jobs, they leave bosses.'"

This is a very popular phrase that circles around the HR and management community a lot...and in fact has been doing so even during the time I was a recruiter some 25+ years ago. And, in all that time has consistently proven to be true.

However, I'd like to frame this truth in a different way. People don't leave jobs, they leave relationships. Because, in essence, that's what we're talking about. Leaving anyone, boss or not, is leaving a relationship.

What they are leaving is the way they are being treated.

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Is This Your #1 Business Challenge?

"So, what are your current challenges, what do you want to be different?", I asked. His answer, "Building middle management." So I shared with him my newly formed Executive Advantage Blueprint for Smart Management. I walked through each "smart management" building block - some of which, to varying degrees, he had in place...

The Best Hiring Advice Ever - Hire Beyond the Job Description

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