Entrepreneurship is constantly evolving and changing. There is a wealth of knowledge to be gained from those who have successfully navigated the path to success. In a recent episode of “The Leadership Toolkit” hosted by Mike Phillips, local entrepreneur and restauranteur, Alton Blue…
Growing Your Influence is important to your leadership success. Growing your influence requires a lot of effort, it requires a directed mind and deliberate action. You can accelerate the process of becoming a leader by following a few simple steps. Here are three ideas that have worked for me in accelerating leadership growth: 1. Network […]
“Leadership is influence” ~ John C Maxwell Influence is defined as the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something. I think as leaders we all want to have an effect on our people’s development. An effective leader is someone who understands the power of influence. This is […]
As leaders, we spend a lot of our time teaching and coaching the people around us to bring out the best in them. It is also essential for each of us to remain open to feedback and coaching too. Are you a coachable leader? What are you doing to grow yourself? It’s crucial that you […]
Fear is a constant, but so is faith. Fear of failure is a huge factor in the way we operate, especially in leadership. It’s a concern and a question for everyone. There is this notion that all failure is bad. In reality, unless you are willing to overcome the fears and approach failure, with a […]
The best lessons are taught on the spot. Sometimes in leadership, we hold our thoughts, and “bite our tongues” with our staff or our peers. We do this for what we think is saving feelings or just simply keeping the peace at work. But is it though? Are we doing what is best for the […]
There is light in Your Own Uniqueness. Yes… YOU! We all have special and unique things about us. However, sometimes instead of being special, we see them as difficulties or obstacles or just weird. We often find ourselves comparing ourselves to others, trying to be the same, constantly competing, and pushing to be better… Better […]
Leadership means being more. One thing I have learned from my time in leadership roles; I have learned a whole bunch of things, and many by accident… those are sometimes the best lessons. Anyway, leadership is about more than just managing a team or a project. Management to me has to do with things, the […]
Any successful person that we see… Their journey always started much earlier than where we are seeing it from. We pick up and see where they are from today without seeing any of the backstories. It’s easy to look out and see how much more successful others appear than how we do… It’s just that […]
You are an accomplished leader. You want your team to win. When we are in a leadership role, we all want the people that work for us to be accomplished and accountable. We want them to feel happy and satisfied with their positions and how they interact with us. And… we want that to reflected […]