Buffer For anyone who has attended a Catalyst conference in Atlanta, you know that it is a firehose of leadership development content. Today has been no different. (If you’d like to “attend” it live online, click here to watch the livestream) Andy Stanley led off with a challenge to everyone to consider their identity, their heart, and how they could ... Read More »
Buffer The best coaches also receive coaching. They also regularly coach themselves by asking the right coaching questions. Let me explain. If you are like me, your are enticed by routines because they allow you to feel comfortable. They help you manage the constant change in your world. Routines diminish the pressure to change and remind you that you are ... Read More »
Buffer Have you ever been stranded with a dead phone? Found yourself with a dead iPad for an off-site meeting? Ran out of battery during an important call? I, sadly, am guilty of all of these and I realized I needed a solution. Enter the external battery charger (a previous version of this post failed to mention that this is ... Read More »
Buffer A friend posted something online today that stopped me in my tracks. I felt frustrated all of a sudden. Thoughts filled my head. Memories rushed through my mind. Faces of many, many people. A debt I can never repay. A responsibility. A legacy. “So what was the post?” You might be asking. It was a press release about the ... Read More »
Buffer Coaches can hurt leaders.Coaches also provide tremendous value when they establish the relationship correctly and focus on helping leaders reach their goals. Before continuing, we should first ask this question: what drives a leader to retain an executive or leadership coach?Leaders face difficult challenges. They step back and ask “How can I lead differently to achieve different results?” If you manage large ... Read More »
Buffer Identify the big rocks before focusing on the sand. You get busy as a leader. Distractions come at you from multiple angles. You can easily become convinced that everything is important. If you aren’t careful, you will either face burnout, termination, failure or all of the above. We recommend identifying the most important priorities before you get sidetracked by everything ... Read More »
Buffer Stop measuring things that don’t matter. Start measuring what matters. Yesterday at the Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit, author, speaker, and former CEO of HP Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) reminded everyone about the importance of measuring. Today, the topic came up heavily in the morning sessions here in Chicago as well. The basic truth: we measure what matters. A few important questions ... Read More »
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Buffer Bill Hybels is one of best visionaries I’ve ever heard. Today’s Global Leadership Summit kicks off at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, IL. Read these Bill Hybels quotes to grow as a leader (and don’t forget to share them with your team). I thought I would compile a list of the: 15 top Bill Hybels quotes from the ... Read More »
Buffer Are you making a difference? Prove it. I like to ask that question and challenge myself with it at least weekly. It would make more sense to do so daily but I’m not there yet. This month, I had a couple “aha” moments after looking at what Tweets and what blog posts performed the best. 1) Guest Posting on ... Read More »
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