COVID Has Caused Leaders To Make Hard Decisions – The Chicago Cubs laid off 100+ employees this past week, many from scouting, marketing, and stadium operations. Authors Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma concluded their article by writing, “That is the story of Corporate America in the middle of a pandemic and a global recession. The […]
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13 Differences Between Big Thinkers And Small Thinkers
In the picture above, I am reading Patrick Bet-David’s new book Your Next Fives Moves: Master The Art Of Business Strategy In it he writes, “In 2005, the National Science Foundation published an article stating that the average person has between twelve thousand and sixty thousand thoughts per day. Of those, 80 percent are negative and 95 […]
You’re Not A Leader Until You Encounter Crisis And Survive It With These 3 Things Intact
I have been meeting with a business and personal coach and mentor for over a year now. This gentlemen is older, an academic, and has a history of success in entrepreneurship, manufacturing, finance, management, and leveraging global markets. Recently, we had lunch and discussed the new book Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of […]
13 Things Extraordinary Leaders Do Every Single Day
“Being extraordinary is having the discipline and commitment to do the little things right every single day.” 🔥 @AlanSteinJr #motivation pic.twitter.com/2qs57MiD6Y — Athletic Director Insider (@AD__insider) September 8, 2020 No one wants to watch an average movie. Or eat at an average restaurant. Fewer still want to listen to an average sermon. And no one […]
3 Counterintuitive Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The Way I Lead
COVID-19 has changed most things, including the way leaders lead. I am no exception to this reality. Most likely, neither are you. The following are 3 Counterintuitive Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The Way I Lead: Because of Mental Illness, I am placing a special emphasis on Valuing People Over Processes and Projects I have always […]
Global Leadership Summit Live Blog – 39 Leadership Quotes From Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on The Six Qualities Needed To Lead In Crisis
For the next two days I will be live blogging the Global Leadership Summit. This is a special moment as the Summit will be celebrating its 25th year of investing in leaders. I also would like to invite you to join myself, Rick Warren, Nona Jones, Bob Goff, Carey Nieuwhof, Mark Patterson and over 100 […]
Global Leadership Summit Live Blog – 15 Leadership Quotes From Vanessa Van Edwards
For the next two days I will be live blogging the Global Leadership Summit. This is a special moment as the Summit will be celebrating its 25th year of investing in leaders. As we prepare to learn from this year’s speaker lineup, I want to take a look back at last year’s best leadership quotes. […]
Global Leadership Summit Live Blog – 30 Leadership Quotes From Danielle Strickland and Beth Comstock
For the next two days I will be live blogging the Global Leadership Summit. This is a special moment as the Summit will be celebrating its 25th year of investing in leaders. As we prepare to learn from this year’s speaker lineup, I want to take a look back at last year’s best leadership quotes. […]
How Soon In A Person’s Life Should You Start Leadership Training?
“Leadership is the art of influencing human behavior to accomplish a mission in the manner desired by the leader.” – Commander Chris Hadfield Chris Hadfield is a retired astronaut, engineer, and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot. Commander Hadfield has also flown two Space Shuttle missions, was the first Canadian to walk in space, […]
11 Facts About Mental Toughness From Performance Expert Alan Stein, Jr.
Are YOU mentally tough? 🧠 pic.twitter.com/xn5JvJPVmt — Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr) July 23, 2020 If you are looking to improve in any area of your life, you need to be following, reading, and listening to Alan Stein, Jr. Alan is a motivational speaker and performance coach who has worked with such well-known people as Kevin […]
7 Encouraging Lessons On Dealing With The Overwhelming Problems In Our World Today
Let me ask you a question – how are you doing right now? Wait, I mean really, how are you doing? The leaders I am speaking with on a daily basis consider this the toughest time they have ever been through, especially pastors. I understand. Regardless of the type of organization you lead, it seems […]
This Is Often The Leader’s Best Friend
Leaders, are you satisfied with your level of success? If not, let me ask you what may seem like an odd question. How long can you ride in a car with no conversation, radio, cell phone, or some form of communication? For me, it’s not very long at all. People are simply uncomfortable with silence. […]