If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.
KEN BLANCHARDIf we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.
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Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
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The first principle of ethical power is Purpose… It is the picture you have of yourself – the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.
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All good performance starts with clear goals.
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Asking for other’s guidance helps you see what you may not be able to see. It’s always important to check your ego and ask for help.
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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
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Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.
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Present thinking people kill the future.
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Take a minute: look at your goals, look at your performance, see if your behavior matches your goals.
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Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.
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Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.
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Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven’t learned a thing until you take action and use it.
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Your mind and a computer have one thing in common: neither of them know the difference between the truth and what you tell it.
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Most companies spend all their time looking for another management concept and very little time following up the one they have just taught their managers.
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Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can’t provide for itself.
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Start your day with good intentions and set yourself up for a good attitude. It’s not what happens to you that matters but how you respond.
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Don’t wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.
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Vision is knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide your journey.
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If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.
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The best way to develop responsibility in people is to give them responsibility.
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Catch people in the act of doing something right.
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We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.
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Empowering means helping teams develop their skills and knowledge and supporting them to use their talents.
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Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.
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Customer service should not be a department, customer service is everyone’s job.
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Real communication happens when people feel safe.
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The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.
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