“A poor workman always blames his tools.” As leaders we are in the business of making others successful. I had a boss at General Electric who used to say, “Your success is my success.” His words were backed up by a commitment to meet with me regularly, coach me, guide me and make sure IContinue reading “Monday Quick Tip ~ Don’t Take the Blame”
Tag Archives: Character
Guard Your Heart
This is a guest post from Mark Miller. Mark’s latest book is, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow. Originally Posted on greatleadersserve.org on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 GUARD YOUR HEART! The Heart of Leadership is built upon a simple premise: unless your heart is right, no one cares about your skills.Continue reading “Guard Your Heart”
Monday Quick Tip ~ Read, Lead and Succeed
A Review of The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow,by Mark Miller Mark Miller’s latest book, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow is a short, simple yet powerful read. It continues the story of Blake from one of Mark’s earlier books, Great Leaders Grow. But youContinue reading “Monday Quick Tip ~ Read, Lead and Succeed”
Monday Quick Tip ~ Lead Yourself First
“He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.” A contemporary paraphrase of the above proverb is, “The person who leads himself or herself will lead others.” Self-leadership is a must if we are going to lead others. My leadership has been heavily influenced in this area by one of my mentors,Continue reading “Monday Quick Tip ~ Lead Yourself First”
Be a Leader Worth Following
“Focus on getting better, before getting bigger.” – S.Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants. “If I stop learning, I stop leading.” – Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller in Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Leadership titles don’t mean very much if the leader isn’t worth following. As leaders, we have a bias towardContinue reading “Be a Leader Worth Following”
Igniting Hope 4 Leaders 