If you’ve spent any time on this earth, you know that life contains conflict. And there are times in the life of every leader when he or she needs to fight. But if you fight all the time, you can wear yourself out. That’s why it’s important to pick your battles.
To gain a better perspective [...]
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Pick your battles
March 5th, 2010 · 31 Comments
Tags: conflict · leadership
Be impressed, not impressive
February 11th, 2010 · 35 Comments
Too often we think that if we can impress others, we will gain influence with them. We want to become others’ heroes – to be larger than life. That creates a problem because we’re real live human beings. People can see us for who we really are. If we make it our goal to impress [...]
Tags: Attitude · Communication · Influence · Maxwell Daily Reader · leadership
Leadership answers; no waiting!
July 31st, 2009 · 23 Comments
Three weeks ago, here and on Twitter I sought your input on books that you’d like to see from me in the future.
Within minutes, the comments here and the replies on Twitter came pouring in. And when we finally compiled all of your responses, we had close to 30 pages of ideas.
So many of you [...]
Tags: Failing Forward · Leadership Gold · The 360 Leader · The Difference Maker · Today Matters · Twitter & Social Media · dream · leadership · put your dream to the test
The purpose of leadership, or why I do what I do
June 30th, 2009 · 26 Comments
Next week I’ll return home from my trip to Asia. After 17 days of traveling, speaking, touring and meeting with leaders on the other side of the world, I’m often asked why I devote my life to writing and teaching about leadership. At 62 years of age, I sometimes wonder myself.
Alright, not really. In over [...]
Tags: Leadership Gold · leadership
Greetings from Asia!
June 22nd, 2009 · 20 Comments
It’s Monday evening here in Manila, Philippines. I arrived on Sunday, and since then I’ve been adjusting to the time difference and revisiting the wonderful culture and cuisine here. Although I wasn’t too disappointed to be greeted at the airport with…
Krispy Kreme Donuts!
Yes, my hosts met me with a box of Krispy Kremes. One more [...]
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