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What is Leadership Focus, and Why Does it Matter? Studies show the average attention span of humans in the 21st century has dropped to just 8.25seconds—less than that of a goldfish. This shift has led experts to declare that focus and concentration arenow the true superpowers for professionals, more critical than skills or IQ. For leaders, focus means more than just “keeping an eye on the ball.” It involves understanding yourorganization’s mission and vision, identifying the most important...

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You’ve likely heard the story of four people—Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. Itillustrates what happens when leadership is absent: Everybody looks to Somebody or Anybodyto take responsibility, but with no leader to guide the process, Nobody steps up. The result ischaos, finger-pointing, and failure. Sadly, this scenario plays out in organizations every day.Accountable leadership should be standard practice, but too often, it’s not. What is Accountable Leadership?Accountable leadership means leaders take responsibility for their actions and those...

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“You first must touch the heart before you ask for the hand.” – John Maxwell  “Put your heart into it!” is an old directive we’ve all heard. As students, parents and teachers told us to put our heart into studying because grades and knowledge are important to success. As athletes, coaches encouraged us to play with heart because it makes us more skilled and therefore more competitive. Putting our heart into anything usually equated with a high...

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Famous DJ, Les Brown once said, “It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not haveone, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” Les Brown knows that this simple truth makes the difference between those who simply waitfor an opportunity to arrive—and those who see an opportunity, seize it, and are ready tomaximize it.  You may never know what high-level opportunity is going to come knocking on your door. Itmay come as a phone call...

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Tearing Others Down…. Bernard C. Meltzer hosted the radio call-in show What’s Your Problem? from 1969 through the mid 1990’s. He would answer questions professional or personal and would often counsel his call-in guests to “Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.” Good advice. And yet, at some point,...

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Limitations What are your limitations? Are you the recent hire trying to prove yourself in a field of older, more experienced employees? Do you feel you will never learn as much as you should and therefore that promotion you want is off limits? Maybe you feel limited by organizational systems that were in place long before you got there and recognize that changing them is difficult…maybe too difficult? If, as Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr. once said, “All limits...

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January marks the start of a fresh chapter—a blank slate— and as Vern McLellan has said,“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.”What will you bring? Over the years, I have found the following six action items can go a longway in preparing for a successful and productive year ahead. Reset Your Goals"Success doesn’t happen by chance. It happens by planning." — Benjamin FranklinWhat better...

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Leaders Are ReadersAs Harry Truman once said, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”But workdays are longer today, and time seems scarcer than ever. Add to that the riseof social media and we find that our attention spans are shrinking. If a story can't be toldin less than 60 seconds, we’re quick to scroll and move on. As a result, we find the actof reading novels, books, and articles for business or pleasure...

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All said and done, we spend a third of our life at work; more than that for some. Who we surround ourselves with, the culture and attitudes we show up for, and how we treat one another matters. From top to bottom of the organizational chart, we can all contribute to creating a workplace worthy of showing up for. It begins with gratitude which according to Forbes, is good for business not to mention our physical...

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Last month, I led a group through the benefits of collaboration. As a leader, you can dominate and dictate, or you can collaborate and facilitate your team’s success. Building influence isn’t about controlling outcomes; it’s about creating an environment where everyone feels they have a stake in achieving goals. Collaborative teamwork benefits both the team and leadership. Here are the top five I value most: Self-AwarenessCollaboration requires actively listening and engaging with others’ perspectives. This feedback helps you...

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