A little over 10 years ago, I was leading a process improvement (kaizen) team. The goal was to clean, paint, and organize a large area in our manufacturing plant. One of my responsibilities as the team leader was to obtain the paint for the team, so they could paint the entire area on Thursday of the event week. However, I failed to get the paint on time. As a result, I chose to work overnight, a 26 hour shift, and paint the entire area myself to make up for my lack of planning and poor leadership. I was able to turn the negative into a trust building positive.

Leadership is more caught than taught. The two lessons I share with you in this episode were not taught to me. They were modeled for me by a fellow front line, entry-level team member in 1995. He modeled giving credit when things went right and taking the blame when things went wrong.

What you think about and the action that flows from your thoughts are far more important than anything you will read or hear. When you hear or see something that makes you think at a deeper level, don't just nod your head in agreement. Ask yourself, "How can I apply the principle in my life? And, when can I apply it?" If you want to get to the next level and beyond, you must then take action.

Secure leaders eliminate problems. Insecure leaders cause problems. To better understand secure leaders, let's look at 7 Problems Insecure Leaders Cause.

Discover the 10 Foundational Elements of Intentional Transformation: How to Become Your Best Self.

Introduction to my book, Defining Influence: Increasing your influence increases your options. Ria and I just finished up two 1/2 day workshops on this book with the US Navy in San Diego, CA. This episode is an overview of what the book is about.

Where do high impact leaders invest most of their time and energy? With low performers? Or, with high performers? And most importantly, why?

Ria and I had a great time today in San Diego, CA supporting the US Navy with two workshops on my book, "MAXIMIZE Your Potential."

Ria and I are excited to be heading to San Diego today to serve those who are serving us. We'll be conducting 10 1/2 day workshops for the U.S. Navy. When leaders are willing to invest in their team, we are willing to invest in their team. We pay all of our travel expenses and offer up to 4 hours on site, complimentary leadership development speaking/training in any of the 50 states with each 200 book purchase. Learn more during this episode or check out the special offer page on the www.BlueCollarLeadership.com website.

There's something far greater than success. What is it? It's significance. Success is about me. Significance is about we. Only successful people can choose to be significant people. In this episode, I share about the "Value of Significance" from my book, 10 Values of High Impact Leaders" (It's available as an audio book, paperback, and eBook.)