Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

LEADERSHIP is the topic for today's Daily Nourishment for Wisdom, Success and Personal Growth. Take a bite!

Kelly Orchard's Apple A Day is available in print! Four in the series, with an accompanying journal page to track your thoughts and success!

https://kellyorchard.com/apple-a-day-books/

This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  Many people adopt their own set of rules to live by. There are also rules to being a great leader. In an article published in “Entrepreneur Magazine”, there is a list of seven golden rules of leadership. When you are a leader, you must promote growth within your company, community or home. 

1. Do what’s right for your people. Leaders who are great have the best interest of their team at heart.
2. Allow your team to own the credit for their success. Good leaders go out of their way to recognize their team’s efforts.
3. Teach them what you’ve learned.  Pass down the knowledge you have gained with your leadership experience.
4. Inspire them and remain positive. Great leaders make people feel good about what they do.
5. Remember where you started. You didn’t start out as a leader, and you’ve had to work your way toward your success, so remember that those you lead are just getting started too!

Being a leader holds tremendous responsibility. When you lead, follow these sound rules and you’ll always be successful!

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  There is a lot of talk about the term ‘empowerment’. I cannot even count how many times I have used that term when working with clients!

Empowering others will have such a huge impact on their ability to grow. I love it when my clients feel empowered to make decisions that will change the course of their lives and grow! 

Inc. magazine had a great article on tips for empowering employees, but I think it translates to more than just ‘employees’ and can also be used for teams and families.

1. Foster open communication. You many have clear direction and more experience, but when you foster individuals to know that you are open to their thoughts and feelings, they will be more empowered.
2. Reward self-improvement. I especially love to celebrate with my clients, friends and family when they have taken steps to grow!
3. Require accountability. When I am leading a group, or coaching – I insist that my clients or groups be accountable for the ‘assignments’ they have. Checking in, understanding obstacles and leading them in overcoming them helps us all remain accountable.

These are just some of the ways that you can provide excellent leadership by empowering those you are leading! 

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!

This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth.  When I was raising my family and operating a radio station, I quickly had to learn to lead with decisiveness. I had to make decisions that weren’t always popular, and I realized that if I vacillated or changed my mind too often, I would appear weak. That is no way to run a household or a business. You’ve got to make brave and confident decisions and then stick with them. You must be fair, clear and consistent! 

Author Michael Ray Hopkin’s blog, “Lead on Purpose”, encourages you to ask yourself questions when making your decisions: “What are we giving up if we make this decision?”

No decision is ever going to be perfect, but when you lead decisively and discuss alternatives with those involved and trust the process.

When I had to make a decision in my family, I considered all those involved, my kids. How was my decision going to impact their lives? I discussed it with them and with others who may have had to make a similar decision so that I was well informed and prepared for the outcome.

Leading with decisiveness may not always be the popular direction to go, but leadership takes courage to make those tough decisions.

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day… Now, go out and be fruitful!