Leadership Tips

Urgency is all about achieving success, no matter the area of life. Being urgent about the right things can generate and sustain change; it can facilitate strategic accomplishment. Being urgent about the wrong things generates busy people who accomplish next to nothing.

Check out John Kotter's book: A Sense of Urgency

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In 1980, Bob Dylan, a singer and musician, won his first Grammy Award for his song: You’re Gonna Serve Somebody, released in 1979. Part of the lyrics of the song say “you’re gonna serve somebody, it maybe the Lord, it maybe the Devil, but you’re gonna serve somebody.” Dylan was right on target: you’re gonna serve somebody whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, whether you agree or not, your gonna serve somebody. This is an unavoidable fact, but not a popular one.

Acts 4:12 "Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

Precedent is the small vine growing through the seam of concrete that eventually breaks the slab. Precedent is the small root that eventually grows to fill and close off the drainpipe, causing sewage to back up into the house creating a smelly mess and damage. Precedent refers to decisions or exceptions made to policies that can set a pattern for future behavior, potentially affecting organizational culture, employee expectations and even legal implications.

I hope you find this episode helpful. Precedent has definitely been an issue for me in the past.

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Contentment is NOT the same thing as complacency Complacency is the acceptance of the status quo at a level that relinquishes any personal options for change; like a piece of driftwood floating on the ocean. Complacent people have become fully assimilated by the culture and their circumstances. They stand for nothing, and accomplish little.

In this episode learn 7 ways to avoid complacency in your life.

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Poor time management is the downfall of many a leader. The ability to understand the difference between the important and everything else can be challenging. Couple that with the pressure of the urgent and you will often find an individual who is literally swamped with work, but accomplishing little.

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If Sabotage is setting into place forces, usually concealed, which lead to destruction, then self-sabotage is the setting into place forces, which lead to our own failure. Self-sabotage is usually unconscious. It occurs when I behave in a way that undermines, or totally blocks, my ability to reach my goals.

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At the end of the book of Judges in the Bible we find this statement: “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” The understanding being that without a King to provide a common standard, the people tended to default to their own perception of right. The implication, however, is that doing what was right, as defined by each individual, wasn’t necessarily the best way to life. I liken it to the phrase: “Looking out for number one.” This is a recipe for disaster.

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Here is a shock: not everything is all about YOU. I know that this may come as a surprise. You may feel as if you are the center of the universe, but it simply is not true. Every indication is that the context of LIFE has everything to do with RELATIONSHIPS, and relationships, by definition, includes others. If there is one life lesson you simply MUST get, it is this fact: All of life can be reduced to relationships. The quality of those relationships hinges upon your awareness of the fact that, 1) YOU are not the center, and 2) the way you treat others IS the center.

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I like to be treated with respect. I’m sure you feel the same way. When we are treated with respect it resonates within us and bolsters our sense of self and builds self-confidence. When we aren’t treated with respect the opposite occurs. Our self-confidence is shaken and a subtle voice whispers to us that we aren’t worthy of being respected. The reality is that every individual, by virtue of being created in the image of God, is worthy of being treated with respect.

If you want to develop your skill in the language of respect and build your emotional intelligence, I recommend you check out my online course: Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

Social media is used for all kinds of horrific purposes and contribute to all kinds of problems in our society. But social media also provides an opportunity to connect and bring light on society’s problems and foster solutions that make our world better. As Christians, I think that staying involved in social media is important to redeem it and make it into the kind of tool that will allow the message of God’s love to be heard.

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