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On this special edition of the Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast Chris Goede is joined by founder of Sseko Designs, a socially conscious fashion brand, and the author of Beginner's Pluck, Liz Forkin Bohannon! Join the conversation as they discuss how to build your passion rather than find it and so much more.

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In their leadership classic, The Leadership Challenge, authors James Kouzes and Barry Posner shared what they considered to be the four prerequisites for leadership. The four are honest, competent, inspiring, and forward-looking. Learn how to embrace these characteristics in your own leadership and create powerful, positive change in your organization.

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In college football, any player at any time may declare they would like to enter the transfer portal to transfer to another school and play football there. What if you, as a leader, had to worry about the people on your team declaring they were entering the portal? Oh yeah, you do!

Your top performers can resign at any time and join another organization. How should leaders engage with top performers to ensure they stay with your organization?

Harvard Business Review says, if your young stars are anything like those at the companies they’ve studied:

• 25% intends to leave your employ within the year.
• Over 30% admits to not putting all his effort into his job. 
• 20% believes their personal aspirations are quite different from what the organization has planned for them. 
• 40% have little confidence in their coworkers and even less confidence in the senior team. 

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Leadership is influence, not your position or title. How do you develop your Influence and raise your leadership lid. The Law of the Lid say, your ability to lead (influence) will determine your effectiveness In everything you do.

In the INFLUENCE acrostic there are nine (9) lessons for developing your personal influence and today we want to look at the first four (4). Next week we will do the remaining five (5).

Leadership is influence, not your position or title. How do you develop your influence and raise your leadership lid? The “Law of the Lid” says, your ability to lead (influence) will determine your effectiveness in everything you do.

In the INFLUENCE acrostic there are nine (9) lessons for developing your personal influence and today we want to look at the first four (4). Next week we will do the remaining five (5).

In the 21 Irrefutable Laws Leadership, John Maxwell calls it the Law of Priorities:  Leaders understand that activity is not necessarily accomplishment.

This episode is sponsored by BELAY––the incredible organization revolutionizing productivity with their virtual assistants, accounting services, social media managers, and website specialists for growing businesses just like yours. Get BELAY’s latest ebook, Delegate to Elevate, for free, and learn how to reclaim your time. Just text the word EXEC to 55123 for your free copy today!

Do the people on your team know they have a future with your organization? Or, are they wondering where this all leads? When they see they have a place in the future, you will see increased levels of commitment, engagement, and buy-in.