When leaders fail to have difficult conversations with employees they are sending the message that the undesirable is now acceptable. What a leader permits, a leader promotes in their organization. Dealing with difficult situations makes up 80% of the image employees have of their leader.

The trust test of leadership is to ask why are people following you? People are either following you because they have to for reasons of Compliance or they are following you because they are Convicted to follow you.

The MOTION we choose everyday, either forward toward our goals or backwards away from our goals, directly impacts our daily EMOTIONS.

Four questions that should be a part of every leader’s mourning routine that focuses on scheduling priorities, delegation, improving performance and recognizing employees.

Being a leader requires us to constantly be aware of what is going on around, and where we are in relation to accomplishing our goals. The right questions is the vehicle to our success because questions force us to evaluate where we are and if we are on track toward our vision.

A leader can guarantee a significant return on their investment of encouragement to their employees. A positive interaction of encouragement leads to a positive reaction that drives engagement and drives results.

In today’s world, leaders must be mindful and filter the quality and quantity of information that we are allowing to take up real estate in our minds. The quality of our daily outputs is in direct proportion to the quality of our daily inputs.

A leader’s shadow is the influence they cast over their team on a daily basis. Your team will become, over time, a mirror image of our shadow. A leader cannot expect their team to model a standard or excellence in their work and to display a positive attitude if the leader’s shadow doesn’t reflect that same standard. The results you get from your team everyday starts with the shadow you cast everyday.

Self-discipline is the bridge between where we are now and where we want to go in our life, and to achieve any success in our life, we must be comfortable being uncomfortable.

Leadership is not authority based on a position you’ve been given. Leadership is influence based on trust you’ve earned.