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Vision: The Leader's Vivid Vision
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Powerful leaders take us to new realities.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Powerful leaders possess the ability to bring about ' new realities '...some tremendously good, some tremendously bad. While…
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Never Give Up..You owe it to yourself...You owe it to your family...You owe it to Life.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Of course, Sir Winston Churchill comes to mind, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or…
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If you assume communication is easy, you’re dreaming alone. If you find communication is easy, you may be dreaming with others.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Shared dreams and goals, naturally, breed quality communication.
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Dreams of a better future help generate a better future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British…
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Written Goals don't just help you set your work-priorities, they help you define your personal Values.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Values , Purpose, Vision , Rules , & Goals are not discreet, stand-alone concepts. They are intertwined. For most People, they…
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Hope is a waking dream much craved by people. This explains why people rally around leaders with vivid vision.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Aristotle said, "Hope is a waking dream." People want hope; people follow dreams.
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Dreams of a better future light the path to that better future.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "Past and future are dreams; now is a reality. All things are now; all power, all possibility, all action, is now." British…
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When Leaders tell followers what to do they need to limit that telling to BIG PICTURE things.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet Some think Leaders should provide followers latitude to do their work as they choose. Some think that’s the way to breed…
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One thing I've learned about drawing lines in the sand: before you draw them, set your Master Rules.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Note to self... Know the rules you want to live by....your Master Rules Anticipate possible situations & predict a set of…
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Leaders do best when it is clear they have sacred rules, which we call “The Master Rules”.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Master Rules : these are rules set by the Leader and well-communicated by the Leader to all followers. The Master Rules must…
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Intrinsic drives often persist as lifelong drives.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Do you have some internal drives that have survived for decades? If you do then you know what I'm talking about. Long-lasting…
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About Influencing Powerful People - #3
Talking About Influencing Powerful People - here's another Dirk Schlimm quote: “What makes these geniuses so powerful is not ground-level expertise or…
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We simply must spend more time imagining Possibilities..."Think of things - not as they are but as they might be."
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Robert Collier wrote, " Think of things - not as they are but as they MIGHT be ." ...'The SECRET Of The Ages', (1926) If we…
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If you cannot see the forest for the trees, you're out on a limb.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Few people possess the ability to think strategically while having a solid grasp of the details of the plan. Some people do not…
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Let's not stumble along purposeless roads...let's construct better paths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet "A person with clear purpose will make progress even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress even…
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Hope is a waking dream much craved by people.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Aristotle said, "Hope is a waking dream." People want hope; people follow dreams. *** Regardless, Hope stands in the shadow of…
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You cannot drive people when you work them into a fog.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Nor can you expect people in a fog to generate much internal drive. Nor will people in a fog drive one another around toward…
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What awesome power lies in the combination of strong willpower guided by strong definite life-purpose.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Willpower is wonderful, but without proper guidance it consumes energy without purpose . Definite purpose is wonderful, but…
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Visions, Biases & Evolution
We have wonderful dreams and ambitions…there’s no end to our visions of better things in the future . And, behind these dreams and ambitions, our motives are…
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Driving on the Talent Track
When we thoroughly understand our Talents we improve our ability to: clarify and express our personal Values & the Rules that are most sacred to us, ability…
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15 Ways to Influence Thinking & Inspire Action
Vision inspires Leadership has a few essential ingredients. For example, the leader must possess a level of intelligence and the leader must possess a…
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10 Thoughts on Hiring Good People
Know how to communicate the essence of the role, seek simple descriptions; avoid lengthy series of tasks and responsibilities Magnetic job postings - show…
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The Internet of Things: Our IoT Vision
The 'Internet of Things', you've heard about it. You may be talking about it, asking “ What exactly does it mean? ” Recently, that question was discussed at…
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Controlling the common littlenesses of human nature
William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous…
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People resist new things
I think most people object to, argue against, or otherwise resist New Things (...as in - People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits & New Things )…
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How do disorganized people accomplish productive things in business?
To explore this topic, I did some on-line research and found an interesting article that has fed into my thinking process. Below are some excerpts from that…
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You gotta learn how to tune strings before you can become a rock star!
That concept holds true if you want to be a successful business leader. It isn't a question of patience. It's a question of competence. It's about what it…
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More bite-sized success
Most people fail because they quit. Most people quit because they get frustrated. Most people get frustrated because they don't know how to measure success…
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We do not have to fear fear itself!
In his first inaugural address, in 1933, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, " The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. " Starting with this…
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Inspire People - Influence Action - Grow Wealth!
In business, as in other endeavours, the essence of leadership is positive Influence. At its core, positive Influence is about inspiring people to take…