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The Ultimate Leadership Guide

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:28:09 +0000

The Ultimate Leadership Guide is a new idea, a new approach towards personal development. Think about how we’ve been going about achieving personal growth in the leadership arena in the past 10-20 years or so:

Volumes of Leadership Books
Management Books
Leadership Seminars
Leadership Coaching
Leadership Consultancy

Many different methods – but they all share one of two flaws. They’re either very expensive (£1000 and above), or they take 100’s hours of reading. Does it really have to be like this? Well, The Ultimate Leadership Guide takes all the material from 30 relevant personal/business development books. Books such as the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Who Moved My Cheese.

The ‘Ultimate Leadership Guide‘ condenses the material down to they core leadership principles. A standard 400 page leadership book, will only contain 2-3 pages of pure principles and key messages. If you’ve read any leadership book, you’ll realise that the vast major of the material is merely ‘padding’, comprised of examples and repetition.

You can cut that out with The Ultimate Leadership Guide, which offers a ‘3 minute per day’ lifestyle commitment to personal growth! Being able to learn from the greats in just 3 minutes (one book) per day!

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Interesting Leadership Resources

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:50:46 +0000

Hey folks. Its that time of year when I give my favourite 200 Leadership links in ONE giant leadership post! Oh yes!

Ok, Here are my 200 favourite leadership resources: 3..2..1.. Go!

1. True leaders influence others to grow. Someone who has experienced a true leaders helping hand will have growth for years to come. A true leader has a way of instilling confidence in others. A true leader looks for others strengths and helps develop them even more. A true leader takes others weaknesses and turns them around. Imagine running into someone that you had the privilege of working with, mentoring, years down the road. You listen to them share how their lives have grown and continue to grow all because of some part that you had in their lives. When you put others first, it is a privilege to share in their growth. Your influence truly will have an impact for years to come.

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in the long run as your employees become more efficient, more productive, and more effective. They will require less supervision–which brings us to principle number three.

Organizational Leadership Principle Number Three – It is about the organization.

There are unethical and misguided bosses who think the organization exists to support them. This arrogance ultimately brings failure. We come together in associations or businesses to accomplish something that we could not accomplish alone. Your employees give you t

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not the organization itself.

Investing your ego and ambition in your job is fine–to a point. In the extreme, this creates an overbearing autocrat. The truly effective leader knows he or she is an active member within the team and always works to better the team. Real leaders have a forward looking orientation and work to build the culture of their group. It is the insecure leader who wants their successor to fail.

Without Washington’s intervention, America may very well have become a kind of banana republic, at the mercy of thousands of armed and angry soldiers and their officers. And it wasn’t his speech that did it, it was a Leadership Talk.

2. True leaders aren’t in it for the glory or for the popularity. Being a true leader isn’t always easy. There are days when it seems that everything is going wrong and you wonder if you are getting through at all. Some employees will not appreciate the high standards that you have for them. Ever had those days? Nothing seems to be going right. But then, there is a light at the end of tunnel and being a true leader can have its rewards. Perhaps you hear a “thank you”, or perhaps an employee that has been struggling to achieve his success finally has a break through and gives you his 100%. A true leader does whatever it takes to help others with their accomplishments.

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After Washington left the hut, the officers unanimously voted to “continue to have unshaken confidence in the justice of the Congress and their country ….” The result was that the Continental Army disbanded without incident after the War formally ended a few months later and thereby set in motion the peaceful events that led to the creation of the Constitution.

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As Maj. Samuel Shaw, who was present, wrote in his journal, “There was something so natural, so unaffected in this appeal as rendered it superior to the most studied oratory. It forced its way to the heart, and you might see sensibility moisten every eye.”

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Ok! We’re halfway there now. More leadership development material on the way! Leadership can sometimes be a slightly dry topic, and that’s why I like to really crack it up a notch and improve the quality leadership articles on my own site, for easier reading and learning.

3. True leaders must be trustworthy. It truly is a rare thing to find a leader/employer who truly cares about his employees. Some leaders aren’t looking out for their employee’s best interest. Some leaders are just money hungry. Some leaders just want others to make them look good so they can pat themselves on the back. A true leader leads with his heart, not with selfishness. Imagine a work place where the true leader is respected and therefore every employee wants to give their absolute best. The atmosphere in that work place would be absolutely amazing! Show that you are trustworthy and you will earn the respect of others.

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The deep, human, emotional power of that moment can hardly be described. It electrified the officers. Here was their commander who had never taken a furlough during his eight years of command, who had faced storms of musketry fire, who through his daring and intelligence had kept the Army in tact in what most of the world thought was a lost cause, here was George Washington modestly asking his officers to bear with him in an all-too-human failing. It was an astonishing turning point.

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On the ides of March in 1783, dozens of officers, representing every company in the army, met in a log hut to vote on taking this action when George Washington suddenly and unexpectedly walked in. He gave a speech denouncing the rebellious course they were on. But it wasn’t the speech that carried the day; it was the Leadership Talk at the end of the speech. Witnesses report that Washington’s speech left many officers unconvinced, and when he was finished, there was much angry muttering among them. To bolster his case, the general pulled out a letter he recently received from a member of the Continental Congress. As he began reading, his usual confident air gave way to hesitancy.

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Then, unexpectedly, he drew out a spectacle case from his pocket. Few officers had ever seen him put on spectacles. Usually a severely formal man, he said in a voice softened with apology: “Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country.

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Being a support to others is a great way to show your true leadership. Think about ways you can influence those that you are leading in a positive way. Acknowledge a job well done. Absolutely everyone appreciates hearing about a job well done. Offer business incentives. If an employee is not late for an entire month, reward them with a gift card to a restaurant. If you would like to see an increase in sales volume, offer a contest where the rewards is a travel certificate for a free stay at a hotel. Remember, you will hear for years to come stories of others continued growth – all because you took the time to lead with your heart and not selfishness.

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The Leadership Talk is a much more effective means of leadership communication. If Washington hadn’t given a Leadership Talk in the log hut with this assembled officers, who were on the verge of revolt, the Revolution would have ended right then and there; and the history of America would have been far different.

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As to what was at stake at that moment in history: This occurred a year and a half after the battle of Yorktown. Popular misconception has the Revolutionary War ending at that battle. However, in reality, the War continued to drag on; and as it did, the Continental Army became increasingly rebellious. Most of the troops hadn’t been paid in at least two years. Their promised pensions were not forthcoming. Popular sentiment in the army was gathering to overthrow the Continental Congress and install a military government.

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Leadership lessons come in many guises. One unforgettable lesson comes from George Washington and his contribution to the most important victory of the Revolutionary War.

That victory occurred neither at Saratoga or Yorktown but in a log hut in 1783 with a few heartfelt words that literally changed the world. And it’s not just a history lesson, it’s a leadership lesson — for all leaders.

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dership role. It is not enough to occupy a position of leadership (as defined by a box on the organization chart with your name on it). In fact, many people have made the choice to lead, exercising vast influence, without being in a so-called “leadership” position. In making the choice to lead, you take responsibility for yourself first, which means you must commit to w

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To realize what took place in that hut and its historical importance, we must understand what a Leadership Talk is and what was at stake at that moment in 1783 for America?

As to the Leadership Talk: There’s a big difference between speeches/presentations on one hand and Leadership Talks on the other. Whereas a speech or a presentation communicates information, Leadership Talks do something more: It establishes a deep, human, emotional connection with the audience.

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n this case, them refers to those we lead. Your purpose as a leader is to engage and motivate your employees to bring 100% of themselves to work, every day. As their leader, it is your responsibility to create the right environment for them to motivate themselves and to

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So there you go! 234 link in fact! Think of it as a wonderful leadership lottery! Because that’s effectively what it is! Plenty of leadership resources for you to be trawling through. Sometimes the leadership pages may be just user pages – but more often than not they’re be more than just that!

There’s some great leadership content here – so don’t forget to look through each one! Hehe, only joking.

Extra Leadership Stuff.

I’ve recently discovered a brilliant Kitchen Fitter In Bicester. If any of you live round there, be sure to pop in!

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Impressive Online Course

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:08:15 +0000

Just a quick post to share with you a great discovery that Simon of Leadership Expert has found us once again. It’s his excellent review on The 11 Forgotten Laws
which has taken everyone in the leadership and personal development community by surprise because it’s well known that he rarely recommends a product. So I decided to buy The 11 Forgotten laws myself and I think I was just as blown away as Simon was! It was a darn sight cheaper than the £300 course I invested in last year, and I’m embarassed to admit that the 11 laws was probably more useful.

So this is just a post for thanking him for the recommendation!

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3 Steps for How to Inspire People Around You – Part 1

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:35:58 +0000

The Leadership Blog is dedicated to bringing you the best leadership tips from around the world. this week our articles will focus on inspiring others around you. Inspiration is such an incredible motivational states. What’s brilliant about working and living with inspired people is that you’ll find you won’t need to ever worry about their affairs. That special inspired state means that they’ll be putting in all the effort required to look after things on their side, which means as a team leader or manager – they’re ideal to work with. Inspired people aren’t just drops of gold that you need to find, or worse, wait for. You can create an inspired team all by yourself, using the following 3 techniques outlined in this series. Part 1 follows.

1. Talk to their Dreams. How many members of your team wishes to do the task they have been set? 50%? 25%? You’re not even close. How can I be sure of this? I can be sure because I am talking about their deepest wishes and desires. If your team mates had 5 years left to live, would they gladly spend it achieving the goal you’re working torwards? Probably not.

We usually have far higher and grander wishes for ourselves that sometimes seem to have no relation to what we spend our day to day lives doing. Perhaps members of your team want to run their own business, or get married. Whatever their desires, they all have their own dreams and if they’re organised, maybe a grand plan as to how they’re going to achieve them. What you have to do is show your team mates individually that their current task will take them one step closer towards their dreams.

Easier said than done? Well, let me give you a couple of examples.

If a friend or collegue’s dream is to run their own business; don’t let them punish themselves with the idea that this task isn’t what they truely wish to be doing. Instead, emphasise how working on this project will actually help them achieve their goal in the long term. For instance; emphasise how from this task they’ll learn skills that would be valuable to an entrepenur. And that when they do start their own business; they’ll already be learned in many areas on how to run one. What you are doing here is aligning their goals, and hence, their deepest motivation, with their current task. As well as it being a relief to your collegue that they are actually helping themselves, you should also expect to see their productivity increase.

Time for another example.

If someone’s dream is to become a high flying career person, then you can mention the transferable skills they’ll gain from this task and be able to put on their CV for their next promotion. If the person wants to work for charity then you can point out that by learning from this experience they’ll have more to offer a charitable organisation in the future. It’s a simple technique that requires little thought and carries huge benefits.

You’ll soon discover that all forms of work gives experience, and all experience can help your collegues’ future career; you simply have to word it so that you show how important a step this job/task is on the path to fulfilling their dream. This will get easier with practise. Once they see that their current task actually slots neatly in to their grand plan, your workers will steam on with the job at hand!

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3 Steps for How to Inspire People Around You – Part 2

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:23:41 +0000

2. Appeal to their competitive nature. At our heart, we are all competitive beings. In life we naturally we have to compete for everything, including jobs, partners and even restaurant tables! We all have a competitive spirit to some extent, and this idea forms the core part of the 2nd leadership technique. I will show you how to use competitiveness to to motivate an employee or friend into performing well! As a bystander, you simply have to set the right challenge.

I remember a conversation with my old sixth-form business studies teacher like it was yesterday. The exam results from the first round of examinations had just been released and I was exstatic to learn that I’d achieved full marks on my business exam. My teacher called me to his desk and said to me quietly;

“These results are outstanding, great work! It reminds me of Lucy. About 3 years ago she was a girl in my class who also did brilliantly in her exams. She wasn’t that nice though – a bit arrogant and up herself y’know, but she ended up getting full marks in her whole qualification. Lucy is the only person to have ever to have done that here, but I really think that you could do it too, while not annoying everyone at the same time! It’d be great to see a well-rounded person like you manage to do it.”

What a perfect thing to say! My teacher had set me a challenge to try and complete. I definately wasn’t going to become complacement and start underacheiving in class now! I was going to try and beat that girl. I badly wanted to get full marks without being ‘arrogant’ about it. And so for my 2 year course I put in extra effort in that class, and came out with a grade to be very proud of. Who was I to prove him wrong in believing that I could do this? He gave me a very good reputation that I didn’t want to let down, and he also gave me a chance to prove I was better than this unpleasant Lucy. It was a perfect combination of challenges that had one great result = dedication on my part.

So if you want to unleash the competitive drive within your friends or collegues:

* Give your employees a good reputation to uphold
* Compare your employees to their rivals
* Set your worker a tough goal to meet, but enough praise to show that you believe they can reach it

If you set your own friends or team mates challenges such as these, you will fill them with a sense of focus and clear direction that would only come them accepting a competitive challenge and striving to achieve success in it.

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3 Steps for How to Inspire People Around You – Part 3

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:10:38 +0000

The Leadership Blog is dedicated to bringing you the best leadership tips from around the world. this week our articles will focus on inspiring others around you. Inspiration is such an incredible motivational state. What’s brilliant about working and living with inspired people is that you’ll find you won’t need to ever worry about their affairs. That special inspired characteristic means that they’ll be putting in all the effort required to look after things on their side, which means as a team leader or manager – you’ll enjoy working with them. Inspired people aren’t just drops of gold that you need to find, or worse, wait for. You can create an inspired team by yourself, using the following 3 techniques outlined in this series. Part 3 follows.

3. Show your own enthusiasm. I’ve saved the most important point until last. You cannot expect to instill enthusiasm and inspiration within others if you do not display these characteristics yourself. People hate following hypocrites, so you won’t make any allies by coaching your team to behave one way, and then ignoring those rules yourself. Lets be honest; if you really find that you’re so uninspired by the current task that that you cannot enthuse yourself, then how can you expect your colleagues to be driven towards the goals you have set them? Leadership Blog aims to increase your leadership skills to no end, but applying those skills in practise must be a well thought out and genuine process. Enthusiasm is magically contagious, but if you simply desire to manipulate then you’ll spread nothing but resentment among your team. If you’re in the situation where you have to pretend to be enthused; you really need to think about changing your career because you will never feel happy on your current path.

Provided you are truely inspired by what you do, and you display this confidently to your team mates, you will find this will infect the culture of your team; spreading through your colleagues at a dizzying rate! And provided you talk in terms of their ambitions and set a challenging personal objective for them, you will begin to see enthusiasm bubble out of your collegues like champagne from the bottle!

Overall:

1. Talk to their dreams

2. Appeal to their competitive nature

3. Display your own inspiration

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