In this world there are two kinds of people. You find leaders, who are few and far in between, and then there are followers who make up the vast majority of people in the world.
Get the Leader’s Edge
No matter what position you now hold, you can acquire and use leadership skills to stand out and move forward. Here is how a successful football coach did it. Combine his rules with the results of the research study I’ve written about and you’ll have the foundation for a successful career.
Copy Cat or Born Leader
There has always been pressure on corporate leaders to perform well. Some have stretched and improved their competencies by learning more about themselves. Most have chosen to adopt best practices of those whom they respect to improve their own leadership style. So, which is the better method to develop leadership skills — improve your innate signature talents or copy what others have developed and used successfully?
Are You a Leader or a Manager?
When you become a leader, you take on a great responsibility…you promise to change the world for the better.
If your reaction to this statement is ‘I’m only managing an organization, or department, or project, I’m not out to change the world’, then I respectfully suggest that you learn to be a good manager, but not a leader.
Selling Like a Leader: Welcome to New World Selling TM
Last week, I was chatting by phone with a friend of mine who happens to be the CEO of a major player in the high-tech industry. We were talking about how, when, and why he decides to get involved in the sales process. An hour or so into our talk, almost as a lark, I decided to ask him for his take on the current state of the economy and how the events of September 11 had affected his own business. His answer was concise and it came quickly: “I believe it’s a new world,” he said, “and it’s a new world economy which is going to take new world marketing. That’s our working assumption for growing and succeeding from this point forward.”