Meditation helps me find mental and physical calm, and those things help me be a better person, husband, father and leader. I encourage you to at least give it a try.
New experiences are far too important for leaders to pursue only once a year. You cannot become, or remain, a great leader without embracing new things.
Leaders make the choices and are responsible for the outcomes, so they tend to trust their own judgment. But what if our judgment is wrong? Great leaders develop others’ ideas even if they don’t initially agree with them, because they know sometimes what seems to be the wrong idea will turn out to be the best idea.
Deep work is fueled by focused, intense thinking that adds value for others. Shallow work includes high frequency, short duration tasks that don’t require much thought. Leaders should strive to do more, and better, deep work.
Even in a great organization, there is a huge personal dimension to finding work-life balance. For me, the key is to unload work stress from my subconscious mind.
For too long people have had to struggle alone to find balance. It’s time for leaders to take charge of this problem. Great leaders design their organizations to accomplish their mission without burning out their people.
Leading other people is an entirely new workplace experience and it can be scary. But there are a few things you can do to get going in the right direction.
Members of a homogenous organization never develop the ability to work with different people. When they are put to the test by operations that require working with or serving people who are different, they will fail.
A leader’s first responsibility is to work for their followers’ success. Their second responsibility is to guard the standards, expectations and values of the organization. Finding the right balance between the two is a challenge.
Physically, you are what you eat. Mentally and emotionally, you are what you pay attention to. Deciding what to pay attention to is a leadership challenge.
An award should make the recipient feel good. There’s a good chance a formal award won’t do it.
A curious leader learns about the people they lead and finds the best ideas. Curiosity is a performance advantage.