“Leaders don't create followers. They create more leaders.” - Tom Peters One common trait of great leaders is that they build other leaders along the way. Zig Ziglar said for years that if you help enough people become more successful, you can’t help but become...
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Daily Leadership Tip #23 – Keep Promises, Even Small Ones
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” - Thomas Paine A person who breaks his word on little things is also likely to break his word on bigger things too. Wes Zimmerman, author of Perception of a Difference, put it very clearly when he wrote, "It has been my...
Daily Leadership Tip #22 – Establish Solid Trust Before Offering Advice
Week #4 Build the Next Generation of Leaders. Continuing in our Daily Leadership Series Challenge, this week we will cover 7 ways to Build Leaders. The principles in the next section can help build the levels of trust and respect from others… Many of this week’s...
Create Your Culture First, Then Build Your Team
Consider team culture mathematically. A company's team that has a positive team culture positively trends in other areas, too. Employee retention, strong relationships, open communication, and high performance. While a negative team culture drives staff individually....
Daily Leadership Tip #21: Give Strength Centered Compliments
“The life of many a person could probably be changed if someone would only make him feel important.” - Dale Carnegie In our modern society, the art of giving people a sincere compliment has gone the way of the vinyl record or the Model T. You come across them...
Daily Leadership Tip #20: Show Sincere Gratitude
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, ‘thank you?” - William A. Ward The Australian Institute of Family Studies recently published a paper called “Reasons for Divorce.” It said that the #1 cause of divorce was communication problems...