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Leadership for New Leaders and for the Experienced LeaderAre you a new leader? Maybe you are a “seasoned” leader? Well, here is a show and a book that is aimed at new leaders, but the seasoned leader can glean from. It is this time of year that in baseball we are getting close to “Spring training”. The new players “the rookies”, and the season players “the veterans” all come together and work on one thing…fundamentals. No matter how long you have played the game you always must be working on the fundamentals. The same is true of Leadership.
On this Episode of A New Direction, Best Selling Author Home – Giant Leap Consulting returns with his new book “Leadership Two Words At A Time”. While it is purposely written to the new person in leadership, the fact is, this book is great for any leader to get back to the fundamentals and remind yourself why you are in leadership in the first place. The book is educational, entertaining, poignant, and full of actions that you can take to improve your leadership.
Leadership Two Words at a Time: Simple Truths for Leading Complicated PeopleBill Treasure latest book Leadership Two Words at a Time is a fun and edutaining read. Each chapter title is only two words, and then Bill breaks down each of these leadership truths into bite size pieces so that they can be easily digested by anyone. While the book makes a point, and a strong one at that, Bill uses his sense of humor to take a look at ourselves and how we are leading others so that we can smile and move on to mastery in our leadership.
What is more Leadership Two Words at a Time also ends each chapter with a Two-word Bonus Tip, Questions for you to think about, action items to work on, and after each section asks you to commit to an oath that you will work on to become a stronger more effective leader. The book is a quick read, well written, and really a lot of fun to read. If you would like to connect with Bill you can reach him through his website: Home – Giant Leap Consulting.
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There is leadership and then there is the leader. Being a leader seems to be something that many want to do, but few understand what it takes to lead and lead well. Being a leader is not a title. In fact a great leader probably doesn’t have a title, because she or he leads from …
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To say that we are living in some turbulent times is an understatment. It is during turbulent times like these that we are all tested, but it is where we see great leadership emerge, and at the same time weak leadership to fail. One trait that is for sure in great leadership is reslience. The …
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We have all been through and continue to go through crisis. For the last two plus years we have been dealing with the pandemic. We have seen businesses crumble, people scatter, emotions rising. The truth is leading in a crisis is not easy. Now we have Russia invading and starting an unprovoked war with the …
Leading in a Crisis – Major General John Gronski (ret’d) Read More »
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Let’s say your 5 foot 3 inches tall and you decide to join the U. S. Marine Corps, what do you think you are going to learn about leadership? Now add to that you are female in the Marine Corps…what do you think it will take to be a respected leader? When it comes to …
Leadership Behaviors for Success – Angie Morgan (U. S. Marine Ret’d) Read More »
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When it comes to leadership who better than a U.S. Army general is more qualified to talk about it. When you have led thousands of men and women in the midst of brutal, volatile, and dangerous combat, and having to take the responsibility of the lives of all those under his command you better demonstrate …
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Everyone wants to be the one leading the charge, but no one wants the real responsibility that comes with it. Leading others sounds great until you realize it is more than a title. Leading is not about you being in charge. Leading is about taking care of others. Demonstrating you care. Showing them understanding and …
Leading Others Successfully – The Leadership Core – Will Schirmer Read More »
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John Wooden was the greatest college basketball coach of all time. He won 10 National Championships and 4 undefeated seasons while at UCLA. Some have even said, that John Wooden was the greatest coach of any sport…it would be hard to argue against him. As great as John Wooden was as a basketball coach he …
Leadership for Greatness: Lessons from John Wooden – Lynn Guerin Read More »
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There are so many theories on Leadership it can get quite exhausting. In fact Leadership theory is wide and so vast you may find yourself throwing your arms up in the air and saying, “I’m just going to do leadership my way”. Well it is confusing. And it causes us to ask more questions, such …
What the Heck is Leadership – Why Should You Care – Dr. Gary DePaul Read More »
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Often as a executive coach I am asked the question, “How do I improve employee motivation?” or “How do I motivate this employee?”. In fact, it is really the wrong question, because your employees are motivated, but there are things in your business environment that have “demotivated them”. The reality is you cannot motivate anyone, …
Re-motivation of the De-motivated Employee – Drs. Cathy Bush & Tara Peters Read More »
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The easiest thing for us to do as leaders is rely on what worked in the past. But let’s be honest there is not guarantee what we have done in the past will produce success in the future. We also need to face the reality that as businesses change, younger generations, enter our businesses, our …
Next Level Leadership – Innovative Leaders Guide -Maureen Metcalf Read More »
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Are you someone in leadership? Well the truth is we all are leaders in some way. So much has been written about leadership. How to be a good leader. How to be a more effective leader. It seems however, when it comes to leadership and philosophies of leadership so many say very similar things. As …
Challenging Leadership: Choose Love Not Fear – Gary Heil Read More »
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When it comes to Special Operating Forces there is a phrase commonly used, “embrace the suck”. The idea that you are in the midst of horrible circumstances you have to decide if you are going to make through this adversity, you have to sit in the middle of this discomfort so that you can come …
Choosing Discomfort for Leadership & Success – Green Beret Jason Van Camp Read More »
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How many times have I been asked, “how can I motivate my people”? It is question that is asked of every coach. As a coach we typically do not give an answer because we know you are not ready to hear the truth. And even if we were to tell it to you, you not …
Leading The Demotivated Employee – Dr. Tara Peters Read More »
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Change is inevitable, but in today’s world change comes at us at an accelerated pace. This means that businesses and organizations must be able to transform. How does a business do that? Well it starts with the leader. There must a leader that first must transform before he business can transform. If I were to …
Be a Better Leader and Transform Your Business – Maureen Metcalf Read More »
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So often we point fingers at leaders for their problems. We will look so intently at the things we do not like about a particular leader and in the process we neglect to realize we have become arrogant believing that we “know” more, or someone else would be better suited to be in their place. …
The Leadership Killer – Captain John Havlik (US Navy SEALs retired) Read More »
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Fear. So often we do not want to admit it. But as long as we are human we will fear. But what about fear when it comes to leadership? Can a leader afford to be afraid? A leader may deny their they are afraid, but the truth is their behavior will give them away. Because …
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Agile is a process that allows teams to basically work independently on small pieces of a larger project. Basically they govern themselves, work in spurts (called sprints) and are suppose to be unified on what they will work on at any given time. But does that really work without leadership involvement? Perhaps not as consistently …
People Over Process: Leadership for Agility – Michael K. Levine Read More »
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Yesterday is not today…well that’s obvious. So why do we believe that so many of yesterday’s leadership principles will still be effective today? The fact is when it comes to work attitudes have changed. Jobs are plentiful and when people do not like their boss, manager, or CEO, they just leave. This costs the business …
7 Principles to Change Your Business and Your Life: Conscious Leadership – Michael Bianco-Splann Read More »
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Have you ever been around someone you are trying to avoid? Or maybe it is someone that you feel like you just cannot get along with? Maybe you believe there is someone out to get your job or get you fired? Maybe it is your boss or manager that you feel like you have to …
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Business, and Coaching – Dr. Marilee Adams Read More »
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How many times have you either said, or heard it said, “People don’t change”. Maybe you have made the statement or heard the statement, “I am what I am”, indicating that change is impossible. Or perhaps you have said, “there is nothing I can do about my situation, no one will give me a break”. …
Take Control of Your Life – Master Your Code – Darren J. Gold Read More »
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We like to think of ourselves as being pretty smart. We like to think that we make really good decisions. We like to think especially in business environments that we use our logical side of our brain more so than the inner emotional brain. However what the research tells us…we really do not know ourselves …
Avoid Disasters in Business and Life – Never Go with Your Gut – Gleb Tsipursky Read More »
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So you are a leader. Maybe you are a team leader, or perhaps an owner, a manager, or maybe you are an entrepreneur and you are your own boss. The fact is you are doing the best you can to lead. You are challenged by the everyday busyness. It seems like you are putting one …
Lead, Succeed, and Thrive in a 24/7 World – Slow Down to Speed Up – Dr. Liz Bywater Read More »
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When we talk about leadership it seems it is invariably linked with success. When you start to consider what it takes to truly be a great leader…well…success is right there. But the opposite is true, the more successful one is…well…the more leadership responsibility that they either take on or is thrown at them. Because of …
Practical Secrets for Leadership and Success: LEVEL UP! – Royce Gomez Read More »
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It doesn’t matter if it is a sport, a for profit business, a non-profit business, or even a family when it comes to developing a “high performance team” there seems to be some commonalities. The first is we are all pretty aware that all teams go through pretty much the same phases, from forming to …
Leader Board: The DNA of High Performance Teams – Omar L. Harris Read More »
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What positive lessons did you learn as a child that you still hold on to today? It seems that so many things that we do as an adult are so directly from things we learned in the first two decades of our life. So often we walk around this world and do not even realize …
Lessons from the Farm – Essential Rules for Success – Jay Izso Read More »
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How are you about doing something new in your job or your life? Little scary? Do you focus on the consequences or the possibilities? How about the issue of trust? Do you really have the courage that it takes to trust others in your life or your business? Of do you distrust and control? And …
Courage Goes to Work – Bill Treasurer Read More »
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We need to be honest with ourselves when it comes to tomorrows leaders. It is our responsibility to teach them, to train them, to guide them, to ultimately mentor them. Many times we look at this next generation and instead of running to our responsibility we run from it, by making excuses and rationalizations about …
Empowering Today’s Youth to Become Tomorrow’s Leaders – LEAP – Dr. Bill Dorfman Read More »
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Are you in “Struggleville”? You know that place where you just seem to be stuck. You feel like you just are at a place in your life, career, or business where you know you are not happy, actually you hate Monday know you have to face the same job, the same people, the same problems? …
BUILD a Framework for Personal and Professional Success – John Peitzman Read More »
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We try to avoid it. We say it doesn’t matter. We even claim at times that we can handle it, while other people cannot. However, the truth is that our personal lives, the influences from our childhood, and our past are dragged into our workplaces everyday. None of us are immune to our personal lives …
How to Eliminate Chaos, Stress, and Discontent in Your Workplace – Marianne Clyde Read More »
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I have read and heard it said from numerous coaches and experts, “the only thing you can control is your attitude and your effort”. My guest on A New Direction Rick Miller would add one more to those two true statements…Being Chief, because after all it is a choice, not a title. Rick Miller is …
Be Chief: It’s a Choice, Not a Title AND 28 Read More »
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I have heard it said by managers, “managing people is like herding cats”. Well, if you have ever been in a position to manage people you know that it can be a difficult task. However, if you have the right trainer and with some regular practice you can manage people effectively and you can become …
Managing People, Taking Responsibility – Congratulations! Now Get Over Yourself! – Ralph Peterson – AND 24 Read More »
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So many people talk about leadership, but how does that really translate into everyday life? What about the language of leadership? Is Leadership Language only used in the business world or can we apply it to our whole life? In Episode 17 of A New Direction I talk with Author, Business Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Advisor …
Being a Better Leader in Everything You Do and Who You Are – Chris Westfall – Leadership Language – AND17 Read More »
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