Category: Leadership Idea

  • Learn: Leadership Idea #70

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    Harley H
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    One of the best things you can do as a leader is to never stop learning. All the challenges that come your way are an opportunity to learn, to grow as a leader. And your team needs to see you learn and grow, because that’s the behavior they will also follow. When you tackle a…

  • Influence #2: Leadership Idea #69

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    Harley H
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    Continuing my thoughts on influence, sometimes influence masquerades as peer pressure, or the expectation from senior people to do things we don’t agree with. If we’re not careful, and aren’t strong in our positions, we can be influenced to just “adjust our actions” a little bit, thinking it won’t hurt. What we need to do…

  • Influence #1: Leadership Idea #68

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    Harley H
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    There’s a quote that says “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” But is all influence a good thing? I was discussing this recently and thought it might be helpful to understand influence a little better. Like many things in life, influence can be both good and bad. Think for a moment about some…