It’s nearly July 1st. We have nearly reached the half mark of 2014. So it’s a good time to evaluate.
[Tweet ” How are you measuring your success this year?”]
Is it based on who the world thinks you are?
- Your title
- Your net worth
- The number of awards on your shelf
- The neighborhood you live in
- Where you went to school
- Your nationality
- Or how the world values the efforts of your children or your spouse?
Or on the things you possess?
- The kind of car you drive
- The number of name brands you wear
- How many of the latest gadgets you own
Is it measured by lives?
Earlier this week I shared a new post on The Lead Change Group Blog titled Are you Separating, Assimilating or Leading Change?
It’s a post that continues to highlight a growing dream:
- That began a few years ago after a lot of self examination
- That was sparked by current events
- That moved from pondering to sharing after I heard Dr. Wayne Hardy speak
- Then intensified after I read a blog post by Jesse Lyn Stoner
And is now being fueled with more frequency and intensity by my expat journey and current events as I consider people, organizations, and countries that are divided in endless conflicts like these: (more…)
I have a friend that is getting frustrated with her new boss.
The new boss has made several mistakes that are impacting his employees. However instead of admitting what he doesn’t know, and owning his mistakes he either blames someone else, or acts like he doesn’t care.
My friend could understand and overlook the mistakes, however, the lack of ownership is causing the entire team to question the integrity of their new leader and eroding their trust.
A few years ago I sat down and made a list of the most important lessons I’d learned in leadership and in life – so far.
Recently I found myself wondering about others numero uno leadership lessons, so I posed this question on Social Media.
[Tweet “What’s the greatest leadership lesson you’ve learned so far?”]
These were some of the answers I received:
Have you ever had someone make assumptions about you?
I despise boxes…. And typecasting…. And limits… And then I realized I was holding some assumptions that were putting others in boxes. Ugh!
…A couple of years ago, I volunteered to help out at a Career Fair. Early in the day, several vans arrived from Goodwill’s Training Program.
As the room filled with people several things blew my boxes of assumptions apart:
