Leadership
How to Lead and Influence Change
May 4th
You know for years we have held the majestic eagle as our sign of a good leader. It soars so high above everyone else, has a beautiful wingspan, eyes that can see it’s prey from miles away and uncanny accuracy in getting it’s food. Definitely a leader. Definitely something we should admire and look up to. Definitely the way we should be if we want to lead, right? Wrong!
I think eagles are one of the worst animals we can model after as leaders. You see, they don’t play as a team. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Build a Team That Supports Practice Growth
Apr 27th
What does it mean to be the leader of your practice and team? The ultimate goal of leadership – of you as the leader of your staff and your business or clinic – is not to get your employees to perform as expected but to have them willingly go above and beyond the call – because they want to.
Critical Steps for Developing Leadership
Mar 23rd
Here are 10 critical steps for developing leadership:
1. Be humble. Many times people achieve the power, and they let it go to their heads. As a leader, your job is to do just that, lead. You can’t do that if you think you are above everyone else.
Signs of Great Leader
Mar 13th
I want to share my perspectives on the signs of a great leader. Not the sensationalism oriented gurus that seem to be popular today. Those approaches may not be the best to follow. As Dale Carnegie said, “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do.”
So how do we know when we’re following a true leader? Well, that’s something we all have to decide for ourselves. But I have some ideas about what it takes to excel- as an expert and a leader. So here’s my list.
1. Positive, no matter what.
Leaders don’t jump on the easy bandwagon of negativity. A true leader is determined to find the positive no matter how ugly things appear. They hold fast to their positive vision – tirelessly seeking the best outcome for all. Anyone can throw in the towel and succumb to negative, woe-is-me, finger-pointing thinking. Read the rest of this entry »
Evaluating Leadership Qualities
Feb 14th
From the CEO to the Project Manager, all leaders supervise someone. That is, all leaders need to ensure that their subordinates have the capabilities and opportunities to do a good job. But how do you measure whether someone is effective at supervising others?
Here are five supervisory skills you can use:
Ability to Analyze Strengths and Weaknesses
Have you had a situation where the leader needed to recommend someone for a job? What about assigning tasks to subordinates? Consider how effective the leader was in these instances. Read the rest of this entry »
