Your goal should be to focus on the outcome, not the process. Leaders who point their attention to the process by which accountabilities are met tend to be (or be experienced as) micromanagers. A focus on completeness, timeliness and quality enables leaders to be experienced as treating their team with respect and enabling them to…
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You should fail fast and fail cheaply! In VUCA times, no leader, especially an entrepreneur, has time to go down long, extensive rabbit holes. You should iterate your offerings early and often. The only way to see what the market is responding to is to get your products or services into the marketplace. Sunk-cost fallacy…
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Storytelling: Leadership that build healthy communities is such a timely theme to talk about. “If we want the best out of our people, we have to treat our people well. You can’t rely on them being resilient if you’re trying your best to kill them with structure. We are maturing to be more focused on…
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Many of the organizations you already serve have speaking opportunities. All of them will “sharpen your sword,” and some of them will generate income.
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In this episode of The Coach’s Spotlight Dr Ola is joined by David Taylor-Klaus is a Master Certified Coach, speaker, and author on a mission to unearth and unleash the personal mastery of entrepreneurs and senior executives. 🌟 Don’t miss out on this enlightening conversation! Listen to the full episode to gain insights on how…
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Trust and verify; do not rely on the reporting alone. Walk the floor and put yourself in the seat of the customers or stakeholders.
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https://youtu.be/iX5OUjmEE6w Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #188 — Be Gentle with Yourself 188 weeks. 3 misses. I've been doing Mindset Mondays with DTK for over 3½ years and, as of this week's episode, I've missed getting the Thursday morning email written and released exactly three times. And I'm noticing that as I set down…
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https://youtu.be/56n0WSqm5_E Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #173 — Either/Or? Or Both? Yes, "success" had a different meaning for each of us. By default, most of those definitions are colored by the world around us, by social constructs, by external markers. For me, success is an internal measure. When I look for an external measure,…
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https://youtu.be/0A_tjiovCNA Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #158 — To See Or Be Seen Climbing the world's tallest mountain, a feat which every year claims the lives of some who attempt it, is something to undertake for internal not external validation. So when George Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest, his…
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https://youtu.be/oK6iIOExF1E Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #143 — "What Got You There Won't Get You Here" I'll be offering apologies to Marshall Goldsmith for riffing with his famous book title ... And here's what's important: It's time we all start redefining success is an inside game. It's time to stop looking outward for the…
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