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It’s a Practice, a Skill and an Essential Discipline for Successful Leaders The final segment in this Discipline of Leadership series features a topic I’ve brought up before, but it’s SO VERY CRITICAL to effective leadership that I’ve decided to touch on it again. In...

Don’t overlook or underestimate these two fundamental attributes . . . Maintaining intense and sustained focus Commitment to practice continuously This post continues my discussion of the disciplines an effective leader must have. Discipline 1 is the ability to make...

Make it a habit of keeping your commitments. Key Components of Commitment Making a Decision Taking Ownership Using Your Network & Knowledge We Either Are or Are Not Committed We aren’t born with discipline – we have to acquire it. Leadership, like any other...

Active Influencers Check the Mirror When you look in your mirror what do you see? Me or We? Emma had recently been promoted to marketing director at her mid-size medical supply company. For the prior two years she had supervised a group that supported the sales team...

Active Influencers are Masters of This. Meet John. John was a regional manager at a large agricultural company. He led a team responsible for direct sales for the entire western half of the country. To keep his team on track and motivated, he held weekly conference...