by Barry | Oct 9, 2012 | Accountability, Awareness, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Listening, Purpose, Respect, Trust, Vision
I have always been intrigued by managers who think they are leaders simply because of their title. In fact, I find it interesting how many people think their title not only defines them but entitles them to certain rights. Two words that I think describe any great...
by Barry | Oct 6, 2012 | Awareness, Coaching, Decision Making, Influence, Intuition, Leadership, Listening, Relationships, Vision
As a coach, I am expected to help others to achieve more. But what about me – the coach – doesn’t it make sense that if I am impressing upon others the value of coaching, that I should have a coach of my own? You bet it does. I have coaches,...
by Barry | Oct 5, 2012 | Awareness, Character, Decision Making, Intuition, Leadership, Listening, Responsibility, Teamwork, Vision
Has anything bad ever happened to you? I know, dumb question. The real question is what did you do when it happened? How did you respond? If you have been reading my blog for very long, you know that I am always the first to admit when I was wrong. Mostly because...
by Barry | Oct 4, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Leadership, Listening, Personal Development, Priorities, Vision
It has been said that luck is the result when opportunity is combined with preparation. Stop and read that again. Think about that for a minute before you keep reading. “I just need a little luck”, “Gosh, he was lucky” or “If it...
by Barry | Sep 28, 2012 | Accountability, Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Decision Making, Leadership, Listening
Leadership has many responsibilities and many of these involve pain and frustration. Not necessarily the type of pain that requires medical attention, but the type of pain that comes with growth. A good friend of mine recently had knee replacement surgery. Over the...
by Barry | Sep 24, 2012 | Accountability, Character, Communication, Decision Making, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Respect, Trust
What are the things that we do every day that build trust? We have all heard it, “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” This may be the one thing that is more directly related to how much people trust us than any other thing we do. I would suggest...
