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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Leaders Understand the True GOAL
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The black and white dogs in each of us
"Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected a moment and replied, the one I feed the most." It's not really clear who first spoke this quote, but I think each of us struggle with feeding the right dog every day. As leaders our goal should be to always feed the white dog within us. This week I would like to discuss self esteem and how it affects our lives.
Bob Proctor wrote "You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution." I know this is especially true in my life. When I look back on many of the problems I have faced I can clearly see that I, and the low self esteem I possessed, were the major causes. If you were to analyze the winning people you have known I am certain you would find that they have a healthy self esteem. On the other hand if you were to look at all of the low achievers you have been around you would notice that they are plagued with low self esteem. Luckily for all of us self esteem can be improved because it is in our hands. It is an inside out process that we can develop through daily self-improvement exercises.
Here are some of the ways we can improve our self-esteem:
- Dump early events in our lives, or careers, that cause us to have doubts in our abilities
- Think about productive things
- Promote respect for variation
- Form relationships that nourish
- Accept yourself from the inside out
- Seek out mentors
- Forgive people who have wronged you
- Be grateful for the good things in your life
- Get rid of self-degrading remarks
- Accept all compliments with a simple thank you
- Enjoy initiating new contacts and acquaintances
- Develop a feeling of your own self worth
How is that for short list? Do you think that any of these things would help you? I know they are all something I could work on. Someone told me a long time ago that "you can't be valuable to others until you value yourself." Good luck this week in everything you do. Please add some comments if you can think of anything else that should be on this list.
Have a great week!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Who are the real leaders in an organization?
Monday, May 23, 2011
What is your definition of success?
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Human Capital
Monday, February 7, 2011
A Great Place to Work
Credibility – “I Believe in my Leader”. In order to have a great workplace I feel it is essential that the leader is someone you can trust.
Respect – “I am a valued member of this organization” People want to feel respected at work. They need to feel they are a valued part of the group.
Fairness – “Everyone plays by the same rules” People like consistency. They want to know that the rules apply to everyone equally.
Pride – “I contribute to something really meaningful” I need to feel pride for my work at both my company and in my personal life.
Comradeship – “The people here are great!” People want to work with great people. I believe they are the happiest when they work with folks that are great.
This book does a great job in explaining how all of the factors above can be put into action in any organization. Every organization has those individuals within their walls that this stuff will not work on, but most of the ideas expressed will help any company move towards being a great workplace.. Some people just think much differently that the rest and nothing will ever work on them..
I must say thought that none of the things listed in this book will help if they are not put into action. Inaction is probably the failure of most good plans. As leaders what have you done to make your organization the Great Workplace? Have you done your part? I plan to do everything in my power to make mine the greatest workplace of all time.