Leaders understand the challenges and the critical importance of getting new, valuable people on board with their product, service, or organization. But what do you do once you have them? What about after you’ve made the sale, delivered the service, or finished training the new hire?
Balance. It’s something I believe we all want, but all tend to struggle with. There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day or days in the week to fit in everything we need and want to do. But maybe there isn’t a secret to balance, because maybe balance simply isn’t realistic.
While most of us are familiar enough with our own houses that we would pretty quickly notice signs of foundation problems, the same is not always true of ourselves.
If you’re like me, the word stamina brings to mind physical energy and athletic ability. It’s that physical drive that enables a person to push their body’s limits, stave off exhaustion, and just keep going. But is there more to it?
You are not designed or equipped to do every job. You have your limits. But you are specially equipped to do the job meant for you. So, sharpen your focus to that one thing you are meant to do, and let other people around you do their jobs too.
Roadblocks are a fact of life and leadership and are often unavoidable. We may not be able to prevent or avoid every roadblock, but we can change how we approach and deal with them.
Inspiration, unlike motivation, is real and enduring. True inspiration is invaluable – if you can truly inspire those whom you lead, everyone will win!
Today I want to share some characteristics of inspirational leaders along with a selection of quotes that appear in my first book, Presidential Leadership, and are relevant to everyone who desires to be an inspirational leader.
