Calendarizing Works

If you’re a fan of my approach called calendarizing, an essential first step is determining what percentage of time each week you can allocate to larger, more time-consumptive activities/projects that cannot be completed in between meetings, answering emails and carrying out other important components of our job. If you determine that you can dedicate 50%… Continue Reading Calendarizing Works

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Where Are We Going and How Am I Doing?

When assessing leadership effectiveness, one of the tools I turn to most frequently is the LEA 360 published by Management Research Group (MRG). This Leadership Effectiveness Analysis profiles 22 leadership practices or behaviors in six critical leadership categories: Creating a Vision, Developing Followership, Implementing the Vision, Following Through, Achieving Results and Team Playing. Out of… Continue Reading Where Are We Going and How Am I Doing?

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What If We Didn’t Know?

What if we didn’t know someone’s political beliefs, or whether they were for or against vaccinations? What if we didn’t know how much money or education they have, or what religion, if any, they adhere to? How would the quality of our relationships with these same individuals change, if all of a sudden we found… Continue Reading What If We Didn’t Know?

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From Time to Time

“From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time… Continue Reading From Time to Time

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My Favorite Reads in 2020

As a regular subscriber to The Fit Leader blog, you know that I am an avid reader, and often make references to books in my posts. As we near the end of 2020, I’m happy to share my favorite reads for the year. The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by… Continue Reading My Favorite Reads in 2020

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