by Barry | Jul 4, 2012 | 21 Laws, Infuence, Intuition, Leadership, Listening
Today we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day. I wonder what level of intuition influenced our founding fathers, our original leaders, in founding this County. John Maxwell in his The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership states: “Successful...
by Barry | Jun 20, 2012 | 21 Laws, Character, Engagement, Infuence, Leadership, Team Chemistry, Trust
Some would say that trust is the foundation of leadership. Have you ever followed someone that you could not trust? What happens when the leader of an organization can’t be trusted? I would suggest that a positional leader that has not gained the trust of his...
by Barry | Jun 13, 2012 | 21 Laws, Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility, Team Chemistry
How would you respond to the question “Why is it important to be a leader?” Many people view leadership the same way they view success. We want to go as far as we can, climbing the corporate ladder, trying to achieve the highest position possible in the...
by Barry | Jun 10, 2012 | Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility, Team Chemistry
I recently had a conversation with the President of a very successful General Contractor and part of the conversation revolved around developing leaders to replace upper management in the future. The jest of the statement was “I have another ten or fifteen...
by Barry | May 30, 2012 | 21 Laws, Goals, Leadership
Law #3 – The Law of Process Do you ever get frustrated because it takes so long to get the results you are looking for or to achieve the goals you have set? Why does it usually take so long to achieve anything worthwhile? It is because of the process required...