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Special Episode – Leadership Is Determined By How You Behave When Nobody Is Looking
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Great leaders have shaved heads. And big ears. And graying goatees.
Some do. I’m not saying I’m one of them, of course. I hope to be a good leader, but perhaps like you – I’m a work in progress. Greatness is likely far beyond the scope of my abilities.
The horrors of Penn State display how leadership can falter. People considered the university president and the head football coach as great men – great leaders. But now, these men (and others) appear as something different. They are seen by most as men who failed. They didn’t do the right thing when faced with the opportunity. Turns out, they’re hypocrites.
One word is fundamental to leadership, influence.
In that sense, we’re all leaders. You influence somebody. You have an impact on everybody who knows you, interacts with you and even those who observe your life without your knowledge. There are people you observe and they have no idea you’re looking at them, listening to them or paying attention to them.
People are watching. They’re listening. Paying attention.
Leadership’s power is displayed by our actions – our behaviors – when nobody is looking. Or when we don’t think anybody is looking.
How’s your leadership? If you want to know, just closely examine how you behave when nobody is watching.
Do the right thing. Help the rest of us do the right thing. Influence us for good. Be a good example for us. Be a leader.
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Episode 109 – Coaching, Bar Codes, Tornadoes And Being Thankful
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Today is 11.11.11. Too bad I couldn’t have set it up so today’s episode would be number 111. I obviously should work on my long-term strategy better.
Let’s talk about coaching and providing meaningful help to others. Trusted advisor isn’t just some marketing malarky, it’s real-world relationship building.
I’m also going to share with you the first BulaNetwork production. Well, it’s the first real production of this new media company I’m now running.
I’ll end today’s show with two T’s – tornadoes and thanksgiving!
Some links to things mentioned in today’s show:
• The Dan Patrick Show
• David Meerman Scott’s post about coaching
• Steve Farber
• Tommy Spaulding
• Bar Code Radio, the first real Bula Network production
• Text Expander, a great keystroke short cut Mac program
• Google Analytics and other tracking resources
• What do you think of the new tagline, A New Media Company Operated By A Business Builder?
• Storm Chasers, the TV show
• Reed Timmer, an extreme meteorologist based in Norman, Oklahoma
• Reed’s Tweets are often very informative
• I hope whatever dark clouds exist in your life have a silver lining
I know I didn’t get around to discussing 2012 projections and planning. We’ll do that in an upcoming show. Many business people have inquired about what process might be most helpful. I decided that really needs to be a single episode fully devoted to those ideas. Look for that episode to come down the stream in the next few weeks! In the meantime, do you have a process you find especially useful? I’d love to hear about it.
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Special Episode – My Business Is Killing Me And I Dread Monday Morning
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I’m talking him off the ledge. He owns his own business. A business he started over 10 years ago. A business he now hates.
Well, he doesn’t hate the business, but he hates going to work. Every Sunday evening he begins dreading Monday morning.
“I don’t want to do this any more. I just want to pull the covers over my head and stay in bed.”
The toll is high. His family bickers constantly. His health isn’t terrific. He’s drinking a tad more than before. He can’t remember the last time he exercised. Or went to the doctor for a checkup.
He tells me this isn’t what he bargained for. I tell him, “This is exactly the life you bargained for.” Silence.
I thought he hung up on me, but he was just sitting quietly in stunned disbelief that life had gotten so out of control.
I sat quietly knowing he’s not alone. Saddened by the fact that I’m encountering too many small business owners who feel owned by their business instead of the other way around.
Jeffrey A. Landers wrote this book, “The Home Office From Hell Cure: Transform Your Underperforming, Time-Sucking Homebased Business Into A Runaway Success.”
Home offices can be from hell, but so can other offices. Small, medium and large businesses can be just as demon possessed as a homebased business. They need a cure. And like any other ailment, there’s not a single prescription because the illnesses are varied.
Don’t let your small business kill you. Or over-run your life. Today, I’d like to give you just a few simple, but powerful ideas to consider.
Hint: These powerful ideas have everything to do with YOU, not your business. It starts with YOU.
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