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Top Ten Things Top Talent Need:
1. A voice in the process
2. Be a part of something big of which they are passionate
3. Productive feedback on an annual basis
4. A plan for their future in the company
5. Their projects are vital to the strategic plan
The Only Way To Inspire Others
1. Talk the language of universal values.
2. Universal values come before individual values.
3. Ask what then why.
The process is worth the effort. You inspire others by aligning your organizational mission/vision with their individual values.
What Motivates A Leader?
Effective Leaders Express Passion With Focus:
Focus on Problems
Focus on Opportunities and Solutions
Focus on Developing People
Focus on Getting People to do the Next Best Thing, Not the Perfect Thing
Focus on Learning While You Go
Twitter Tips for Nonprofits:
Target ...Write ...Engage ... Explore ... Track
Better Under Pressure: How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Themselves and Others:
1. Maintain clarity of thought by handling fear.
2. Use stress to intensify your focus.
3. Find mentors who have handled pressure.
4. Believe in your ability to work through complexity even if you don't see how in the moment.
5. Stop pretending you have all the answers - admit you need help.
6. Organize problems in order to create solutions.
7. Be passionate to solve puzzles and intimidating challenges.
Four Stages of Greatness:
Stage One: Serve yourself.
Stage Two: Serve others for what you receive.
Stage Three: Serve others for the sake of serving.
Stage Four: Serve others so others can serve others.
8 Secrets of Success:
1. Passion
2. Work
3. Be Good
4. Focus
5. Push Yourself
6. Serve
7. Ideas
8. Persistence
Nothing Is More Powerful Than Vision: Five Reasons Why Vision Is Vital
1. Vision is the starting point of leadership.
2. Vision determines direction.
3. Vision is something to serve.
4. Vision overcomes the power of criticism.
5. Vision creates unity.
Ten Steps to Goal Getting (continued)
6. Share your "give-up" goals.
7. Become a team player.
8. See the reaching.
9. Each time you reach a goal your confidence will grow so that you can do bigger and better things.
10. Remember, what you get by reaching your destination isn't nearly as important as what you become by reaching your goals.
Ten Steps to Goal Getting:
1. Make the commitment to reach your goal.
2. Commit yourself to detailed accountability.
3. Build your life on a solid foundation of honesty, character, integrity, trust, love, and loyalty.
4. Break your intermediate and long-range goals into increments.
5. Be prepared to change.
What Does It Mean To Lead In Our Times?
Decision making is one of your greatest leadership challenges:
Starting Right
Ending Well
Balancing the Tension
Ten Steps To Effectively Communicate Change
1. "Sell" Individuals
2. Hep People Take Ownership
3. Include People In The Process
4. Call It A Journey
5. Ask Questions
