6 Ways To Be A More Courageous Leader

Progress requires courage--but unfortunately, many leaders lack it. Here are simple tips that will help you make tough decisions with confidence.

I have great respect for professional baseball players; they are anything but wimpy. To stand in front of home plate with a ball heading toward your head at 95 miles per hour with nothing but a piece of wood to bat it away takes guts.

 

Life and leadership are a lot like baseball. Even the best batters strike out sometimes. But a true athlete, and courageous leaders, can never run away from the pitch...

 

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--Brad Lomenick is president of Catalyst, one of America’s most influential leadership movements, and author of The Catalyst Leader: 8 Essentials to Becoming a Change Maker. Follow him at @BradLomenick or www.bradlomenick.com.

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Great Leaders Serve...

In The Heart Of A Leader... Great Leaders Serve.

 

 

HEART:

Hunger for wisdom

Expect the best

Accept responsibility

Respond with courage, &

Think of others first

- By Mark Miller

 

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers ... 

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http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

3 Components for Preventing Crises

Not all disasters can be prevented. Companies often face unforeseen or unpredictable circumstances. However, leaders need to ensure that their organizations are equipped to stop most crises before they happen. Prevention requires three things: Pattern recognition. Encourage your people to share information and make connections so that you can recognize when a problem is forming. Broader communication. Communication across silos is not easy, but it should be mandatory so that critical information reaches all parts of an organization. Trusted leadership. Leaders need to react quickly when a problem surfaces. Showing that you care about an issue is critical to gaining your employees' trust in your ability to handle problems. Find Out More Here: http://blogs.hbr.org/kanter/2010/01/northwest-flight-253s-lessons.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-MANAGEMENT_TIP-_-FEB_2010-_-MTOD0216&referral=00203