Reflections on Leadership

What makes you unique? Ask people: "I'm working on my personal development, and my coach is insisting I ask ten people, so at the risk of sounding arrogant, what do you think makes me unique? First thought is best. Don't worry about offending or flattering me." www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com Like this show? Subscribe and share. If Reflections on Leadership is helpful to you, leave a five star review, and if your listening on Anchor.fm, consider a donation to help make the show even better. Go, advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and help others along the way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Instead of looking for it - secretly provide it to others. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

This episode of Reflections on Leadership, recorded on November 4, 2018 , revisits a post first written on November 4, 2008. See if you can recognize what changes and what has remained the same. Either way, this year, and every year, vote. It is the self-leadership each citizen must exercise. For more essays like this, read, "So, I've Been Thinking" the first of three volumes in the leadership essays series, available on Amazon => https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1728847052/ For more information on Karl Bimshas, visit www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com If you haven't already, please subscribe to this show wherever you listen to your podcasts, and if you enjoy these episodes, leave a review. It really helps. Thank you, lead well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Pay attention to how often your here "I can't until ..." Better to use, "I won't unless ..." Unless" creates options. "Until" limits choice. "Can't" is abdicating while "Won't" is ownership. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

There's really only one person who matters who has to think you're amazing, and that's you. www.karlbimshasconsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

You can lower your expectations and never feel disappointment, or you can raise your expectations and manage your disappointments… like an adult. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

When you are discerning, you create a set of standards for yourself. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Not doing it your way doesn't make it wrong, it just makes it different. There are many ways to do many things. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

These people are not wearing rose-colored glasses or putting you on a pedestal. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Do your thing. Keep doing it, every day and exceptionally well. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

There's money in outrage, but results come from taking action, not fuming at what is. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

There are four common triggers I regularly see playing out in the workplace. Yes, there are plenty of others, but these four are prevalent. Ineffective Communication, Ego Protection, Fear of Uncertainty, and Rewarding Off Purpose. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

A reminder, if you are not afraid to fail, you are already a stronger leader than most. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Create a code of conduct for yourself. If you don't, you become suceptible to others which will result in unnecessary inner and outer conflicts. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message

Leadership isn't a game, it's a lifestyle. You practice leadership - you don't perfect it. www.KarlBimshasConsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/message