The Empty Room

Walked past an empty room a dozen times. No one went in. I entered and sat down. Four people came in. That actually scares me

A few weeks ago, I went to Indianapolis Museum of Art. I actually love this Museum.  It has great collections.  It has my favorite work of art, “Acton” by John Turell.  At the time, the special exhibit was works by Ai Weiwei, the groundbreaking Chinese artist.

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Leaders Know Who Is The Smartest In The Room

A leader knows that he or she may be the smartest person in the room, but isn't smarter than the entire room. Use your team for good ideas.

Leaders have a combination of intelligence, charisma, character and experience.  These are very difficult to define and even harder to teach.  Which is good, because this article is not about any of these characteristics.  It is about personal excellence, but that’s at the end of the article.

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Leadership needs the balance between the static of what works vs. dynamic creative growth.

Leadership needs the balance between the static of what works vs. dynamic creative growth. This is not a division between conservative or low-risk-takers compared to risk-takers or recklessness.  It is the decision between choosing what must be kept in place - the static - and what must be pushed forward - the dynamic.

This borrows heavily from “Lila” by Robert Pirsig, just for full disclosure. 

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To take it to the next level, take your mind to the next level first.

To take it to the next level, take your mind to the next level first.

Business has the “Peter Principle” which, put as succinctly as possible, says that people are promoted to their level of incompetence.  Now there’s a lot more to it than that.  But there is very sound logic to it, too.

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Never Said At An Interview

Q: Where do you see you in 5 years?

A: 100% micromanaged & scared to voice my opinions.

A common question at job interviews or job reviews is "Where do you see you in 5 years?" One purpose is for the interviewer to see your plans and ambitions.   To see if you have goals and objective. To see if those goals and objectives are attainable.
 

I actually had written “realistic” and then I realized that is limiting thinking.

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The Heart of Leadership

The heart of leadership

The heart of leadership

At the heart of leadership is creativity, imagination and seeing beyond boundaries and conventional thinking

There are many theories on what leadership is. People love to give flowery language and fiery quotes that seem more motivational than instructional.  Listing endless adjectives about leaderships is not defining leadership or even describing leadership.  It actually shows how hard it is to say what leadership is. It’s more than just holding a position of authority.  It’s more than just developing personal excellence. It’s more than just cheering people on or yelling at them.

But there are not too many theories on what leadership is not.

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