Tag: Leadership

Almost every business entity has an eloquently crafted purpose statement. Some are terse while others may extend over a few sentences or paragraphs. Purpose statements […]

The world as we know it today is a dynamic place. Things are changing rapidly and no one can afford to lag behind these changes…if they wish to be successful. This mentality can be seen in the way businesses operate today compared to former years, when they invested in stocks and maintain a huge inventory of products to feed their supply chains and ensure they will not run out.

I have the ability to create my own life the way I want it to be. There are no limitations on what I can do or achieve. Everything I need to make this a reality is already present within me. I need only to acknowledge its presence and decide on how I want to use it to create what I want to manifest in my life. I am much stronger than how people perceive me, think I am or treat me, because they can’t see what’s inside of me. I have the intellect and wisdom to make a significant contribution to the overall quality of my life and the lives of all whom I’m acquainted with.

Jim Collins in good to great alluded to the fact that he wanted to avoid attributing the success of the good to great companies to leadership, but he couldn’t. He said the data was overwhelmingly pointing to leadership as an important factor. He came with level 5 leaders as the driving force behind those companies. Is that true our perceived leadership…what exactly did these leaders do and what makes leadership so crucial to company success.

Certainly, we have a limited time on this planet to make our contribution to the richness of life. As a result, people choose different ways to leave their marks and legacies for the generations to follow. Our first area of influence starts in the home, where we are role models for our family and in particular our young children. They learn directly and vicariously from us, watching our every move. Therefore, we have both active and passive influences, and we need to be mindful of how children will integrate these influences into their own lives.

There are times when fear makes us become conscious of the things we have. The fear of losing something or someone precious will certainly provide a wakeup call for us to make a change.