Personal Foundation

Even when you’re at the top, there’s always room to improve. Here are three steps every leader should take to make the new year their best year yet.   How am I doing as a leader today? What’ll it take for me to get better? How will I make it happen? These are the questions every leader

By Jon Lokhorst, CPA   Most leadership development focuses on being a good boss to the people who report to you. While leading down is important if you want to be successful, it’s mission-critical that you lead well in all directions.   Mission-critical leadership, as I define it in my book by the same title, is “using influence to

Jayden,* a newly appointed supervisor, approached me with a question at the end of a leadership program. “What can I do to advance quickly as a leader in my company?” he asked. Jayden was surprised when I responded, “Start by building a strong personal foundation.”   As I went on to tell Jayden, you can’t build a

We return to the series, Your Greatest Leadership Challenge: A Look in the Mirror at Self-Leadership. Visit my blog to read previous articles in the series. Knowing your strengths and struggles is essential to leading yourself and others well. Self-awareness about your unique design leads to greater effectiveness and, at the same time, lessens the risk of derailing yourself

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