5 Signs You Might Be A Leader (and not even realize it)
I firmly believe that leadership is a skill that can be developed. While there are personality traits that help (e.g. charisma), these are not an essential requirement of effective leadership. Why isn’t everyone a leader? If leadership is a skill that is available to...
The ROI of Mindful Leadership
I've made the bold claim that leaders can 10x their impact using the power of mindfulness. This article is an attempt to discover if this is actually true. For almost 30 years I have been studying and practicing mindfulness, and I've personally experienced a massive...
Is This Your Moment?
At some point in our lives, we all have a moment. You know the one. That point in time when we realize that we are capable of achieving so much more. Mine was back in 1994 when I read my first professional development book. The book was “The 7 Habits of Highly...
There’s A Podcast!
There are two things that I love - great conversation and good coffee. That’s why I’m really excited to announce a podcast that brings together both of these … I love great conversation … There’s nothing more satisfying than a great conversation. You know … those...
Does Your Boss Have A Reactive Leadership Style? The One Question You Can Ask To Find Out
Having worked in large corporate environments for most of my 30-year career, I’ve seen many examples of both good and bad leadership. The difference between working for a good boss or a bad boss can make or break your career (or at least waste a few years of your...
The 5 Levels of Mindful Leadership
This week I will be exploring the most common questions that I receive about Mindful Leadership. Let’s dive in. Q: What Is Mindfulness? At the most basic level, mindfulness is training for the brain. I view it as a collection of tools and techniques that enable you to...
How To Practice Mindful Leadership (in just 15 minutes a day)
Photo by Jamie Street on UnsplashAccording to popular culture, it takes about 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in a given field. This means that if you practice four hours a day, five days a week, you can achieve mastery in your choose profession in about ten years....
The 12 Measures of Mindful Leadership (The Mindful Leaders Manifesto)
Welcome to The 12 Measures of Mindful Leadership, also called The Mindful Leaders Manifesto. It contains my formula for dealing with stress, anxiety, overwhelm and distraction. This manifesto has evolved over the years as my knowledge and personal experience with...
10 Signs That You Might Be A Reactive Leader
I’m sure you can think of someone in your workplace that would fall into the category of a Reactive Leader. Perhaps it’s Susan in Accounting with her negative attitude. Peter from Marketing that is so results driven that he is oblivious to the wake of destruction (in...
5 Rules for Decision Making Using The 80/20 Principle
Photo by Gabrielle Henderson on UnsplashAs I was rereading The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch, I stumbled upon a critical insight. Buried in this classic, Koch shares his five rules for making effective decisions. I’ve summarized the five rules of decision making and...
The 80/20 Principle
I don’t know about you, but I love it when I come across a handy yet straightforward thinking tool (aka mental model) that applies across a broad spectrum of situations. The 80/20 Principle falls into this category. What is the 80/20 Principle? “The 80/20 Principle...
My Career Success Formula – The Time Management Matrix
A useful tool for dealing with Urgency Addiction or Digital Distractions is the urgent/important or time management matrix. Popularized by Stephen R. Covey in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, the time management matrix helped me move away from reactivity and...
Urgency Addiction vs Digital Distraction – Which is worst?
We’re constantly making choices on how we spend our time. Do I check email, respond to that text, follow-up on that outstanding task, or do the next thing on my to-do list? To become a positive influencer, we know we need to look beyond the short term and create space...
Can You Measure Leadership?
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is the power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Victor E. Frankl This is one of my favourite quotes of all time. I didn’t know at the time, but the meaning behind...
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[Goal Setting] The ULTIMATE Productivity Secret
In this article series, we’ve shared a lot of goal setting secrets when is comes to goal setting and achievement with The ULTIMATE Goal Setting Checklist. Starting at the ground roots of getting things done with the NOW, DAILY, and WEEKLY checklists. Then moving to...
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[Goal Setting] Live Your Legacy
One of the lessons that I’ve learned early on in life is that we tend to overestimate what we can accomplish in the short term, and underestimate what we can achieve in the long run. That being said, very rarely do we think about the legacy that we are going to leave...
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[Goal Setting] Free Your Mind
Did you know that each of us holds an internal representation of ourselves, the world, and our place in it? This means that every one of your thoughts, habits, behaviours, rules, beliefs, stories and strategies exist within your brain as a chain of connected neurons....
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[Goal Setting] The Biggest Goal Setting Mistake
One of the biggest goal setting mistakes that people make is that they set goals, yet they don’t change their habits. What if I told you that all the results in your life, good or bad, are due to your habits. The amount of money that you earn. The level of your...
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[Goal Setting] What’s Your Passion Project?
Projects have made the largest positive impact on my career. They have allowed me the greatest opportunity for personal growth and at the same time, deliver value to whomever I’m serving. A very potent combination. I’m not talking about the projects that I’m assigned...
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[Goal Setting] The Ideal Week
In the previous NOW and DAILY checklists, we’ve been focused on building awareness of what’s grabbing our attention at the moment and being more intentional with each day. We are now going to step back even further and start planning our weeks. If you find that you...
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[Goal Setting] Be Awesome Today
Do you spend your days running from task to task, yet never seem to get anything done? If this is true for you, then you will want to start with the DAILY Checklist from The Ultimate Goal Setting Checklist. While the NOW Checklist shows you how to handle distractions...