How Leaders Dilute Their Impact

Mr. Rockwell…how you are able to post great quality content EVERY DAY, I do not understand. Enjoy, everyone….

Leadership Freak

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Brevity increases impact. The Gettysburg address had 267 words, give or take a couple. 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for about 16 minutes. Who doesn’t remember, “I have a dream.”

Managing requires more talking than leading. Technicalities and execution require more words than disruption, encouragement, guidance, and inspiration.

Verbosity isn’t leadership.
The longer you talk the less you lead.

Sadly, people with power usually talk longer than those without. Even worse, we determine whose powerful by the frequency and duration others open their mouths. But, we have it backwards.

“I go to meetings, but I’m not allowed to speak.” (Spoken by a mid-level.) Leaders who do all the talking are power hungry fools. I’m hesitant to soften the blow of that last sentence, but, if it helps, I’m a talker.

Talkers are controllers.
The longer you talk the more you’re trying to control.

Leadership is…

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The Great Masquerade

Have you ever heard someone say “My, that was a noble gesture”?  What does that mean?  The  calling of NoblemanStands is contained in my explanation.

Never Let Them See You Sweat

I use the phrase “Standing on Giants’ Shoulders” for a reason.  It is because I do not just think of this stuff; it comes from the experiences of myself and those that came before me.

The phrase “Never Let Them See You Sweat” does not apply to marriage.

Here’s a short explanation about why…

Efficiency

Want to be more productive?  You may be going about it the wrong way…

Signs that you need a integrity level check

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This is out of my norm…

Step back

That feeling of being overwhelmed can be defeated by a little known fact.

Dry

Dry times are difficult to go through.  It is where I am right now.  These times are like being depressed except you’re not.  Life’s battles have not gotten harder, it just feels like you have given all that you have and there is nothing left.  But…taking the effort that you have left over and utilizing it to its best use tends to show later on that you can do more with less energy than you think.

 

These times will test you.  You will come home grouchy and gripe at everyone, thinking that you are just acting normal until you do something that takes you outside of yourself to see how much of a pain you are being.

 

You may get up in the morning and think that talking to God is the last thing that you want to do…but…these are the times when He longs to hear from you.  “Cast your cares on Him for He cares for you.”

 

Talk to Him like He is your actual living father.  After all, He is.  He is the father that our fathers could never be because of their human frailties.  You can unload on Him.  Its ok.

 

Sometimes you have to think about people like Moses and how he talked to God.  “Lord God of Israel, your chosen people are such a pain!  And we are slaves!  And I am not a leader!  I talk with a stutter!  Why don’t you choose my brother?  He is better at this kind of stuff.  He beats everybody at checkers and cornhole.  People love him but they just look at me and wonder why I cannot be more like him.  Why me?”

 

Do you think that he may have been much of a complainer?

 

God wants to use us anyway because we are His instruments.  You have the choice to be used of Him or let someone else.  But He wants to talk to you.

 

Talk to Him…again…like He is the perfect daddy.  Because He is.

Know that this is just a short season in your life and He will give you nourishment to where your thirst will go away and your dry times will become profitable and productive, spiritually and physically.

Seven Secrets to Listening When Time is Short

Great post to be applied to kids as well. Give them the spotlight.

Leadership Freak

The need to feel important closes ears and open’s mouths. Listening is both humble and humbling.

Talking makes you feel important.
Listening to others makes them feel important.

Seven reasons you don’t listen:

1. Entitled. You deserve it. After all, you’re the boss.
2. Big brain. You know the answer. Quick minds stop listening quickly.
3. Helpless. You’re problems are so big you can’t hear anyone else.
4. Militant. You’re defending your position.
5. Judge. Everything is either/or, so you can’t explore.
6. Insecure. Needy people need to talk.
7. Blame. You’re finding or assigning fault.

You can’t get the best from
those who don’t feel heard.

 Seven secrets to listening quickly:

Quick listening isn’t the best, but it may be your only option.

1. Explain time pressure. “I’m interested. I only have five minutes before my next meeting.”
2. Relax the tone in your voice. Take a breath.
3. Begin where most conversations end. Ask, “What’s important about…

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