…no post needed!

…Work your butt off!

Control what you can control and if you want to stand out work harder than anyone else you know.

Good Leaders make others around you look good.

Most leaders have an ego problem and resist making anyone look good except for themselves but great leaders understand the value in making team members look good.

3 Reasons to make other people look good:

1. Because they are good. Sometimes people rock and just need someone with influence to elevate their efforts.

2. It build morale. People want to know you see them doing things right. People worker better when they work for someone who they know will give them credit when credit is due.

3. It’s the right thing to do.

Humility

Not the fake kind of humility where you downplay your strengths, pass along compliments that really only belong to you, and elevate the work of someone else when they didn’t put in near the work you did (we’ve all been there)…but true humility which is simply modest and respectful.

If you are blessed with success find the best way to not let it get to your head. Your teammates and followers will love you all the more when they know it’s genuine.

Stay humble.

Overlooking talent that might exist on your team.

When you get comfortable around the people you work with it’s easy to overlook the ways they have grown and developed over time. Sometimes we can only see people for who they ‘used’ to be. If you are leading people, this is a massive mistake. Are you sure you don’t have a Steve Jobs, Micheal Jordan living among you right now?

Are you sure that “Sally” couldn’t do great things if you would give her something new to run with? Try your best not to box people up and put a lid on them (if the lid is to tight, great people WILL leave). Despite what you know about people, try not to keep people caged in with things like: previous accomplishments, whatever was on their resume, experience, race, non-objective perception, etc.

Sometimes the most brilliant people can miss great employees they have working right under their nose. Take a stab at frequently re-evaluating what your people are capable of. Open your eyes, get rid of your assumptions and get on building a great team.

After this phrase I was hooked and had to read the whole article. EXCELLENT POST for any one who is a leader, thinks their a leader, or wants to be a leader.

all your efforts to engage and inspire your employees will come to naught if you get your company culture wrong:

Often time leaders focus on function, role, your “job description”, but forget that there is legitmately something WAY more important to your productivity than those things…ALSO NOTE: “Company Culture” is far more than people putting their head down and acting like everything is great. Actually that might be a sign of terrible company culture. Any environment where people can’t be honest isn’t healthy.”

Go read the article and be inspired to think about HOW you’re actually leading. I know I did and this is an area I would consider myself strong in.

GO HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE ON HOW YOUR PERKS AREN’T MOTIVATING YOUR EMPLOYEES

CONCENTRATE ON THE SOIL

Find the system that works for your style.

One of the keys to longevity is finding fulfillment in what you do. We all long for that perfect job where we can be happy and show off our strengths but how many people settle far short of actually attaining it? Leaving themselves unhappy, unfulfilled, & unable to change their current situation.

Maybe this is your year to do something about that…”

For great success (regardless of your specific industry), you’ve got to do your best to understand what your strengths are and then ensure that you’re in a system that is a good fit for those strengths. Otherwise, people can easily overlook the talents you bring to the table.

We all have things that get and keep us motivated…

“If you work for an organization that won’t let you take initiative, you ought to TRY to get yourself fired because you’re wasting your days.” Seth Godin

Believe in yourself when no one else does.

Been reading a lot of content from great business leaders and the one thing that always seems to be present in the road to their success is that you’ve got to believe in yourself, even when no one else does.