Execution

20 Feb

2 Ways to Lead Like an Olympian

by Lee J. Colan

 

I love watching the Olympics.  I was thrilled when they started alternating the summer and winter Olympics so I would only have to wait every two years instead of four years.  The Olympics embody all that is good and inspiring about the human spirit.

Olympic athletes and their back stories of trials and triumph stimulate great family conversations. I am simply in awe of how they practice day in and day out, week in and week out, year in and year out for that one moment to perform when it really matters.

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15 Jan

How to Trigger Excellent Habits

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

At work, the daily whirlwind demands of the job and your team can easily push you back into poor habits, such as being reactive (vs. proactive) and force you to abandon what you know to be positive leadership habits. So, reflect on specific triggers that may prevent you from sticking to practices like the 5 coaching habits of excellent leaders: 

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05 Nov

Top 10 Reasons Leaders Fail

by Lee J. Colan

 

We have worked with thousands of leaders since co-founding The L Group, a leadership consulting and training firm, in 1999. 

Here is what we have observed to be the top 10 derailers of leadership success.

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24 Oct

TOP 10 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

A good plan might get you into the game, but sticking with it catapults you into the winner's circle.

Based on 18 years of field research and real-life experiences with the highest-achieving leaders here are the habits they stick with:

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20 Oct

A Lesson about FOCUS from a Lion Tamer

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

Think of the last time you went to the circus. Remember the lion tamer?

Every courageous lion tamer uses three tools to control his fierce companions prowling around the cage: a whip, a stool, and a handful of tasty snacks. 

Which of these tools is most valuable to the tamer?

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13 Oct

Competence Builds Confidence

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop cleaning, dust collects. The need to clean never ends. In order to stick to it and achieve the success you deserve, the task of building competence also never ends.

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10 Oct

Intuition

by Lee J. Colan, Ph.D.

 

Here is an excerpt from Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. 

day 17: Intuition

Tom Peters called intuition our greatest gift. It’s the feeling we get when what we are seeing doesn’t match up with the facts we think we know; it’s the sudden move we make without thinking that saves us from disaster; it’s the voice that tells us the truth rather than what we would like to hear.

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19 Sep

5 Easy Steps to Drive Improvements

by Lee J. Colan

Been to the ocean lately?

Always strikes me how you can get knocked down by a wave, struggle to get back to your feet only to be staring another wave in the face. That's how the current world of continuous, rapid change can feel. Back in the 1950's, Elvis Presley might have seen only one technological change the entire decade, giving him a full 10 years to adopt, adjust and get used to the change.

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