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The Heavy, Heavy Burden Of Leadership
In this, the 100th episode of the Two Are Gathered Leadership Podcast, a topic is covered that is worthy of such a significant milestone in the journey.
Advanced Listening Techniques
It’s been said that speaking is the highest paid profession in business. But, this isn’t necessarily true. The skill of listening is even more valuable.
When Your Leadership Heart Breaks
If you’re going to be a leader or business owner for any length of time, the reality is you are going to spend a lot of time at the Leadership Heartbreak Hotel.
Those Days When You Just Don’t Feel Like It
Leadership is about motivation, perseverance and rising above the challenge. And then, there are those days…when you just don’t feel like doing anything.
Being A Trusted Advisor
We all have those people in life, those true leaders, who when we have an important decision to make…we will go to them. They are our trusted advisor.
When You Embarrass Yourself In Front Of Everyone
As a leader, all of the world is a stage. You’re the lead player, and more than anyone in your organization, you are in the spotlight, for better and for worse.
When No One Believes In You…Including Yourself
There are times on the leadership high wire when it feels like you’re walking between skyscrapers, your knees are wobbly and the winds are howling around you.
What Now? Hit The Brakes Or Accelerate?
Business leaders are often faced with a challenging decision when it comes to the crossroads of uncertainty: should I hit the brakes, or should I accelerate? We've all been in that situation on the road. We're driving along at a nice, even pace. In the distance,...
Leadership Strategies For Taking A Break
Leaders, have you ever felt this way: Your mind is spinning, your blood pressure is rising, the problems are many, and the solutions are few?
The Art Of Making The Right Decisions
How do you deconstruct the elements of success in business? One way to break it down, is saying that success comes from a series of many, many right decisions.
Pulling Rabbits Out Of Your Leadership Hat
There comes a time in the leadership journey when you hit a briar patch, a thorny place where the tires get stuck in the mud and the battery is not starting.
Keeping Focused During Chaotic Times
It’s difficult to find a leadership book in any bookstore, business library or executive bookshelf on the planet, that doesn’t talk about the importance of focus.
Navigating Through Uncertain Waters
Has the weather turned on you and your business suddenly? Are the waves starting to crash against the sides of your once comfortably traveling ship?
The Courage To Take The Most Difficult Action
There comes a time in the life of any leader of significance where they will face the toughest of decisions in the most challenging situation.
Loving What You Do
As an entrepreneur, as a leader, loving what you do provides a central core of energy, a shield against all difficulties, and the motivation to take you up the highest mountains.
Rebuilding A Shattered Dream
There comes a time in the journey of every leader when all they have built, all they have hoped for seems to shatter into so many pieces on the ground.
Being The Calm In The Midst Of A Storm
Life is an adventure. Being a leader is an adventure. Sometimes it’s an enjoyable Sunday drive…and at other times it’s a wild safari.
Leadership During A Crisis
There is no more significant need of great leaders in the world, than when there is a crisis.
Do You Have What It Takes To Start A Business?
“Do I have what it takes to start a business?” If you’re working for someone else…and you’re a leader…then you’ve already asked yourself this question.
Getting Customers To Love You
Today’s markets are so competitive, that for you to succeed in business, you can’t swim in the waters of mediocrity. You’ve got to be exceptional.
The Art And Heart Of Breaking Bad News
Being an entrepreneur provides for the best of times…and the worst of times. Among the worst of times are when you have to share some bad news.
The Language Of Leadership
Successful leaders need to be effective communicators. This requires specific skill at using the language of leadership.
What To Do AFTER The Big Victory
Every leader knows the role of perseverance in running a business. Yet, few leaders every really consider what they’ll do when success finally arrives.
Rekindling The Leadership Fire
Sometimes an entrepreneur can experience seasons of defeat. These are moments when you’re too deep in the valleys to even catch a glimpse of the peaks.
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Outsourcing
One of the most powerful entrepreneurial tools is outsourcing. Yet, if you don’t get outsourcing right, you’ll create more problems than solutions.
The Mountaintop Experiences Of Leadership
The heartbreak. The seemingly insurmountable challenges. Even failure. These are all part of the entrepreneurial journey.
Yet, there are also those sweet moments.
Trusting Your Problems On The Shoulders Of Others
Most entrepreneurs struggle from the “Lone Ranger Syndrome” in that they try to carry all of their company’s challenges on their own shoulders.
Knowing When To Make A Change
One of the most important leadership capabilities an entrepreneur can have is knowing the right times to make changes in their organizations.
The Leadership Survival Skill Of Sense Of Humor
There is so much that can go wrong in owning a business, and too often it all goes wrong at the same time. Sometimes, all you can do is laugh.
The Power Of Perseverance
One of the most important traits of a successful entrepreneur is perseverance. You can’t reach the prize, if you’re too quick to quit when times get tough.