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Outstanding Leaders Challenge the Process

What do Posner and Kouzes mean by “challenge the process” in the context of leadership? Do you always seek ways to improve your current processes? Challenging the process, as defined by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner in The Leadership Challenge, is all about a leader’s efforts to challenge the status quo and find ways to optimize organizational processes. There are two guidelines for challenging the process: 1) search for opportunities, and 2) experiment and take risks. In this article, we’ll take a look at the specific ways you can “challenge the process” to proactively drive your organization or team forward.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: Overview

What is the book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There about? What are the 21 bad habits of successful people? In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith outlines the 21 bad habits that many successful people possess that prevent them from moving up the career ladder. He offers advice on how to replace those habits with more positive ones. Here is a brief overview of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith.

The 6 Telltale Signs You Are Suppressing Your Emotions

6 Common Signs You Are Suppressing Your Emotions

What is the danger in suppressing your emotions? How do you know you are bottling up your feelings? Suppressing your emotions will cause them to manifest in ways that are not aligned with who you are. Your bottled-up feelings will make you manifest behaviors that are contradictory to your values. You will know you have suppressed feelings when you start avoiding engagement with others or start replacing hurt with anger. Read on to learn more about the dangers of suppressing your emotions.

The 3-Step Process to to Kicking Bad Workplace Habits

Are your bad workplace habits holding you back from getting noticed at work? Want to know how to get rid of bad habits? In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith explains that many professionals reach a plateau in their careers. This is because, in order to get out of middle management, you need to possess the right habits and skills. Continue reading to learn how to get rid of your bad habits so you can get noticed at work.

To Cultivate Self-Trust, Take Note of Small Moments

Self-Trust: How to Build and Maintain It

What is self-trust? How do you build trust in yourself? Self-trust is the belief in your ability to face and overcome difficult situations without fixating on perfection. Trusting yourself requires the recollection of past moments where you proved yourself capable of tackling challenging obstacles. Read on about how to build self-trust.

Why Men Should Practice Purposeful Living

What does it mean to prioritize purposeful living? What consequences will a man face if he lives without purpose? In his book The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida stresses the importance of purposeful living for men. Deida explains that men who live without purpose become dissatisfied, and that dissatisfaction spreads to all areas of his life. Continue reading for Deida’s advice on living a purposeful life.

Focus-Improving Exercises From Robin Sharma

Are you looking for focus-improving exercises to gain control over your thoughts? What exercises do Sharma recommend in his book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari? In Robin Sharma’s famous book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, the main character John learns from Julian how to control his thoughts. Julian explains three practices: The heart of the rose, opposition thinking, and visualization. Here’s the explanations of Julian’s exercises along with further analysis and examples.

How to Live Like the Superior Man: Tips From Deida

How does the Superior Man live his life? How can you like the Superior Man? In the book The Way of the Superior Man, Deida explains that the Superior Man lives his life with purpose, authenticity, and love. Deida’s goal is to help you to reclaim the passion in your relationship and enjoy the fullest degree of intimacy and fulfillment. Continue below for Deida’s advice on how to become the Superior Man.

Empowering Leaders Enable Others to Act

What do Posner and Kouzes mean by “enable others to act” in the context of leadership? What can you, as a leader, do to develop a sense of agency in your subordinates? “Enable others to act” is the fourth principle of Posner and Kouzes’ outstanding leadership. There are two overall guidelines to achieve this: 1) foster collaboration amongst your team members, and 2) build their sense of self-determination by strengthening their competence and confidence. We’ll discuss these two concepts below.

5 Negative Leadership Behaviors You Must Stop

What makes a negative leader? What are some examples of bad leadership? In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith discusses five bad habits of leadership. These five bad habits center on either negative leadership (for example, through anger, criticism, or hurtful comments) or withholding positivity (for instance, by refusing to praise people). Here are the five top habits to avoid when it comes to negativity as a leader.