As we approach the launch of The Heart of Leadership next week, I received an interesting question: How does the content of this book apply to a leader’s path? Honestly, I hadn’t given much thought to a leader’s path. But I’ve now begun to do so.
In my upcoming book, The Heart of Leadership, one of the big ideas is that lack of skills rarely derails a leader – skills are too easy to learn. Most often, the issues that create challenges for us are those of leadership character.
If you’ve been to this site often, you know each Friday I answer a question from a leader somewhere in the world. Recently, I received a request to answer four questions I suggested in my book, Great Leaders Grow. Today, I’ll tackle question number three – What do you know now that you wish you had known 20, 30, 40 years ago?
In case you’re new to this site, every Friday, I attempt to respond to a question or issue raised by a leader somewhere in the world. Today, I’ll respond to the question I’ve probably been asked more than any other over the last three decades. Today’s Challenge: If you could recommend just one book, what would you suggest?
This is a post I almost didn’t write. I was too busy – and to tell you the truth, I’ve struggled with managing my workload most of my career.
In my last post, I outlined some of the reasons I find self-leadership to be so difficult. My short list included:
My year hasn’t gotten off to the start I’d planned – and it’s my fault. Sure there’s been a lot going on, but several of the things I intended to get done so far this year haven’t happened. So, what I’m thinking about this morning is why is self-leadership so hard?