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Podcast Episode #49 — Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure

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Hello, and welcome to the Leadership Done Right Podcast, Episode 49: Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure. Every day is a gift so I hope you are doing well and enjoying life wherever it is that you are listening to this episode!

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I really enjoy watching ESPN’s Sports Center and my favorite part is the Top 10 and Not Top 10. So, for this week’s episode, I am going to do the Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure. But first…

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Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure

Alright, leaders and businesses fail due to a number of reasons, but there are some common contributing factors. Today, I am going to share the Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure that I gathered from fellow leaders, friends, credible leadership websites, and my own experiences.

10. Talk More Than Listen

At number 10, leadership fails when leaders talk more than they listen. Have you ever been around someone that talked and talked and talked some more? That person seems to have a story for every situation, experience, or background that is discussed, AND they tell everyone what they know and how they feel about everything.

At first this starts out as a small annoyance, but it can eventually become a big frustration. When leaders talk more than they listen, their followers often disconnect from them and become less responsive to their recommendations.

Additionally, when leaders don’t listen to others, they fail to learn what they don’t know. This creates blinds spots because they can’t learn what they don’t know.

9. Have All the Answers or They are a Know-It-All

Number nine, leaders fail when they have all the answers and are a know-it-all. Nobody wants to be around people that think they know everything. Know-it-alls seem to have an answer for everything and they are always right, even if they are not right. That know-it-all mentality is very annoying and even a put-off to those they lead.

I remember someone like that when I was in high school. I would tell him about everything I could think of that he shouldn’t know about, and he magically knew more than me about it. Even if it was something that was personal to me. That was super annoying! [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #49 — Top 10 Causes of Leadership Failure

How You Can Visualize Success

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For many years, people have said that if you visualize success it will eventually come true. This principle has been followed in athletics, business, and education to name a few. It is commonly applied to wealth where people believe that if you visualize yourself rich, you will eventually become rich (e.g. Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich).

The Wall Street Journal published an article called Can You Get Rich by Visualizing Yourself Rich? by Robert Frank. Robert Frank dug into the idea of visualization and what it means to visualize success. Robert included a story  about Sara Blakely, the billionaire founder of Spanx, because she is a strong proponent of visualization.

If You Visualize It Will It Happen?

Sara said, “I believe you can take mental snapshots of your future and visualize success for yourself. If you mentally see yourself in a scenario, you’ll start to make decisions in your life that get you there.” Robert also explained that there are many critics that say visualization is just a flight from realism. What do you think? Does visualization really lead to success?

Does it Work to Visualize Success?

Many people and organizations have visions and vision statements. They use those visions to guide their employees to success. Visualization is similar to having a vision or vision statement, but it goes a little deeper. So let’s take a look at visualization.

What is Visualization?

Have you ever imagined in your mind how a situation will go before it happened? You probably thought about how the scenario would play out, comments people would make, and the room or environment in which it would happen?

If you have ever done this, you have visualized the situation. When people visualize success, they run through scenarios in their mind where they are successful over and over again before the situation actually happens.

People do visualization in a number of ways. Here’s just a few:

  • Visualize what you want and then write it down 15 times a day
  • Sit in a quiet location and run through a situation in your mind several times before it actually happens
  • Just before you are about to go on stage, in front of your boss, etc. take a quick moment to imagine yourself being successful

It is probably clear from the examples that the main ingredient to visualize success is to imagine the scenario in your mind before it actually happens. [Read more…] about How You Can Visualize Success

How to Check if Your Leadership Skills Are Good in Practice

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This is a guest post by Alex Williams. She is a journalism graduate and enjoys writing about leadership skills.

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan

How to Check if Your Leadership Skills Are Good in Practice - Ronald Reagan

Being a leader of a company means holding together dozens of different strings and making sure everything functions perfectly. This is much more difficult than it sounds and requires a certain set of leadership skills, including: organizational abilities, time-management and proficiency in communication.

How to Check if Your Leadership Skills Are Good in Practice

One trait that only the best among the leaders have is constant re-evaluation of those leadership skills. If you want to be a great leader, here are some approaches you can use to check if your leadership skills are actually good in practice.

How to Check if Your Leadership Skills Are Good in Practice
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Analyze your personal characteristics

Are leaders born or they are made? Regardless of your opinion, it’s important to constantly question your personality traits and do your best to improve where you can. Some of the aspects you should constantly work on are: self-confidence, positive mindset, and emotional intelligence and communication skills. [Read more…] about How to Check if Your Leadership Skills Are Good in Practice

Podcast Episode #8 — The Lightbulb Catastrophe

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Hello and welcome to the Leadership Done Right podcast, Episode 8 – The Lightbulb Catastrophe.

The Lightbulb Catastrophe

The Story of the Lightbulb Catastrophe

I recently heard the following story related by Dieter F. Uchtdorf who is a retired airline executive. On a dark December night 36 years ago, a Lockheed 1011 jumbo jet crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing over 100 people. This terrible accident was one of the deadliest crashes in the history of the United States.

A curious thing about this accident is that all vital parts and systems of the airplane were functioning perfectly—the plane could have easily landed safely at its destination in Miami, only 20 miles (32km) away.

During the final approach, however, the crew noticed that one green light had failed to illuminate—a light that indicates whether or not the nose landing gear has extended successfully. The pilots discontinued the approach, set the aircraft into a circling holding pattern over the pitch-black Everglades, and turned their attention toward investigating the problem. [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #8 — The Lightbulb Catastrophe

Podcast Episode #2 — Why You Should Create a Vision

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Hello and welcome to the Leadership Done Right Podcast, Episode 2 – Why You Should Create a Vision!

One of my favorite statements about why you should create a vision is found in Proverbs 29:18. It says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” In episode #1 I explained that one of a leaders most important responsibilities is to create a vision for those they lead.

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Today, I am going to discuss three important points on why it is important to create a vision and a vision statement. [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #2 — Why You Should Create a Vision

LDR Podcast Episode 1 — Introduction – Six Qualities of Great Leaders

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Hello and welcome to the Leadership Done Right Podcast! This is the first episode so I am going to tell a little about what you’ll find in the Leadership Done Right Podcast.

In this podcast, we’ll discuss leadership theory, practical leadership, leadership in the news, leadership and personal development, and many other topics related to leadership. Additionally, I’ll interview leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds, so we can learn from their experiences. In the interviews, we’ll discuss how they became leaders, some of the challenges they went through, lessons they learned, and leadership principles they live by.Leadership Done Right Podcast [Read more…] about LDR Podcast Episode 1 — Introduction – Six Qualities of Great Leaders