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Sample Leadership Tips

	How to Influence People
	How to Succeed in Leadership
	How to Change People
	Is Your Desk a Mess?
	Confusing, Ambiguous Situations
	Feeling Stuck?
	Increase Your Productivity
	Have you Lost your Assistant?
	How to Turn Envy into Respect

How to Influence People

FIRST: Go slow.
Only slow progress endures.
So control your ambition.

SECOND: Be brief.
People will only be receptive to you for a short time.
Make your point.
Then withdraw.
Give them time to apply your ideas to their experience.

THIRD: Let go.
If you can let go when your moment of influence wanes,
later you'll be able to influence them again. — Shar McBee

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How to Succeed in Leadership

"All things come to the person who is modest and kind in a high position."
- Chinese proverb

Practice this today and watch what happens. — Shar McBee

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How to Change People

When birds fly in a flock they turn, climb, dive and soar together — all at the same time. Birds follow the leader on an inner level, so when the leader changes, the others change, too. Human beings relate the same way.

Often, when we think of changing a situation, we think of changing other people.
The "Joy of Leadership" method is about self-transformation.
We change ourselves, then others change around us. — Shar McBee

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Is Your Desk a Mess?

If your desk is a mess, your mind may be messy, too.
Just as we have to empty the trash in our offices,
we need to empty the trash out of our own minds.

Holding onto old resentments, indignations and anger
is like holding onto old trash.
What good does it do you?

Sooner or later, it will cause you harm.
It will block your progress;
make you resent people;
and create little wars.

Today...Clean up your desk.
Then clean up your mind.
To do this, sit quietly and listen to your breath.
If you can get quiet enough to actually hear yourself breathing,
it will free you of a big burden:
the burden of carrying around your mental trash. — Shar McBee

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Confusing, Ambiguous Situations

Picture this:
You are driving a car.
You're looking for a street.
You know the general direction, but not the exact location.

Meanwhile, everyone in the car has an opinion.
Turn here. No. Turn there. Go back. We've gone too far.

Ambiguous situations bring up a desire for action.
Just do something. I'm losing patience.

Desire easily leads to anger.
I told you to turn already.

Ambiguous situations also bring up fear.
We're going to get lost; waste time; lose money.

The ability to ward off desires and fears (others' and our own)
is part of being a joyous leader.
It takes strength to listen to opinions, allow for discussion,
and not react immediately.

In ambiguous situations, don't push for a quick resolution.
Instead, use your strength to wait for clarity. — Shar McBee

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Feeling Stuck?

Feeling stuck is normal.
Feeling hopeless is abnormal.

Are you at a crossroads?
Not sure which way to turn?
Keep moving.

Remember Newton 's law: A body in motion stays in motion.
Don't waste time going over and over the situation in your mind.
Disengage and move on.
If you persevere -- the solution will come to you.
If you become hopeless, it won't. — Shar McBee

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Increase Your Productivity

The key to getting things moving is energizing people.
Enthusiasm is a quality that can't be bought,
yet it is the key to getting the most done.

No matter how organized you are, you'll never achieve
optimum productivity without the quality of enthusiasm.

If you are truly interested in hearing other people's ideas;
if you encourage creativity;
people will feel uplifted and energized.

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Have You Lost your Assistant?

Research confirms that it can be extremely stressful to lose someone who is indispensable. Stress hormones go through the roof.

Research also shows that the best way to relieve that stress is this:
Set new goals..

Stress hormones go up when we are trying to hold onto someone.
They don't go up when we are striving for something new. — Shar McBee

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How to Turn Envy into Respect

New managers and people in leadership positions
often become the target of envy.
If this happens to you –
Don't begin to doubt yourself.
Don't get angry at the injustice.

Instead, practice treating that person with respect.
I say "practice" because it is not easy.
But it is worth the effort.

Respect can turn an enemy into a friend.
Disrespect can turn a friend into an enemy. — Shar McBee

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