Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary!
This week’s summary includes: a simple test to figure out who is a true leader, looking at performance reviews n a more in depth way, leadership quotes to reflect on at the end of the year, Christmas message, sleep and energy patterns, reflect on your assumptions, making the hard choices as a leader
Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes:
- Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos’ mentor used a simple test to figure out who is a true leader by Aine Cain
- “Your title makes you a manager. Your people will decide if you’re a leader, and it’s up to you to live up to that.”
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Annual Performance Reviews by Gordon Tredgold
- Performance reviews need to be for the benefit of the employee and the organization, not just a costly, unfair, flawed process which demotivates employees who did good work.
- “Every time you decide to take the harder, but more principled path, you add one more brick to the foundation of your character.” Shikha Sharma, Axis Bank CEO
- “Ask yourself what is really important and then have the courage to build your life around your answer.” by John F Kennedy
- “The very things that make you afraid become the doorways into emerging leadership.” – Steve Gutzler
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“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean
My Leadership Posts from this week:
- Merry Christmas! – 12/25/17
- Take the time to spend with family and friends this holiday season
- What Are the Best Sleep and Energy Patterns to Follow?
- Taking advantage of your natural energy patterns can help you accomplish more when you have the highest energy levels
- It’s Time to Reflect on Your Accomplishments
- How can you take these learnings and apply them to your next set of goals?
- What Kind of Leader Do You Want to Be?
- Leaders have to be willing to stand up and say something when it is wrong
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