{"id":10625,"date":"2016-08-08T17:57:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T21:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=10625"},"modified":"2016-08-09T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T11:32:15","slug":"monday-morning-moment-3-quick-reads-on-leadership-to-help-you-stay-the-course-not-be-a-jerk-while-being-innovative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=10625","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Moment &#8211; 3 Quick Reads on Leadership &#8211; to Help You Stay the Course, Not Be a Jerk, While Being Innovative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Wisdom-centresource.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10661\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Wisdom-centresource.jpg\" alt=\"Blog - Leadership - Wisdom - centresource\" width=\"869\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Wisdom-centresource.jpg 869w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Wisdom-centresource-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Wisdom-centresource-768x317.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.centresource.com\/2012\/07\/31\/learning-leadership-wisdom-knowledge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centresource<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8230;I got nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Late nights watching the Olympic Games (#Rio2016), friends visiting from out of town, and new moms in my life&#8230;I got nothing on leadership today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>However&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>These three leaders, writers and leadership observers never disappoint &#8211; Brian Dodd, Carey Nieuwhof, and Vala Afshar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/author\/briantherocketcompany-com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Dodd <\/a>is a prolific thinker and writer on leadership themes &#8211; mainly to a Christian audience, but much of what he writes is wisdom for anyone who wants to lead well. <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10663\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd.jpg\" alt=\"Blog - Leadership - Brian Dodd\" width=\"1200\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Leadership-Brian-Dodd-1024x550.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Dodd on Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"http:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2016\/08\/05\/live-blog-from-go-conference-50-leadership-quotes-from-bill-purvis-on-leadership-which-leads-to-church-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a> on leadership quotes by <a href=\"https:\/\/billpurvis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Purvis<\/a>, who spoke recently at the <a href=\"http:\/\/gogeorgia.net\/conference-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">GO Conference<\/a>, includes the following bits for all of us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clarify your vision.<\/li>\n<li>You get a vision by walking around.<\/li>\n<li>You make insiders by giving them inside information.<\/li>\n<li>Betrayal will kill your vision.<\/li>\n<li>Devise a strategy to create a pipeline of leaders. If you want to go a long distance, you have to have a bench.<\/li>\n<li>If you try to do it all you will burn out.<\/li>\n<li>We can only grow to the level that we have leaders in place to train, retain people, and release people into using their gifts.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve never known what it\u2019s like to be jealous. I want people to win.<\/li>\n<li>You equip other people.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t train leaders, you\u2019re limited in how far you can go.<\/li>\n<li>Our C-Level players become A-Level players wherever they go.<\/li>\n<li>We want <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=4719\" target=\"_blank\">Ritz-Carlton<\/a> to one day come to us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carey Nieuwhof <\/a>is my favorite Canadian. He went from law school to the pulpit. His writing and <a href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/mypodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts<\/a> on leadership are regular feasts for thought. <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10665\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof.png\" alt=\"BLog - Leadership Carey Nieuwhof\" width=\"1161\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof.png 1161w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/BLog-Leadership-Carey-Nieuwhof-1024x396.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1161px) 100vw, 1161px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carey Nieuwhof<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a recent cautionary blog on <a href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/2016\/08\/10-signs-youre-just-jerk-not-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>10 Signs You&#8217;re Just a Jerk&#8230;Not a Leader. <\/em><\/a>I&#8217;ll just list his points, but you want to read the whole piece.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You&#8217;ve made the organization all about you.<\/li>\n<li>You think that people work <em>for<\/em> you.<\/li>\n<li>You never say thank you.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re demanding.<\/li>\n<li>You keep the perks of leadership to yourself.<\/li>\n<li>You keep yourself front and center.<\/li>\n<li>You take the credit and assign the blame.<\/li>\n<li>You never have your team&#8217;s back.<\/li>\n<li>You make all the decisions.<\/li>\n<li>You act like a martyr.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nieuwhof closes with asking the question,<em><strong> &#8220;How do I know jerk leadership so well? Because I have a jerk inside of me I need to suppress every\u00a0day. My guess is you might too.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fortunately,\u00a0Jesus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.com\/116\/mat.20.20-28.nlt\" target=\"_blank\">introduces a completely different paradigm for leadership<\/a>. If you want to be a Christ-like leader, just do the opposite of these ten things. You\u2019ll be well on your way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I&#8217;ve been following<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/author\/vala-afshar\" target=\"_blank\"> Vala Afshar<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValaAfshar\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> for a long time.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10666\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube.jpg\" alt=\"Blog - Vala Afshar - youtube\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blog-Vala-Afshar-youtube-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F9ZtNNtlid4\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/vala-afshar\/20-entrepreneurship-lesso_b_11084300.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>20 Entrepreneurship Lessons From World&#8217;s top Business Thinkers, CEOs, and VCs<\/em><\/a> is a brilliant collection. Below are just 6 of the 20 lessons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Doing well, and doing good, are not mutually exclusive, but mutually reinforcing. If you are not doing well, you don\u2019t have the money to keep doing good. Is your company doing the work for the right reasons &#8211; can it create meaning and money, purpose and profit?<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Deb Mills-Scofield<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Customers want meaning, value and purpose for them. If you don\u2019t have your value proposition done, you don\u2019t need to worry about the business model. This means deliver value in the context and constraints of the customer, not what you would like it to be. This means understanding your customer\u2019s customer needs from their perspective. <\/em>&#8211; <strong>Deb Mills-Scofield<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Humble confidence is key to success. Humble companies ask for help and they give their employees the freedom to fail and try stuff. Companies that trust their employees will be more innovative. Business leaders must walk the talk and give their employees the freedom to experiment. Good leaders take all of the blame and none of the credit. Good leaders also promote and celebrate cross-collaboration across the lines-of-business. &#8211; <\/em><strong>Deb Mills-Scofield<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em> When you don\u2019t ask, the answer is no. Consider asking for help or well-deserved promotions or pay raises. Also ask for forgiveness, not permission. &#8211; <\/em><strong>Deb Mills-Scofield<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>We live in a permission economy. So how does a business lead in the permission economy. Permission is the privilege of talking to people who want to talk to you, and not because it\u2019s important to you. It is about being missed if you don\u2019t show up. Are you doing something worth following? If you\u2019re not, then you\u2019re not leading. &#8211; <\/em><strong>Seth Godin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"content-list-component mt-paragraph text\">\n<p><em>The world is changing. What does it mean to live in a world that is changing? The key element to being a CIO or a CMO is to be a chief learning officer (CLO). To be an artisan &#8211; not a craftsman, because a craftsman does the something again and again &#8211; is to learn to do it different the next time, to do it better the next time. To be an artisan, you have to be willing to listen and learn. What it means to learn is to fail. &#8211; <\/em><strong>Seth Godin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hope your Monday is profitable and that you&#8217;re encouraged as a leader today. Not a leader? Oh, no&#8230;.you are. We all are&#8230;in some fashion or another. Wisdom is to learn leadership from those closest to us&#8230;and those whom we can follow online and at the occasional conference&#8230;like Dodd, Nieuwhof, and Afshar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Centresource Today&#8230;I got nothing. Late nights watching the Olympic Games (#Rio2016), friends visiting from out of town, and new moms in my life&#8230;I got nothing on leadership today&#8230; However&#8230; These three leaders, writers and leadership observers never disappoint &#8211; Brian Dodd, Carey Nieuwhof, and Vala Afshar. 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