“You cannot do leadership without a source of regenerative strength. What is your source?” Quote by Bill Hybels
“As an organization changes your mindset as a leader also has to change. This becomes the lid to you organization. Whenever my organization starts to settle I believe I have to lift my lid, my capacity I have to think and act in a different way to achieve different results.” ThinkingWayBelieveDifferentI BelieveResultsLeaderAchieveCapacityOrganizationMindsetLiftsSettlingDifferent WaysChanging Your Mind Author:Craig Groeschel
“The five C's of expanding your capacity. 1. Build your confidence. 2. Expand your connections. 3. Improve your competence. 4. Strengthen your character. If character is not strengthening your capacity is weakening. We need to check our leadership for leaks. 5. Increase your commitment.” IfsNeedsCharacterFiveCommitmentCapacityConnectionsIncreaseChecksExpandingCompetenceStrengtheningLeaksWeakening Author:Sheila Heen
“We each have two human needs: To learn and grow & to be respected, accepted and loved the way you are. Even though feedback facilitates learning and growth, it conflicts with our need to feel respected. This is a key reason we resist feedback.” WayNeedsFeelsHumansTwoReasonGrowsGrowthKeysConflictAcceptedFeedbackFacilitateHuman Needs Author:Sheila Heen
“There are three kinds of feedback and organizations must utilize all three to be effective: 1. Evaluation. This rates you against standards and peers. It lets you know where you stand. 2. Coaching. This information helps you get better and learn. It is an engine for learning. 3. Appreciation. Most desire for feedback is usually for appreciation. It motivates us.” KnowsKindHelpingDesireThreeInformationStandardsOrganizationRateAppreciationGet BetterCoachingEnginesPeersFeedbackYou AgainEvaluationWhere You Stand Author:Sheila Heen
“Evaluation and coaching get tangled together. When this occurs, the noise of evaluation drowns out coaching efforts. Think of this like a term paper. When you get your assignment grade back (evaluation) you tend to tune out the professor notes in the margins (coaching) if the grade is higher or lower than expected.” IfsThinkingTogetherTermEffortHigherPaperNotesExpectedNoiseCoachingGradesTunesProfessorsMarginsAssignmentsTangledEvaluationTerm Paper Author:Sheila Heen
“If you show me who you are being influenced by I will show you what you are becoming.” IfsShowsBecomingWho You AreShow Me Author:Craig Groeschel
“I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?” OrderGoalGrowthAbilityGrowingFailingAchieveAchieving Your Goals Author:James C. Collins
“We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.” PersonsFactsWeaknessBlindAverageSpotsAverage PersonHaving StrengthBlind SpotsStrength Weakness Author:Bill Hybels
“Other people have all kinds of information about you that is invisible to you. How do you get feedback?” PeopleKindInformationInvisibleAll KindsFeedback Author:Sheila Heen
“If leaders don't have an antidote for fear they will be crushed by it. What is your antidote?” IfsLeaderCrushedAntidote Author:Bill Hybels