If you want to be a LEVEL 5 leader these are the 3 characteristics which are necessary pre-requisites as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great.
Tag: self help tips
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Why CHALLENGES should excite and NOT frighten us?
Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.
Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work as proven by RESEARCH -
Why GREAT LEADERS put PEOPLE before PROFIT?
“When we take care of our people, our people take care of our business.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great leadership insights
Here is a link to a similar leadership insight from Simon Sinek..
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Why is there so much to learn from a SKILLED CRAFTSMAN?
“The task of a craftsman, they conclude, “is not to generate meaning, but rather to cultivate in himself the skill of discerning the meanings that are already there.”
Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work
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Are you working on mastering these TWO things?
“Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy
1. The ability to quickly master hard things.
2. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.”
Adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work.
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Which is that MINDSET that can eliminate COMPETITION?
“People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.”
Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
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Why does it make sense to improve your RIGHT BRAIN skills?
“Today, the defining skills of the previous era—the “left brain” capabilities that powered the Information Age—are necessary but no longer sufficient. And the capabilities we once disdained or thought frivolous—the “right-brain” qualities of inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness, and meaning—increasingly will determine who flourishes and who flounders.”
Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind
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Why should a SALESPERSON look up to THEATER ARTISTS?
“Sales and Theater have much in common. Both take guts. Salespeople pick up the phone and call strangers; actors walk onto the stage in front of them. Both invite rejection—for salespeople, slammed doors, ignored calls, and a pile of NOs; for actors, a failed audition, an unresponsive audience, a scathing review. And both have evolved along comparable trajectories.”
Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book To Sell is Human
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Is your CHILD’s school really worth it?
“In the new world of sales, being able to ask the right questions is more valuable than producing the right answers. Unfortunately, our schools often have the opposite emphasis. They teach us how to answer, but not how to ask.”
Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book To Sell is Human
