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- Top 25 Creativity Quotations - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Vernon MyersWhat is creativity? Use these quotes from famous people to think about what it means to be creative. 1. "Creativity is the infinite capacity that resides within you. It involves combining information with your life experiences." - Wayne Lotherington 2. "Creativity is not in the execution, ...
Views: 1688(1 vote) - You Can Create Anything You Can Imagine - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Vernon MyersDid you know that you possess the most powerful idea factory in the world on your shoulders? Your thoughts, ideas, insights, and intuitions can be brought to life by using the creative power of your imagination. What is the imagination? Imagination is the ability to create a mental picture ...
Views: 2386 - Master Your Future - Become An Idea Creator - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Vernon Myers"A man with a supply of idea fears nothing for he has become the master of his own fate." - Robert P. Crawford How do you use your mind to create ideas that open the floodgates to other opportunities? One way is to set an intention to create a great idea and then to follow the thought up with ...
Views: 1502 - 25 Power Questions to Ask Your Mentors - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2014 from Vernon MyersIf you have a mentor you need to make sure that you ask the following questions at some point during your relationship: 1. What are your goals and dreams (Short term and long-term)? 2. How can I help you to accomplish your goals and dreams? 3. Why did you choose to pursue these goals ...
Views: 1434 - 15 Ways to Know If You Are An Idea Person - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2014 from Vernon Myers1. Ideas come to you effortlessly. • Creating ideas is as easy for you as putting on your shoes in the morning. Thomas Edison said that ideas are waiting to be discovered. You discover ideas constantly by creating ideas without really trying to create ideas. No matter where you look you see ...
Views: 4757 - 12 Reasons to Use an Idea Journal - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2014 from Vernon Myers1. Using an idea journal is fast, easy, and convenient. It will take you less than 15 minutes each day to record your ideas, goals, and dreams into your idea journal. 2. Your idea journal will motivate you to take action on your most valuable and promising ideas. Use the idea journal ...
Views: 1512(1 vote) - Leaders Fight for Their Creative Vision - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2014 from Vernon MyersI recently watched the movie, “Saving Mr. Banks,” a Walt Disney film that shows the process that Walt and Mrs. P.L. Travers used in creating the movie “Mary Poppins.” The thing that stood out to me the most is that the creative process is messy, yet, it’s full of joy and happiness. The ...
Views: 1102 - Leaders Care! - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2014 from Vernon MyersUltimately, a leader who shows that he cares is good for the organization. Some critics may write this off as being touchy-feely, but people are people and an organization is made up of many, many emotional people. A leader has to find a way to show his followers that he cares about them. ...
Views: 1214 - Leaders Follow Through - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Vernon MyersLeaders are responsible for making things happen, on-time and as scheduled. Superiors and subordinates don’t want excuses from their leaders, they want results. When a leader makes a commitment to complete a task or accomplish a mission, follow-through is the guarantee that he provides to ...
Views: 3641 - Leaders Are Responsive - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Vernon MyersGood leaders must possess the ability to effectively communicate to superiors, subordinates, and peers. Responsive leaders must not only be able to communicate effectively, they must be able to communicate in a timely manner with clear purpose and intent. A leader must possess the ability ...
Views: 1498(2 votes) - Leaders Conduct After Action Reviews - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Vernon MyersLeaders are responsible for producing outcomes and getting favorable results; sometimes the results are good, other times the results are not so good. Whether the results are positive or negative, a leader’s objective is to continuously improve organizational performance over time. One way to ...
Views: 1429(3 votes) - Leaders Recognize That Leading is A Gift - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Vernon MyersLeadership is a privilege reserved for those who are ready for the awesome responsibility of training, developing, mentoring, guiding, and correcting the people who are under their charge. The task of leadership offers long hours, lots of hard work, frustration, setbacks, and ...
Views: 985(2 votes) - Leaders Think! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Vernon MyersThe most important skill a leader possesses is the ability to think. Remember, when you were a student in school, your teacher always told you to put your “thinking cap” on? It’s still true; leaders must always have their thinking caps on to operate at their highest level. Henry Ford, founder ...
Views: 1550(2 votes) - Leaders Are Students of Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Vernon MyersLeadership is about growth and development, if you are not growing and developing on a continuous basis, you are simply not working hard enough. Leading is like being a student in a laboratory; every day you should conduct experiments to see what works and what doesn’t. After trying your hand ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - Leaders Are Single-minded - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Vernon MyersWhat does it mean to be single-minded? How does single-mindedness look? Single-mindedness is the relentless pursuit of a goal, objective or end state. To become single-minded, the leader must make a decision to focus on only one thing, to the exclusion of everything else – one idea, one ...
Views: 1984(2 votes) - Leaders Are Readers - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Vernon MyersLeaders have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge; they have to know; they have to learn; they have to get as much information as possible. Leaders seek to learn from the experiences of other people to include those captured in the form of biographies, autobiographies, organizational histories, ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - Leaders Are Consistent - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2013 from Vernon MyersThe leader of an organization is the standard bearer for what “right” looks like. He would not be in a position of leadership if he did not represent what the organization values and, presumably, wants more of. Naturally, followers seek to emulate the leader because of the prominent position ...
Views: 1281(1 vote) - Leaders Are Accountable - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2013 from Vernon Myers“Everyone has a boss…,” from the President of the United States, to the assembly line worker in a factory. Leadership and accountability go hand-in-hand, you can’t have one without the other, in fact, leadership without accountability is akin to a dictatorship; accountability without leadership ...
Views: 1200(1 vote) - Leaders Think Integration - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Vernon MyersOrganizational Environment Today, large organizations are extremely complex and busier than ever. Because of their size, they face greater challenges, such as increasing competition and an increasingly global environment to operate in. To consistently produce outstanding results, ...
Views: 1230(1 vote) - Leaders Are Curious - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Vernon MyersCuriosity is what makes a leader…a leader. Most people don’t understand that this curiosity is what separates a leader from the rest of us. Immersion is the key – the more you learn, the more connections and insights you will have. Leaders are driven to accomplish the mission. The leader ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - Leaders Know the First Report is Usually Wrong - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Vernon MyersAs a leader, the requirement to communicate accurate information is extremely important. In a crisis situation the stakes increase, the leader not only requires accurate information, the information needs to be communicated to constituents in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, the ...
Views: 1377 - Leaders Have Fun! - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Vernon MyersLeaders must lead the way in all things, including having fun – the energy and enthusiasm generated by the leader will have an immediate impact on the organization. Employees look to their leaders for cues on “how” to act. If the boss is having fun, employees will pick up the vibe and have fun ...
Views: 1426 - Leaders Anticipate Change, Prepare For Change, and Lead Change - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Vernon MyersWhat is change? Put simply, change is an effort to improve an organization in some way. This change could take the form of new processes and procedures, upgrades to a new system, changes to the organizational structure, or changes to roles and responsibilities. Leaders understand that the ...
Views: 3677(2 votes) - Leaders Play the Hand That They Are Dealt - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Vernon MyersIn a card game, the dealer shuffles a deck of cards and deals a card out to each player. The players don’t know what cards they have until they pick up their cards and turn each card over to assess its value. Just like card players, oftentimes, leaders don’t know what resources they have ...
Views: 1318 - Leaders Ask Questions to Make Better Decisions - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Vernon MyersLeaders ask questions to gain clarity, to deepen understanding, and to make better decisions. In fact, questions are a leaders’ best tool for gaining deeper appreciation and increased knowledge of the issues and challenges facing an organization. The better your questions and understanding ...
Views: 1690(1 vote) - Leaders Ask For Resources to Accomplish the Mission - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Vernon MyersAs the leader of an organization, you need resources to accomplish your mission. As you execute your daily mission, you may identify gaps or shortfalls that impede mission success. How should you deal with these challenges? If your organization is nested within a larger organization, you ...
Views: 1349 - Leaders Take Action! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
Views: 1824 - Leaders Go Above and Beyond - Go the Extra Mile! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
Views: 3501 - Leaders Are Proactive, Not Reactive - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Vernon MyersHave you ever been in a situation where you saw a leader take a specific action, yet you had no idea "why" or "how" the leader decided to take that specific action? Well, I have too! That's why I decided to study various leaders that I have worked with over 22 years and before long, I started to ...
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