Leadership and Drive: Accessing the Power of Teamwork

by Bryan Heathman A mentor of mine once said there are two reasons for doing anything: the STATED reason, and the REAL reason. The REAL reason is the thing that impels us to act. So, what drives us into action? The REAL reason is what makes a football player finish a championship game with a taped-up dislocated elbow – an …

Leadership and Endurance: Staying Up When Things Look Down

by Bryan Heathman Everyday the world is made fresh, and no two days are alike. No one stays the same from day to day, or even moment to moment, because each experience brings new opportunities and fresh perspective. We touched on this lightly in a previous article, Effective Leadership: Igniting the Vision for Others. You can tap this concept and …

Leadership and Logistics: The Art of Delegating

by Bryan Heathman The saying goes that Management is doing things right, and Leadership is doing the right things. It sounds good on the surface – leaving the details up to the Managers while the Leaders lead. Or play golf. But how can you be an effective Leader if you’re not aware of the logistics involved in your enterprise? At …

What Is A Leader? Defining Leadership Qualities for Success

by Liv Montgomery What does it take to be a Transformational Leader? You know what I’m talking about – that one in a million, riveting presence. I’m talking about the kind of person who enters the room and the very air around them scintillates with excitement. Heads turn. People are drawn in as if by some gravitational force, and this …

Effective Leadership: Igniting the Vision for Others

I recently read an antique book on Time Management called How To Live on 24 Hours A Day. It was written by a man named Arnold Bennett at the dawn of what we now know as the Personal Development movement, way back in 1910. You’d think a book written at that time would be full of outdated ideas and dull …

How To Speak with Anyone: 3 Tips for Getting Your Point Across Clearly

by Bryan Heathman Who is the most effective conversationalist you know?  What makes them stand-out in the crowd? Public figures like Cicero, Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan live on today because of their verbal prowess. They knew how to move nations with their ideas. In communicating your ideas in a conversation, have you given thought to the structure you …

A Leader’s Communication – 3 Tips for Converting Hearts & Minds with Words

by Bryan Heathman Increasingly, as the shrinking world encroaches on that endangered species known as Attention, the need to influence – and to influence quickly – grows more urgent all the time. Whoever said, “Talk is cheap” obviously wasn’t sending a text message to his teenager. The price of Attention grows more precious all the time. Whether you’re trying to …

When Fortune Finds You, Will You Be Ready?

by Bryan Heathman Publisher, Made For Success Follow These Best Practices for Crafting Your Position As A Leader   There are many styles of Leadership, as any glance at a Google search will tell you. Try typing the term “Leadership Styles” into your browser and see what comes up. You’ll find close to a million results.   That means the …