What is Not Leadership Often leaders learn from books, podcasts, and blogs written by leaders who sell leadership trainings, books, or courses and it can kind of get boring. It can be hard to sift through the information on leadership and find things you didn't already know.  This is where inspiration is hard to come by. So to help you we have created a post of what leadership is not. There are three words often associated with leadership that actually are misconceptions of Horizontal Leadership and those three words are authority, followers, and servant.  The Big Misconception #1: Leaders have to have authority to lead. Authority is defined as the power or right to give orders, make decisions & enforce obedience. Leaders lead with the influence of their actions, they do not force actions with authority. They are role models, examples. When you study leaders, you want to model their actions and be able to get similar results. Management is all about control. To control you nee

Are you attracting successes to you?   Science has an explanation for understanding the harmonizing of desires that some call luck, coincidence, or manifestation of desires.  Atoms are made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons. Those units of matter are made up of quarks. Quarks have different important properties. These properties consist of electric charges, mass(weight), color charge (energy with different combinations), and spin (vibration). These units of matter are held together through electromagnetism.  "All matter at its basic units are energy, frequency, and vibration." Nikola Tesla.  Why is this important?  In relation to becoming the best version of yourself, thoughts are electrical waves in the form of frequency. Frequency carries information. Think for one second about a radio frequency.  Now in relation to becoming the best version of yourself, your "being" does not see with your eyes your "being" sees through your eyes.  Your "Soul,&

If you are new to leadership and you are looking for books that will help you in understanding how to become a great leader the following three books are an amazing choice. When I first got into leadership two of these books were suggested to me, and I currently pick them up from time to time as a refresher in building a strong team.   The Customer Comes Second -   If you are looking for the perfect book about building a great culture, this book is amazing. I love that the author’s philosophy on the importance of happiness in the workplace. I have found that shaming people to be better creates unhappiness and an unproductive team. Bringing Out the Best in People - If you are looking for the perfect book about developing people individually, this is a great book. One of my favorite strategies is the concept of jumping on the bandwagon of team members who are going anywhere you want to be. Leadership Coaching as a Strategy for Employee Development - If you are looking

[ ] Affirm- The rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to our contribution, our service! [ ] Remember- The money you are paid by the company you work for will always be in direct ratio to the need for what you do, your ability to do it, and the cost to replace you! [ ] Ask- Your gold mine, how many good ideas have you come up with in the past year? [ ] Write-  A financial goal at the top of the paper. How many ideas can you come up with to reach that goal? Try for 5 ideas every morning. [ ] Check- What is Your Attitude?

I believe you were born to be a leader and possess all the necessary skills and traits. You are also correct to believe that you have a lot of work to do, and this site is an interruption in your time. You should be assured this site is worth every second you spend reading, and I will prove it to you. In a recent study of the return on investment of investing in leadership training, participants found for every $1 in value paid the return was $6 in tangible benefits (Rhos, 2015). This means that if your time is currently worth $20.00 per hour and you study this information for 10 hours you would have invested $200.00 worth of your time into this information. According the Rhos’s study, the benefits you will receive will be greater than or equal to the value of $1,200.00. Would you invest $200.00 to make $1,200.00, if you had 0% risk of losing the money?  I know I would take my chances with that investment everyday of the week.  I have been called,  "A Great Man

Are you utilizing a team score board? If you are following the Leadership Engagement Process you know the following steps are important to engaging your team?   Step 1 is for every position to know the company mission and the mission of their job. Step 2 is for every position to know their number. Ensuring each team member has a one number they are personally responsible to measure is very important. You should give them one specific goal based on this number.   Step 3 is for every position to know their score. The Leadership Engagement Process utilizes a team scoreboard. This scoreboard is imperative in engaging your team members. Real Estate Managers, Brokers, and Realtor leaders can not effect behavioral changes their staff unless the staff member knows what the target is for every day, week, month, and quarter. Your scoreboard should be broken down into three parts a top, a middle, and a bottom. The top of the scoreboard should be your manager's te

Are you too hard on your staff? The answer to that question is likely, yes. If you are anything like me, you want more for your team than they often want for themselves. Engagement is an interesting word. Think of a couple getting married, “Engagement.” Why do we call a proposal, “Getting engaged?” What does it take for people to, “Get Engaged?” In 2010 I proposed to my wife. First, we met, then we dated, then we kissed, then we got engaged. During that period of time, I was totally focused on her, and she was totally focused on me. Anything she needed, I moved heaven and earth to be there for her. I utilized positive language, we spent time together, I gave her gifts, I also met the people she cares about most in her life. After we did all that, we finally got engaged. Think about this for one second, are you engaging your team all wrong? I know, we often like to think that we hire people who are smarter than us, you may even be thinking, I hired you to do XYZ. It’s y