by Dr. John Townsend | Apr 21, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders are highly interested in potential, both for themselves and for their organizations. They want to be high capacity, they want to actualize, and they want to get as much growth out of themselves and their companies as is possible. Yet often, they get started...
by Dr. John Townsend | Mar 21, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders and counselors must be focused on hope, which I define as an expectation of a desired outcome. Both groups of specialists are applying their expertise, time, and energy on some result that, by definition, can’t be achieved today. The project, the healing...
by Dr. John Townsend | Feb 23, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Life is all about self improvement and growth. The happiest and most successful people are those who have some structured commitment to a growth process. There are two kinds of growth, and it’s important to understand them. Then you can decide what kind of...
by Dr. John Townsend | Feb 1, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Pain, or discomfort, is a normal and expected part of leadership. Pain is all around you as you lead, every day, in some form. For example, it’s painful and uncomfortable to deal with: • Revenue challenges • Sales issues • Execution problems • Team dysfunctions...
by Dr. John Townsend | Nov 11, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders who get great results over a sustainable time period have a secret sauce: they are good listeners. They know how to “get into the head” of their people. It used to be that listening was perceived as something reserved for human resources, shrinks...
by Dr. John Townsend | Oct 26, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Commitments are critical to leaders. When your people follow through with commitments, things go well. When they don’t, systems, processes and relationships suffer. And ultimately, the customer suffers as well. Unfortunately, there are cultural forces that minimize...
