by Dr. John Townsend | Jan 22, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Have you ever walked on eggshells around someone, been over concerned about how bad they will feel if you give them bad news, or avoided constructive confrontations as a leader? If you have done any of these, are “fragilizing”, and it will hinder your leadership...
by Dr. John Townsend | Jan 7, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders who are frank, candid and honest are sometimes called harsh, critical or cold. While no leader should be the latter, there is a great deal of value in being a truthful leader, while also being a warm person. In the video below, I discuss how organizations...
by Dr. John Townsend | Dec 11, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders often have a struggle letting go, winding down, checking out and truly engaging in the holiday and “being there.” There are end-of-year financials, projections, plans for the next year, and projects to get closure on. I’m sure you have heard something like...
by Dr. John Townsend | Nov 13, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders must have the skill of having problem solving talks and conducting them successfully. This is not an easy thing to do, but it is important and valuable. In fact, some of the best gains that can happen in an organization can happen at a tough talk, when...
by Dr. John Townsend | Oct 13, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorized
As a leader, your attention is one of your most valuable assets. You have to focus on the strategic plan when everyone else is in the weeds. You have to put your attention on developing leadership and teams even when there is a crisis, to prevent future crises....
by Dr. John Townsend | Sep 12, 2014 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Two of the most important elements of leadership are competence and character. They are vital, and they play an important relationship to each other as well. Competence. Competence has to do with your skill sets. They are those special abilities you have which help...
