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Dan Rockwell

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7 years

I don't know who created this graphic, but it's awesome! !

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Dan Rockwell

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How to develop your leadership: 1. Read. 2. Write a personal definition of leadership. 3. Clarify your top five values. Use action words, not nouns. 4. Practice self-awareness. What impact are you having on others? What gives you energy? 5. Reflect on leaders you admire.

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How to receive feedback: 1. Assume there’s a grain of truth in the uncomfortable feedback you receive. 2. Say, “Thank you.” 3. Don’t say, “Yes, but.” 4. Lean in and say, “Tell me more.” 5. Don’t make excuses. 6. Turn toward the future. #leadership #LFreakquote

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The bosses I loved to work for: 1. Liked me. 2. Worked hard and expected me to work hard. 3. Smiled and laughed. 4. Brought heart to work. 5. Showed respect. 6. Sometimes bought lunch. 7. Gave me opportunity, if I earned it. More: #leadership

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The top skills and behaviors of successful leaders: Grit. Compassion. Integrity. Vision. Courage. Passion. Communication. Decisiveness. Loyalty. Focus. Planning. Openness. Empathy. Humility. Bias toward action. Trust. Listening. Ownership. Big picture perspective. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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How to develop your leadership: 1. Read. 2. Write a personal definition of leadership. 3. Clarify your top five values. Use action words, not nouns. 4. Practice self-awareness. What impact are you having on others? What gives you energy? 5. Reflect on leaders you admire.

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Dan Rockwell

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How to develop your leadership: 1. Read. 2. Write a personal definition of leadership. 3. Clarify your top five values. Use action words, not nouns. 4. Practice self-awareness. What impact are you having on others? What gives you energy? 5. Reflect on leaders you admire.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Being "best" is a temporary state, getting "better" is a lifelong process.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

The top skills and behaviors of successful leaders: Grit. Compassion. Integrity. Vision. Courage. Passion. Communication. Decisiveness. Loyalty. Focus. Planning. Openness. Empathy. Humility. Bias toward action. Trust. Listening. Ownership. Big picture perspective. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

The bosses I loved working for: 1. Liked me. 2. Enjoyed work. 3. Cared. 4. Showed respect. 5. Practiced generosity. 6. Gave me opportunity, if I earned it. I hate the feeling of being held back. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

People saw something in you and gave you opportunities. Be that person for someone else. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

The three stages of leadership develop are: 1 Develop yourself. 2 Develop others. 3 Develop others who develop others.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Beware of team members who speak after, not in, meetings. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Surround yourself with people you can trust. Few things are more powerful than a team of talented people who trust each other.

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6 years

Enter every situation with two questions. 1. How can I serve? 2. What can I learn? #leadership

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6 years

How to encourage people to feel powerful: 1. Include them. 2. Give authority to make decisions. 3. Notice strengths. 4. Affirm AND challenge. 5. Connect people with purpose. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

The bosses I loved to work for: 1. Liked me. 2. Worked hard and expected me to work hard. 3. Smiled and laughed. 4. Brought heart to work. 5. Showed respect. 6. Sometimes bought lunch. 7. Gave me opportunity, if I earned it. More: #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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When you hire ppl who are smarter than you, you prove you are smarter than them. Maxwell #leadership

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Weak, arrogant leaders feel offended when you disagree with them. Strong, humble leaders explore dissent.

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6 years

You begin thinking leadership is all about results but come to learn it's about the way we treat each other.

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6 years

The shared responsibilities of managers and leaders: Care for people. Connect. Speak to purpose. Exemplify organizational values. Communicate. Focus on performance. Delegate. Build morale. Cultivate mutual accountability. Mentor and coach. Measure progress. Celebrate success.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

Leadership is: 1. Stewardship. 2. Caring. 3. Adding value. 4. Bringing your best self to challenges. 5. Letting others shine. 6. Moving the ball forward. 7. Developing people. 8. Coaching. 9. Making a difference. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Mediocrity arrives when difficult conversations are avoided.

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The 3rd time u have the same conversation, with the same person, about the same disappointing performance, u have a pattern, not a problem.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Develop a reputation as a person who helps others and gets things done.

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Dan Rockwell

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7 years

You need enough ego to believe you can make a difference, but not so much that you believe you can do it on your own.

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Dan Rockwell

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7 years

Weak, arrogant leaders feel offended when you disagree with them. Strong, humble leaders explore dissent. #leadership

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How to encourage people to feel powerful: 1. Include them. 2. Give authority to make decisions. 3. Notice strengths. 4. Affirm AND challenge. 5. Connect people with purpose. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

5 guidelines for saying no: 1. Be brief. The more you talk the worse it gets. 2. Be direct. 3. Be firm. 4. Don’t make excuses. 5. Maintain a kind open spirit. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Don't try to coach or mentor someone who isn't hungry.

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Dan Rockwell

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4 years

#1 . Appreciate others when you feel under-appreciated. #2 . Serve when disappointed. #3 . Forgive when offended. #4 . Bring it up when avoiding is easier. #5 . Care when others don’t care. Some leadership behaviors are their own reward. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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5 years

Schedule 15 to 30 minute walk-abouts: What’s working walks. How can I help walks. Noticing walks. Just notice stuff. Curiosity walks. Learn about people walks. Celebrate progress walks. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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4 years

#1 . Appreciate others when you feel under-appreciated. #2 . Serve when disappointed. #3 . Forgive when offended. The trouble with forgiveness is you don’t need it until it’s hard to give. #4 . Care when others don’t care. Some leadership behaviors are their own reward.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

7 POWERS OF WORDS: 1. Words determine direction. 2. Words invite resistance or open hearts. 3. Words convince or deceive. 4. Words cut or heal. 5. Words inspire or discourage. 6. Words make work difficult or enjoyable. 7. Words elevate your status or steal your reputation.

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Dan Rockwell

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7 months

5 rules for the day. 1. Don't interrupt anyone. 2. Don't finish anyone's sentences. 3. Ask a question before you make a statement. 4. Summarize and restate what people say to confirm that you understand. 5. Smile, breath, and notice the person standing in front of you.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

7 years

A nameplate on the door and a title after your name doesnt make you smarter than people with dirt under their fingernails.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

If you think it’s difficult to have a tough conversation today, waiting makes it worse. It’s not patient to tolerate poor performance. It’s neglect. Patience with poor performance eventually becomes permission to perform poorly. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

The most neglected work of leadership is listening. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Three commandments that make teams better: 1. Thou shalt not open your mouth unless you intend to make something better. 2. Thou shalt be more excited to listen than to speak. 3. Thou shalt test assumptions before making decisions. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” – Richard Branson #quote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

4 years

Weak, arrogant leaders feel offended when you disagree with them. Strong, humble leaders explore dissent. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

12 shared responsibilities of managers and leaders: Care for people. Connect. Speak to purpose. Exemplify organizational values. Communicate. Focus on performance. Delegate. Build morale. Cultivate mutual accountability. Mentor and coach. Measure progress. Celebrate success.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Leadership is about releasing people, not controlling them. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Surround yourself with people who acknowledge your progress and challenge you to be better.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

One of the best things you can do for talented people is give them direction and leave them alone.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

4 years

Leaders who don’t ask questions are bottlenecks. Assume that you don’t know, even if you think you do. Ask open questions. Make it your job to ask questions that help others figure things out. You teach people to think when you ask questions. #leadership #Lfreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Your lack of planning is not my emergency. #leadership #planning

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

BAD LEADERSHIP HABITS: Adding tiny improvements. Providing answers before asking questions. Focusing on fixing people’s weaknesses. Intervening quickly rather than making space for others. Interrupting. Getting bossy when stressed. Correcting but seldom congratulating.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Be a leader who gives energy rather than drains it. Monitor the impact of your presence. What is the energy level when you arrive? What is the energy level when you walk out the door? #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

7 years

“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough that they don't want to.” #quote Richard Branson #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

9 years

Great leaders don't change people. They create environments where people can change themselves. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Curious leaders choose to: 1. Ask two questions before making one statement. 2. Wonder what they might not know. 3. Pretend they’re ignorant, especially if they’re certain they aren’t. 4. Explore multiple perspective. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

7 years

How to fuel another's growth: 1. Know their goals. 2. Respect their strengths, talents, and skills. 3. Honor their values. 4. Create a safe space for growth. 5. Ask them how they might reach higher. 6. Design a plan. 7. Support them along the way. 8. Celebrate progress. 9. ???

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

Invite your key players to an affirmation session: 1. Clarify mission, vision, and values. 2. honor their admirable qualities. Be specific. 3. Ask how things are going in their area. 4. Ask how can we help. 5. Discuss their future. 6. Make NO suggestions 7. Say thank you.

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Dan Rockwell

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You begin thinking leadership is all about results but come to learn it's about the way we treat each other.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

One of my fatal leadership blunders was underestimating quiet people. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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People aren't interested in your answer until they feel you understand their problem.

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Dan Rockwell

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The way you respond when you dont get your way reveals who you are.

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7 years

You can’t give 100% effort 100% of the time. Rest. Refocus. Start again. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Humble people restore relationships.

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@Leadershipfreak

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How to encourage people to feel powerful: 1. Include them. 2. Give authority to make decisions. 3. Notice strengths. 4. Affirm AND challenge. 5. Connect people with purpose. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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Your job isnt fixing, correcting, and improving. Its creating environments where others fix, correct, and improve.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

The person who doesn’t have something to do after the meeting, shouldn’t have attended the meeting.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

8 years

The most powerful thing you do is create positive environments where people love coming to work.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Arrogance prolongs ignorance. If you can’t accept being wrong, you can’t learn to be right. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Many leadership frustrations are the result of conversations that didnt happen.

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

“Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed but being negative will guarantee you won’t.” @JonGordon11

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

7 years

Question at the end of a meeting: "What happened in this meeting that made it useful?"

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

The difference between top and average performers isn’t technical skill. It's Emotional Intelligence (EQ) IQ and technical skill get your foot in the door. But … “The higher you go up the ladder, the more emotional intelligence matters..." Goleman #leadership #LFreakquote

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Toxic employees don’t: Acknowledge failure. Extend forgiveness. Offer an apology. Toxic employees allow you to fail so they look good. Toxic employees throw you under the bus and make it look like they’re helping. #leadership #LFreakpost #toxicity

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

Schedule 15 to 30 minute walk-abouts: Gratitude walks. What’s working walks. How can I help walks. Noticing walks. Just notice stuff. Curiosity walks. Learn about people walks. Celebrate progress walks. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

Stop worrying about who you aren’t, what you don’t have, and things you can’t do. Focus on who you are, what you have, and things you can do. #leadership

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Schedule 15 to 30 minute walk-abouts: Gratitude walks. What’s working walks. How can I help walks. Noticing walks. Just notice stuff. Celebrate progress walks. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

8 years

Weak, arrogant leaders feel offended when you disagree with them. Strong, humble leaders explore dissent.

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

5 years

Solve the right problem. The leaders’ job is to help their team identify the RIGHT problem before coming up with a creative solution. “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker #leadership #LFreakquote

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The leader’s job is people. The answer is “who”, not “what”. Begin your day asking, “How might I enable, engage, and empower others?” #leadership #LFreakquote

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Be a leader who gives energy rather than drains it. Monitor the impact of your presence. What is the energy level when you arrive? What is the energy level when you walk out the door? #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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Organizations are destroyed by behaviors that should be confronted but are condoned by silence.

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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

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Dan Rockwell

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7 years

As a leader, believing others can make a difference is more powerful than believing you can make a difference.

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Dan Rockwell

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4 years

Great managers don’t change people. They create environments where people change themselves. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

A nameplate on the door and a title after your name doesnt make you smarter than people with dirt under their fingernails.

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Dan Rockwell

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4 years

I asked John Maxwell what he learned from success & he said, Not as much as I learned from failure. The most important benefit of failure is humility. Forgive responsible failure. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

YOU AREN'T FIT TO LEAD IF YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS POINTING OUT WEAKNESS. #leadership #LFreakquote

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At the end of the day, the real question is how much did you care for the people on your team. #leadership

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Using authority to control people means you've lost the leadership battle.

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If you are going to lead, get comfortable with discomfort. #leadership

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Leadership is easier when you open your heart before you open your mouth. #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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8 years

3 Factors of Success: 1. Avoid useless behaviors. 2. Pay attention to people. 3. Tend to small things.

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How to talk like a leader: Teams move in the direction of their conversations. If all you talk about is what’s wrong, then you have a dark team. Evaluate conversations by asking. “Where does this conversation take us?” Relationships reflect conversations. #leadership

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We don't grow during stress we grow when we rest, after. If you never rest, you'll never grow. #leadership

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Connecting at work: 1. Know your team outside of the work they do. 2. Treat co-workers like family. 3. What’s important to them has to be important to you. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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7 years

Leaders who acknowledge they don't know are more trustworthy than those who pretend they know when they don't.

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6 years

A team of average players that pulls together will outperform a team of superstars that pulls for themselves. #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

@Leadershipfreak

6 years

7 POWERS OF WORDS: 1. Words determine direction. 2. Words invite resistance or open hearts. 3. Words convince or deceive. 4. Words cut or heal. 5. Words inspire or discourage. 6. Words make work difficult or enjoyable. 7. Words elevate your status or steal your reputation.

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Dan Rockwell

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5 years

Emotional intelligence trumps technical skill when you become a leader. Soft-skills are the new hard-skills. #leadership #LFreakquote

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4 years

"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." Sheryl Sandberg #leadership #LFreakquote

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Dan Rockwell

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5 years

When it comes to failure, be like President Bush. Use “I.” When it comes to success, use “we.” The shift from “I” to “we” is the heart of humble leadership. A side benefit of taking responsibility is trust. #leadership #LFreakquote

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"Mediocre people don’t like high-achievers and high-achievers don’t like mediocre people.” – Nick Saban #quote #leadership

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Dan Rockwell

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6 years

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have. John C. Maxwell #leadership

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