Put Superman out of a Job!

All of us remember how Superman could save the day.  While our author, Dr. Henry Cloud, is not suggesting we become full-fledged Supermen or Superwomen, he does present a few ideas that would play well for today’s leaders.

Are You Hooked?

When you plan do you make sure that your goals are measurable? Notice I said when you plan.  I am assuming that you write down some form of plan for your personal and professional life. Even if it is from week to week, that is a good start.

You have brains in your heads and feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose
You’re on your own and you know what you know
And you are the ones who’ll decide where to go.
                                              Dr. Suess

We talk alot about teamwork, responsibility and accountability, but there is a great article in Bloomberg that drives the point home. Courtney Paris is a young basketball star at the University of Oklahoma, and she can teach us all something about accountability. A quick note: the University would not accept her repayment, so she opened a charitable fund for the money.  Awesome!

In our last blog we began discussing the Visionary component of The Execution of a Vision.  Now we will discuss Execution. When it comes to learning about leadership, teams, techniques and strategy there are an enormous number of resources available.  Reading and research is a good start, but it will all be meaningless unless you aggressively apply the insights you have gathered from these resources.