Right Wisdom

The link I sent yesterday to Ron Edmondson's blog about the 5 aspects of the heart of a leader had five great aspects. We will spent the next five days unpacking each of those aspects to see how you can change your heart or if you have the heart to be a leader. 5 Aspects of the Heart of a Leader Leadership isn't for the weak of heart. It is for those who have a heart for people and leading others to success. Today's aspect is Imagination.   It is the imagination to dream big and to fulfill those dreams. It is the imagination to think outside the box. The imagination to dream of ways to do things differently, use your imagination to accomplish great things. Mr. Edmondson used the story of Joseph who was a dreamer to illustrate all of the aspects. As Mr. Edmondson said Joseph saw the big picture and he also dreamed big. Let's take it a step further. Imagination is about dreaming and dreaming big but it is also about having a vision and creating a mission to mee...

I believe that being a servant leader is the ultimate leadership style there isn't one particular leadership style that should be used all the time. Depending on the situation you might find it necessary to employ different leadership styles. There are many different kinds of leadership styles and I won't examine each one. Today's selection is Transformational Leadership. A transformational leader is someone who can transform a company, team or project. they can inspire others to do great things. If you are a transformational leader and you are able to inspire your followers they will work at a higher level. A transformational leader is someone who is able to get their vision and mission communicated to the team and inspire them to follow. The transformational leader tends to have some charismatic elements to their leadership style. It is that charisma that helps them become the engaging leader that motivates the team. Many politicians can be categorized as transforma...

We are starting to look at what it takes to create and present winning presentations. If you have ever had an idea or project an you wanted to sell the idea to your boss you may have to create a winning presentation. The tool you need to make sure your presentation is a winner is to use the simple concept of SOW and REAP. Each letter of these two words stands for some aspect of the presentation. The SOW relates to the presentation and the REAP relates to the audience. Today we will look at the S. It stands for Substance. Every presentation must have substance. It can't be vague and general. You really have to give details and back it up with facts. There are three things you must have in order to establish substance within your presentation. Vision/Mission - Have a vision as to where your idea or project will go. Convey that vision in your presentation. Details - Back up your vision with details. Supporting your idea with details in your presentation will give it credence. ...