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Book Recommendation for “Greatness”

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Have you ever settled? In this week’s tip Linda Yates shares one of her favorite books in coaching her clients. That book is Good to Great by Jim Collins. In it he explains the process of becoming great.

You have greatness in you! It can become tempting to let being good rob being great. High performance is possible in every aspect of your life. All it takes it taking the first step and then taking the next.

If your are ready to take that next step, reach out to Linda for a complementary discovery session.

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Linda H. Yates – The Image Energizer is a highly-sought Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and Corporate Trainer. She has produced over 250 educational seminars on helping individuals and businesses uncover, realize and accomplish their goals. Host of The Executive Edge podcast and author of Beyond the Clothes and the audio course and workbook 6 Steps to ENERGIZE Your Personal Brand, Linda Yates believes that NOTHING is Impossible!

Getting your hands dirty

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In order to be an effective leader, you need to be willing to get your hands dirty. Jordan Zimmerman in his book Leading Fearlessly states “… I don’t have to master every skill; I just need to understand them.”

In leading your team, they need to know your expectations. They need to see that you are not above “getting your hands dirty” if needed to accomplish what is expected. Whatever it takes is the attitude of the top leaders. The top leader isn’t always top management.

Years ago, I worked for a CEO in a small business with 4 employees. This CEO was going through a business transition. While going through this stressful time, he hurt his back. Because I saw his vision for the company and believed in it – I sacrificed my will and put aside the attitude of “that’s not in my job description” and went to work in creating as much value as I possibly could. Still to this day, he credits me with the praise that I was the one who kept his business going.

I knew a job had to be done – the company needed my energy, devotion and loyalty. It was rewarding to put aside my pride and add deep lasting value. A true leader will recognize your sacrifice. A true leader is willing to sacrifice all to reach a goal.

You can lead today in whatever situation you are in. Put aside pride and go to work. You will be respected and more opportunities will come your way. An effective leader understands that when things are going great – it took teamwork to drive success and the leader credits the team. You have the power within you to achieve more than you every thought possible.

Lead out and on!

Linda’s Tip: Leadership Secret

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Check out this week’s tip on how to increase your leadership skills. If showing up is half the battle then the other half must be to follow up. Following up will increase the value you provide and your social capital will increase. This tip will help you in both your professional and personal life. Get in the practice of following up after a meeting. Top leaders use this tool to increase their efficiency. Leadership savvy doesn’t have to be a mystery. Implementing this tip will give you the winning edge in every situation. Next time you have a meeting or conference call – follow up!

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Linda’s Tip: Top Leaders are Servant Leaders

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In order to become a top leader the skill to practice and achieve is servant leadership. Think about the leaders in your life. They are most likely the individuals that have served you in some way. Losing oneself to serve those you have formal authority over will make you an effective leader. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. You don’t have to be a formal leader to be a servant leader. Keeping service as the forefront of your leadership activities will propel your ability to be a top leader in your field.

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Doing More with Less

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We can be creative in stretching our precious resources. Businesses are always looking for an edge to be more profitable. As we design our career mastering the art of doing more with less will improve our personal bottom-line. Getting creative and then pitching those creative ideas to leadership will make your individual personal stock rise in the organization. There is simplicity with doing more with less. By exercising this fundamental principle we will limit the distraction and create a more profitable and productive outcome.

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Mentoring and Leadership

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Who are the impactful leaders or mentors in your life? How have they impacted your success? Taking the opportunity to mentor others will build your leadership skills and add value to your life. Mentoring others blesses multiple lives. The impact you have as a leader or mentor in someone’s life can impact the success of a generation.

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Linda’s Tip of the Week: Importance of Values

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Have you ever considered what values you utilize in your day whether it be in your business or personal life? Want a winning edge? List out today what you value. By identifying your values you will be able to determine whether or not you are achieving all you desire. Realizing the importance of values and how they impact your ability to be successful is yet another tool to build the life, team and business you desire.

Straddling the Fence

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Straddling the Fence

I was raised on beautiful farmland in southeastern Idaho, I had many occasions where I found myself straddling a fence. We had a couple of different types of fencing on our large farm and ranch.

We had electric barb-wire fences on our property. It was pretty tricky jumping over them and not getting shocked. I learned pretty fast how not to touch the fence. Then as I got older, my parents invested in these beautiful white wood fences. They were tall enough that the horses couldn’t jump over and low enough that the calves from the cows couldn’t crawl under.

When climbing over that white fence I could straddle or sit on it. This gave me a higher perspective. I could watch what was happening in the corral.

Like the fence, there are moments in our personal and business lives where we are indecisive. We may question whether to “cross” the fence, sit on the fence or go back the way we came. There is a saying that is true, “you’re either sliding or climbing but never standing still.”

Once you have decided to head down a particular path, you have begun the commitment process. If we make a commitment and pursue that course of action we will feel like we are climbing because we took the action. When we stop and take no action then we begin to slide. We can always change course but the beauty of that is we are still climbing because of the action.

In my office hangs a picture with the word commitment on it. The quote, “determination is often the first chapter in the book of excellence” is under the word commitment. The picture is one of a runner in the early hours of the morning and set in a wooded rough terrain.

The reason I selected this picture was that I knew there may be days that are tough or hard. There would be days I would want to quit. But the runner in the picture reminds me of a goal I had and completed several years ago of running in every state of the country. Not only does the picture remind me of that goal I accomplished, it inspires me to stay focused on my new goal.

Sometimes I may try to straddle the fence but when I do I feel like my confidence is diminishing and my power as well. Taking action and striving for improvement has produced positive results.

All you have to do is climb the fence and explore the other side.