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Introduction

Leadership is About Advancing Others

Leadership is a Verb and Not a Noun

Leadership is About Creating Change and Facilitating Growth

Leadership Deals with People and Their Dynamics

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader - Goals

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader - Ambitions

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader - Background

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader - Strengths

What a Person Must Know About Their Leader - Weaknesses

Three Types of Supervisors

Three Types of Supervisors - Bosses

Three Types of Supervisors - Managers

Three Types of Supervisors - Leaders

Characteristics of a Boss - Not a Team Player

Characteristics of a Boss - Will Only Do What is Required of Them

Characteristics of a Boss - They Rarely Get Respect

Characteristics of a Boss - They Do Not Work Well with Others

Characteristics of a Boss - Their Title is Very Important to Them

Characteristics of a Boss - Not Liked or Admired

Characteristics of a Boss - They Utilize Fear Management

Characteristics of a Boss - They are Smart and Independent

Characteristics of a Manager - Respected but Only Based on Their Past Accomplishments

Characteristics of a Manager - They are Trusted

Characteristics of a Manager - Loyal to Organization, Not Staff

Characteristics of a Manager - Smart but Not Very Independent in Their Thinking

Characteristics of a Manager - Typically Accomplishes Goals

Characteristics of a Manager - Liked by Upper Management

Characteristics of a Manager - Also Establishes Structure

Characteristics of a Leader - Well Liked

Characteristics of a Leader - Respected

Characteristics of a Leader - Admired

Characteristics of a Leader - People Will Follow Them

Characteristics of a Leader - They Know How to Empower Others

Characteristics of a Leader - People Want to Work for Them

Characteristics of a Leader - Strong Producers

Characteristics of a Leader - Retain Staff

What Do You Want to Be: A Boss, Leader or Manager?

Are You Willing to Make the Personal Change Needed

You Have to Earn the Status of Leader

Once You Reach the Level of Leader, You Still Have the Characteristics of a Boss/Manager Within You

If You Change Jobs, You Start Again as a Boss and Have to Re-Earn the Level of Leader

You Have to Indirectly Get People's Permission to Lead Them

Qualities of a Strong Leader - Overview

Qualities of a Strong Leader - Don't Have to Remind People Who Work for Me That I Am a Strong Leader

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I View Each Person Who I Lead as an Individual

Qualities of a Strong Leader -Most Days I Look Forward to Going to Work

I Recognize the Position I Hold as an Opportunity to Learn

Qualities of a Strong Leader - The People I Lead are Willing to Work Beyond Their Job Description

Qualities of a Strong Leader - My Primary Objective is to Assist Others in Reaching Their Goal

Qualities of a Strong Leader - Most Find it Easy and Enjoyable to Work for Me

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Know My Strengths and Weaknesses

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Genuinely Like Most People

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Continually Reach My Goal

Qualities of a Strong Leader - Good People Want to Work for Me

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Am Constantly Setting and Reaching Higher Goals for Myself

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Give My Best in Whatever I Do

Qualities of a Strong Leader - I Am a Problem Solver

A Leader Must Commit Themselves to Continual Growth and Exposure of New Ideas, Concepts and Philosophies

When Marines Go to Battle, They Remove Their Insignia Rank - Overview

When Marines Go to Battle, They Remove Their Insignia Rank - They Already Know Who Their Leader is

When Marines Go to Battle, They Remove Their Insignia Rank - We are All in This Together

How a Leader Harms an Organization - Overview

How a Leader Harms an Organization - When They Think They Have Made it

How a Leader Harms an Organization - When They Think They Know it All

How a Leader Harms an Organization - When They Stop Learning

Downside of a Leadership Position - Overview

Downside of a Leadership Position - A Leadership Position is Sometimes Misleading

Downside of a Leadership Position - Leaders Who Rely on the Position Often Devalue People

Downside of a Leadership Position - Their Title is More Important than the Role of the Title

Downside of a Leadership Position - They Make Good People Feel Weak

Downside of a Leadership Position - Leadership Can Be Lonely

Downside of a Leadership Position - If You Fail as a Leader, the Fall can be Hard

Downside of a Leadership Position - Leaders are Typically Unrecognized Heroes

Signs of Poor Leadership - Overview

Signs of Poor Leadership -They Leave on Time (Clock Matters)

Signs of Poor Leadership - They Rely on Their Employee Rights

Signs of Poor Leadership - They Do Just Enough to Get By

You Can Always Buy a Person's Time, But You Cannot Buy Their Loyalty

You Can Always Buy a Person's Time, But You Cannot Buy Their Devotion

You Can Always Buy a Person's Time, But You Cannot Buy Their Dedication

You Can Always Buy a Person's Time, But You Cannot Buy Their Commitment

A Poor Leader States: Do This or Else

A Poor Leader States: Because I Said So

A Poor Leader States: This is the Way We Do It

A Strong Leader States: Let's Work Together

A Strong Leader States: I'll Come to You

A Strong Leader States: What Do You Think

A Strong Leader States: I'm Here to Help

A Strong Leader States: I Know You Can Do This

A Strong Leader States: Let's Think Outside the Box

A Good Leader Must Know Themselves First

A Good Leader Must Know Themselves First - Strengths and Weaknesses

A Good Leader Must Know Themselves First - Become a Student of Yourself

A Good Leader Must Know Themselves First - Always Asks Others to Evaluate You

Become An Agent of Change - Always Make Bad Situations Good Situations

Just Because You are Appointed a Leader Does Not Mean You Should Stop Growing as a Student or Leader

Always Change the Me to We

Interaction Fuels Action

Progress Requires Change

How Do You Make an Organization Better? Invest in the People Who Work There

Organizations Get Better When the People Get Better

The Test of Leadership Occurs When You Are Not There