The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

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Which Stage of Leadership Do You Operate In?

Do you know which stage of leadership you operate in? The following is a quick and dirty overview of my leadership model: The Five Stages of Focused Leadership Development®

Increase Your Power; Give It Away

I originally wrote this article in 2003, but it's theme is exactly what I discussed with a leadership group last week as we discussed my book, Something Needs to Change Around Here: The Five Stages to Leveraging Your Leadership and in particular Stage 2 Leadership.

Effective Goal Setting

We all set goals in our personal and professional lives. However, many of us fail to set our goals effectively, and therefore never achieve them. Our goals are often stated in terms such as "I'll increase productivity next week."

Are you Valuable or Valued?

We've heard over and over "Add value for your customers!" But what does that mean? According to Webster's Dictionary, VALUE means "Monetary or material worth".

Good Managers Are Not Necessarily Good Leaders

I was speaking with a client recently about his company's heir-apparent: his son. He wants his son to take over as the company "leader" in a few years. His son is very organized.

Incivility in the Workplace

Within a two-day period, two separate clients called to schedule training sessions on Diversity, also called Incivility in the Workplace. Both reported they had recently experienced a nasty incident among co-workers at their respective offices, and they felt they needed to formally remind staff of basic civil, non-discriminatory conduct.

The Buckshot Approach vs The Bullet Approach

Many years ago, while on a business trip, I met with a new manager in Guatemala. She had been in her position for one month, was excited about its possibilities, and she had a great deal of energy.

Let’s Talk Visions First – Then Missions

The vision and mission are two separate and distinct components of your most important leadership tool: the strategic plan. And unlike many others who work in strategic planning, I'm a stickler when it comes to clients understanding the purpose of a vision statement and a mission statement.

A Mission Statement Clarifies Why You Exist

Unlike the vision statement, which creates a clear picture of what we want to accomplish or become, the mission statement, clarifies what we do as an organization; why we exist; what purpose we serve. That's its job.

Life Changes. You Will Change. Friends Will Change.

As you move up in an organization, you will change. You will be interacting more with people with management and leadership mindsets and behavior patterns. You will start to take on these behaviors too - in subtle and not-so-subtle ways.