doug smith training

If you have to keep it a secret it's not as much in your control as you think it is. Every secret eventually becomes revealed. -- doug smith  

  Leaders not only drive change, they must also respond to change. You can feel how quickly the world is changing. You can tell that leadership is more important than ever before.   What's a leader to do with all of this change? Stay nimble, stay agile, reflect and flex as needed. And, if it helps, rest assured that the basic foundational strengths of leadership still apply. Courage, clarity, creativity, and compassion will serve you as well during change as they always have.  What's your secret to the art of change? Have you shared that with your team? -- doug smith

 Anything held together by force will be forced apart. -- doug smith

How important do you think it is to sustain a positive leadership reputation?  It matters to your team. It matters to any future team that you might be leading. Your reputation tells a story about how you operate, how you facilitate and how you achieve your results.  Leading positive change builds credibility. Making a difference right now builds credibility. Keeping your promises and showing care for others establishes the kind of character that people want to work with and maybe even follow. What positive change are you currently working on? -- doug smith

  In a world where anything can be duplicated, create what cannot be duplicated. -- doug smith

Do you know what it is like to work for an unreasonable boss? When no matter what you do is ever good enough it can become demotivating, even crippling. We do need to challenge our teams, but not to esteem crushing extremes. Unreasonable expectations cause disappointment. High performance? Yes. Perfect performance? Not attainable. -- doug smith  

  It's harder to solve a problem alone when you are at the center of the problem. Get another perspective. Stay open to your own part of the problem. Sometimes, deep into the search, we discover that we could be the cause. Start with reflection. It could provide direction. -- doug smith

There will be offers, heading your way in obvious as well as subtle channels. Strong looking barriers. Refusals to see you. Efforts to take advantage of you.  That's not meant for you, no matter how strong someone else's intentions imply that it is. Decline any opportunity to be a victim. It does not suit you. -- doug smith  

If it does not support you, allow it to strengthen you. -- doug smith  

Obvious solutions are great, except that they seldom work. The chances are that the solution that first occurs to you has already been tried.  Sticky, mysterious, subtle problems evade the obvious. They hide. They mask. They simmer. Mysterious problems seldom surrender to obvious solutions. Dig deeper.  -- doug smith

Are you in charge? Is the team your responsibility? Every team needs more than one leader. The highest leverage strategy a leader can employ is to develop more leaders. Build that mighty team one person at a time. Share the load.  -- doug smith