Lead with Your Heart

Book excerpt: Are you looking to develop your leadership effectiveness and potential? Have you ever asked yourself, “Am I doing the right things to make an impact?” Have you been at the game for awhile and asked yourself, “Is this all there is?” These are just some of the questions plaguing leaders today. LEAD WITH YOUR HEART offers groundbreaking leadership guidance from the perspective of personal satisfaction. You will have the greatest impact by unleashing your personal power. Today's leader knows that the old school management style doesn't work anymore. Today we have to be more connected and nurturing. We have to grow, influence, and develop free thinkers. We have to be nimble, creative, and collaborative. This book breaks the rules of conformity and offers commonsense, step-by-step guidelines on how to develop yourself as a strong leader. Here is what you will learn: Chapter 1: Taking Stock.How do I begin to become a great leader? Two critical elements make it much more attainable than you think. There are 6 steps that lay the groundwork for you to focus inward in order to create positive change outward. Chapter 2: Your Own Worst Enemy.How can I stop myself from sabotaging my growth? What are the subconscious beliefs that get in my way time and again, and how do I overcome them? Chapter 3: Conquering Leadership Fears.What if I can't deliver? What if I'm perceived as weak or rebellious? What if I say the wrong thing? This chapter gets you unstuck and past these roadblocks with four easy questions that put you back on the right path. Chapter 4: Leading People.Am I getting through or is it lip service? This chapter opens with 5 mistakes that many leaders make without even realizing it. It discusses thought-provoking approaches to common management dilemmas and suggests six ways to be the leader that everyone deserves to have as their boss. Chapter 5: Leading Causes.How can I stand out, make a difference, and be noticed? Learn how to make a name for yourself and set yourself apart by leading a cause. This compelling and critical concept allows you to add value, enhance your business and marketability, and feel terrific about yourself. Chapter 6: Leading your Business.What's the best way to drive my business to new heights without huge effort, time or money? Here you will learn how to use existing resources to make transformational changes in your business. You will see how little changes can translate into big WOWs. Chapter 7: Troubleshooting.How can I become more productive without burning myself out? Riding the crest of the wave is not difficult, but trying to get to the top can be exhausting. Here I address what to do when symptoms of trouble start to show. Chapter 8: Getting your Mojo Back – Motivating Yourself.I'm just not feeling it any more - now what? The way through this blue period is not as hard as you think, and it is very much within your control. Here I offer a 3-step practical approach to getting yourself out of the funk and back to the land of the living. Chapter 9: Reinventing Yourself.Occasionally you hit upon a problem that you cannot tolerate or fix. Recognize this, and take decisive action. I will address what to do in this Big Gulp moment when faced with the prospect of big change. Chapter 10: The Balancing Act.How do I sustain my success long term? I give you four key ingredients to make lasting change and lasting success and help you avoid relapsing into bad habits. I show you how your continued success is inspirational and critical to community and global development, and I encourage you to pass it along, sharing your learnings along the way. If you take it, use it, and pay it forward, we will all benefit.