Dan Rockwell

If you want to feel good about yourself, be good and do good. Hitler … attracted followers by offering them self-esteem that was not tied to achievement or ethical behavior—rather, he told them that they were superior beings simply by virtue of being themselves, members of the so-called Master Race, an idea that undoubtedly had a broad, seductive appeal. Those who feel good about themselves for – no good reason – legitimize exploitation. As the person performs or behaves better, self-esteem is encouraged to rise, and the net effect will be to reinforce both good behavior and improvement.

It’s not about doing your best. Since reading, “High Performance Habits, by Brendon Burchard, A cause to rise for: Burchard wrote, “We need a noble cause to rise for. Today is a good day to ask: How are you serving something bigger than yourself?

Any Leader Can Use Lousy meetings are the rule – vibrant meetings the exception. Let me attend five meetings in your organization and I’ll tell you what it’s like to work in your organization. Salaries in the room + Lost Opportunities + Lost Productivity + Friction of low energy = An agenda you can use: Ask three or four people to complete the following sentence for one person at the table.

Mary* approached, after a recent presentation and said, “I wanted to hear more about dealing with your inner critic. You didn’t spend enough time on managing a loud inner critic. Advance the agenda in ways that leverage each other’s strengths more than pointing out each other’s weaknesses. How might leaders create safe environments where conversations can focus on issues more than each other?