When you’re afraid to lead, you hide behind excuses—too young, too old, no title, not ready—and that delay slows your growth and limits your impact at work. In this article, Jef Menguin exposes the most common leadership excuses and shows the real way forward. Stop waiting to feel ready. Start leading where you are.
Be the Power of One The Power of One is not only an inspiring movie or a great song. It speaks of what one person can do to initiate and lead change. I don’t have to wait until others are ready. I don’t have to
Personal leadership starts with your vision, mission, and values. You can increase your speed when you know your direction. You cannot skip this part. Leadership begins with you. To create a breakthrough, you need to think long-term. Though we want immediate for our actions, we
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Leaders encourage the heart. They want people to have the courage and confidence to do what they’ve not done before.
Leaders enable others to act. They find ways to help people become effective and to perform at their best.
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Leaders challenge the status quo. They take risks. They help people become more creative and innovative in bringing change.
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Leaders have the ability to paint of picture of tomorrow in a way that people understand. They are good storytellers – and allow others to tell their stories too.
Do companies need to hire a motivational speaker? The answer depends on your understanding of what motivational speakers can do – and your purpose for hiring one. Most companies hire motivational speakers because they’ve been doing that every year. Some hire speakers to motivate people,
When leadership feels “okay” but performance stays flat, it’s usually because people don’t feel inspired, heard, or empowered—so they do the minimum and protect themselves. In this article, Jef Menguin explains exemplary leadership as a set of repeatable practices that lift motivation and results. Stop pushing harder. Start enabling others to act.
Leadership is not an act; it is a way of living. Therefore, I dedicate each moment to growing myself as a leader. I choose my thoughts, words, and actions while continually striving to improve my leadership. I will not stop until good becomes better and
Good leaders are good followers. Most people will agree. We expect leaders to show the way. Leaders cannot wish us to follow if they don’t follow their leaders. They have to set examples.
or many Filipino students, online classes are a poor alternative to face-to-face classes. Online classes cause mental health struggles for students. The medium is not the problem.
Students often ask this question: is leadership a skill? The answer is important. Because if the answer is affirmative, then everyone can become a good leader. Skills are learned abilities to get a job done. If leadership is a skill, then leadership can be learned.
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Yes, there are more than six leadership theories. Every year, new experts come up with their leadership theories. Our ideas about leadership are growing and evolving. But unlike evolution, none of these popular theories or models became extinct. Great Man Theory Leaders are born to
Your leadership style is influence by your beliefs, values, skills, and experiences. Leaders use styles that are most adaptive to a situation. We change our leadership style so we can survive and thrive
You can teach your knowledge about leadership. You can show people the similarities and differences of various leadership styles. You can talk about the five levels of leadership or lecture on strategic leadership. You can speak about the 100 universal laws of leadership or the
Leni Robredo is a relentless leader – unyielding, unbending, determined, never-ceasing, and persistent. Leni has been helping us Filipinos navigate through the Covid-19 pandemic.
I cannot overstate the importance of leadership training in the Philippines. Most Filipinos felt the impact of poor leadership in times of crisis.
There are better alternatives to seminars. Use them to provide faster, better, and sometimes cheaper learning opportunities to your employees.
