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The Leadership Made Simple Series: Easy to understand Planning, Process and People advice delivered digitally for 49¢ each on Amazon Shorts

Series Overview

The Leadership Made Simple Series - Planning, Process and People Leadership introduces the series and provides an in-depth discussion of the planning, process, and people attributes that every great leader must possess. Drop any one of these attributes and a leader goes from being great to being just marginal. If you need a concise definition of what a well-rounded leader needs to succeed, then this Amazon Short is a must-read for you.

 

 

Be A Better Planner

Pave That Dirt Road! Set a Direction Your Team Will Follow falls in the Planning category and is for anyone who wants to develop a direction that will inspire a team into action. If your plans are lackluster and don't motivate your team to action, this Amazon Short can help you develop a direction that will align your team and get them moving in the right direction fast.

 

 

I'm too Busy to Plan! Strike the Balance Between Planning and Doing falls in the Planning category and is for anyone who would like some nuggets to help become a more effective planner. If you spend either too little or too much time planning, this Amazon Short can help you right-size your planning activities and get more things done day in and day out.

 

 

I Suck at This! Leverage Others to Get the Job Done Better falls in the Planning category and is for anyone who wants some tried-and-true pointers on which functions to leverage to third parties and how to go about leveraging them in a very practical and straightforward manner. If you’re frustrated because you’ve got too much to do and you’re not sure how to go about getting others to help you, this Amazon Short can help you put a leveraging strategy in place, better utilize your skill sets, and deliver greater value back to your organization.

 

Back Yourself With The Best: Advisory Boards That Help You Plan For Success falls in the Planning category and is for anyone who wants some simple strategies to define and implement an advisory board. It doesn’t matter whether you run a small business, an organization inside of a large organization, or chair a non-profit committee; gleaning the wisdom of others on a regular basis will help give you ideas to make your job easier and deliver better results. If you want some quick tips on how to develop an effective advisory board, this Amazon Short can help you define what you need, find great advisors, and use them to deliver value to you and your business.

 

Know When To Say When: Finding True Work/life Balance falls in the Planning category and is for anyone who feels their work/life balance is out of kilter and wants to lower their overall stress level by better balancing the work and non-work activities. The key to achieving better work/life balance is to not increase the amount of stress in your life by putting more into the “life” side of the equation; it’s moderating both sides of the scales to reduce your overall stress level. If you want to get better work/life balance without increasing your overall stress level, this Amazon Short can help you put the things in place to get better balance through moderation and keep your stress level in check.

 

Be A Better Process Leader

From Good to Good Enough - Get More Done By Knowing When to Stop falls in the Process category and is for anyone who wants to be more effective at getting things done. If you tend to be a perfectionist or are prone to “polishing the apple” too much on your tasks, this Amazon Short can help you meet the expectations of your customer and make the most of your resources.

 

 

Check out My New Typewriter! Ease into the Technology Age falls in the Process category and is for anyone who wants to be better about using technology to improve their overall effectiveness. Well-implemented technology can be a massive time saver and enable you to deliver exponentially greater value back to your business. Poorly thought out technology can not only be frustrating and bothersome, it can significantly hamper (or kill) your business. If you want to get savvier on how technology can help you be more effective, this Amazon Short will help you understand how to implement technologies and deliver value in a practical and effective manner.

 

The Perfect Brainstorm: Getting The Most Out Of Brainstorming Sessions falls in the Process category and is for anyone who wants some guiding principles on planning and executing brainstorming sessions. Your attendees could be corporate managers, non-profit volunteers, or university students. Regardless of the purpose, well-executed brainstorming sessions can yield some tremendous nuggets and generate passion and excitement among your team. If you want some quick tips on how to plan and execute a brainstorming session, this Amazon Short can help you get off on the right foot and generate the great ideas your business needs.

 

We Must Stop Meeting Like This! Meetings That Deliver Results falls in the Process category and is great reading for anyone who has to plan and manage meetings.  Running meetings isn’t brain surgery; it just takes a bit of planning, some structure during and after the meeting, and an awareness of what is actually happening during the meeting. If you want to improve your meeting management skills, this Amazon Short will help you put some techniques in place to run great meetings and get great results.

 

Winning the Battle and the War: Execution Techniques which Drive Success falls in the Process category and is for anyone who wants to learn some practical attributes which great execution leaders possess. You can be an outstanding communicator and a charismatic salesman, but if you can’t deliver the results then you will fall in the “marginal leader” category. If you want some quick tips on how to execute for success, this Amazon Short can help you move up the curve to being a great leader.

 

Be A Better People Leader

The Leadership Greenhouse: How Great Leaders Grow Great Leaders falls in the People category and is for anyone who wants some basic tips on growing the next generation of leaders in his or her organization. You can be a great leader in your own right and can possess many of the most valued attributes which make leaders great. However, if you aren’t taking responsibility to grow future leaders for your organization then you’re simply not fulfilling one of your core responsibilities as a leader, which is to keep the leadership pipeline full of great future leaders. If you want advice on how to cultivate the next generation of leaders for your organization, this Amazon Short can help you be a master leadership gardener and grow a greenhouse full of outstanding leaders for tomorrow.

 

Why Don't They Respect Me? - Six Tried and True Techniques to Get Teams to Want to Follow You falls in the People category and is for anyone who wants to be a leader who people will follow because they want to, not because they have to. If you've had difficulty getting a team to march to your drumbeat, this Amazon Short can help you put some techniques in place which will help solidify your reputation as a great people leader.

 

 

Can You Make a 2 A.M. Meeting? Managing Virtual Teams to Success falls in the People category and is for anyone faced with leading a cross-organizational team to solve a specific problem. Many leaders have been successful when leading their own organization but have experienced difficulty when attempting to lead those outside of their organization. The difference is that great leaders are able to lead virtual teams because the team members want to follow him because he is credible and the team respects him. If you want to build the skills to help you lead a virtual team more effectively, this Amazon Short can help you sharpen your virtual team leadership skills and get those big jobs done.

Don’t Throw in the Towel; Throw Down the Gauntlet! Challenging Your Team to Achieve Great Performance falls in the People category and is for anyone who wants to step up the performance level on a team from just marginal performance to great performance. Many times we as leaders either underestimate what teams can deliver or have unrealistic expectations about what a team is able to do. Therefore, either the team members plod along to meet the lower expectations, or throw their hands up in despair because of unrealistic expectations. If you want to challenge your team to achieve great performance, this Amazon Short can help you put the right strategies in place to move your team from merely marginal performance to great performance.

 

If You Build It They Will Succeed: Team Building Tips for Winning Teams falls in the People category and is for leaders who wants to improve the value of team-building events. It would be great if we could just sprinkle pixie dust on our teams to get them to work well together. Unfortunately, unless you live in a Walt Disney cartoon this just doesn’t happen. Teams need help in working well together and require the right blend of team-building, problem solving, and having fun together to make the leap from a marginal team to a high-performance team. If you want to structure team-building events that provide value to your team and contribute to your overall team-building strategy, then this Amazon Short can help you meet your objective.