Personal Leadership Insight

Personal Leadership Insight

This blog has been written since 2007 by Rhett Laubach, professional speaker, leadership expert, owner of YourNextSpeaker, LLC and Co-Founder of PLI, Inc. Ryan Underwood, CEO of TRI Leadership, LLC and Co-Founder of PLI, Inc., is a contributing author. The purpose of this writing is to help you develop leadership and life skills.

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7.29.2011

Skill Assessment: What Is Your Hole #3?

We all have strengths and weaknesses. It is a defining part of the human experience. However, certain weaknesses impact our ability to posit...

7.25.2011

Teaching PLI: The New Blog Label - Teaching PLI

When you have over 300 posts (which are essentially 300 additions to the PLI leadership curriculum ), keeping everything organized is very...

7.12.2011

Fostering Relationships: Watering Dirt

Anyone who has ever tried to motivate someone has experienced this struggle... "Are we just watering dirt?" I.e. - can we rea...

7.11.2011

Goal Processing: Nine Daily Habits of Leaders

Following are nine daily habits leaders use to put action to the Student Impact Model ... 1. Quiet time 2. Eat healthy food 3. Physica...

6.25.2011

General: 4 Critical Leadership Skills for College Students

1. Build a powerful Failure Factory . Life isn't fair. We all fall down. If you are a machine built for performance and excellence, ...

6.13.2011

Service Minded: The Thunder Principle

This is the final post of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Thunder Principle Have one face for the organization...

6.10.2011

Service Minded: The YourSpace Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. YourSpace Principle Your way + My way = Our Way. The hallmar...

6.08.2011

Service Minded: Walking Billboard Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Walking Billboard Principle You are the brand. This is one...

6.06.2011

Service Minded: Toyota Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Toyota Principle Enable and encourage problem solving right ...

6.03.2011

Service Minded: Toddler Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Toddler Principle Friendly first. Our newborn loves to ...

6.01.2011

Service Minded: The Fresh Air Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. The Fresh Air Principle Ask great questions. When I am trav...

5.30.2011

Service Minded: The Irving Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. The Irving Principle Get clear on why you are successful. T...

5.27.2011

Service Minded: The Tony Bennett Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. The Tony Bennett Principle Have a veteran's expertise and...

5.25.2011

Service Minded: The Platinum Rule Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Platinum Rule Principle Do unto others like they'd like d...

5.23.2011

Service Minded: The Open Space Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Open Space Principle Build on what works. A marriage counsel...

5.20.2011

Service Minded: The Chicken Little Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. Chicken Little Principle Emphasize the positive. Chicken Li...

5.19.2011

Service Minded: The 7-Iron Principle

This is part of a series highlighting the 12 Excellent Service Principles. 7-iron Principle Excellent service is elemental. A few year...

5.18.2011

Service Minded: The 12 Excellent Service Principles

Today marks the beginning of a 12-part series on great customer service. These posts apply specifically to any leader who interacts with cu...

4.23.2011

Fostering Relationships: Share Vs. Spend

Language has a power we sometimes forget. Particularly when it comes to how we label things. A perfect example is saying that you are ...

4.21.2011

Skill Assessment: The Downsides of Experience

I recently sat through a high-level meeting where I was consulting a company on their corporate communication techniques. The key leaders i...

4.18.2011

Masterful Communication: New Delicious Tag - Slides!

We are excited to announce a new tag in our huge (over 1,300 links) Delicious database. Delicious is the most prolific website in a ...

3.25.2011

Goal Processing: To Do to Tah Dah!

How you choose to spend your time provides the framework for your life. The content of your activity is obviously important. Ie - are you in...

3.18.2011

Service Mindedness: Manage the Person Publicly and the Process Privately

I landed at the Kansas City airport at 9 am after a full night of two flights and one very uncomfortable hour of sleep. I am scheduled to s...

2.28.2011

Teaching PLI: Must Read Post for All PLI Teachers/Trainers

In preparation of our trip this week to the California Association of Directors of Activities state conference in San Diego, here is a lis...

2.27.2011

Innovativeness: Leadership Threats Blog Series Post Three

This PLI Blog series is inspired by PLI’s support of the California Association of Directors of Activities annual convention and their them...

2.23.2011

Integrity: Leadership Threats Blog Series Post Two

This PLI Blog series is inspired by PLI’s support of the California Association of Directors of Activities annual convention and their the...

2.22.2011

Vision: New Blog Post Series

This PLI Blog series is inspired by PLI’s support of the California Association of Directors of Activities annual convention and their ...

1.18.2011

What are the Common Traits of Highly Effective Teams?

Effective teamwork occurs when each individual clearly understands how their core strength plays a valuable role in the team accomplishing ...

12.30.2010

5 Questions to Answer Before Setting Your New Year's Resolutions

New year's resolutions are useful primarily because they represent your ability to do two things: 1. Think about living your life in ...

12.02.2010

Skill Assessment: Your Leadership Fingerprint

Your influence as a leader is your leadership fingerprint. It defines who you are as a manager of people and projects. A recent meeting with...

11.29.2010

5 Ways to Lead With Impact

All Impact Rules posts can be found at www.ImpactRules.com . Thank you.

10.18.2010

Teaching PLI: My Library

I get asked often, "What books do you read to stay current on leadership concepts and presentation techniques?" Honestly, most of...

10.13.2010

Innovativeness: A Creativity Sparker

Your turn... - Posted from the road using my iPhone 4.

10.12.2010

Emotional Maturity: The Spirit Circle

Download the Poster Version Your best leadership is done with a spirit of enthusiasm, servanthood, kindness and energy. Spirit means these ...

9.27.2010

The Genesis of the Impact Rules

All Impact Rules posts can be found at www.ImpactRules.com . Thank you.

9.24.2010

Teaching PLI: Leadership Truths Are PLI Essentials (Part 2)

Post by Ryan Underwood We wholeheartedly recommend Truths About Leadership as a companion to your PLI curriculum. You will be affirmed in...

9.23.2010

Teaching PLI: Leadership Truths Are PLI Essentials (Part 1)

Post by Ryan Underwood What are the essentials of leadership? This is the question that started the Personal Leadership Insight curricul...

9.22.2010

Innovativeness: Time to Explore

Have you created space in your life for exploring? New travel destinations. New people. New ideas. New web sites. New books. Etc. Yo...

9.19.2010

General: Out of the Blocks Review

My good friend and highly-successful professional, Sean Kouplen, has written a book that should be devoured by any success-driven student ...

9.13.2010

Fostering Relationships: Two Simple Observations

Two simple observations from this photo: 1. The thank you note is not dead. We received these from audience members this summer. 2. As...

9.05.2010

Masterful Communication: Listen. To. Me!

Addison is our three year-old. She is at the age where she absolutely knows when daddy is listening to her or not. Although her mother and ...

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