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- Google's Leadership Rules
Posted by Claude on Friday 25th November 2011 at 13:52:00
- The King's Speech for Leaders
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 8th August 2011 at 18:23:53
- Increasing the Bench Strength of your Leadership Pipeline
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 20th June 2011 at 07:09:47
- Black Swans draw eyes onto the Leader
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 16th May 2011 at 21:06:51
- The Court of Conscience
Posted by Claude on Tuesday 5th April 2011 at 15:12:36
- No Margin No Good
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 at 11:36:24
- How will you Lead in 2011?
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 17th January 2011 at 10:57:48
- Water what You want to Grow
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 31st December 2010 at 12:27:25
- Start a Virtuous Cycle & Create a Winning Team
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 8th November 2010 at 10:13:21
- With people, slow is fast
Posted by Claude Warner on Sunday 19th September 2010 at 18:24:55
- Leading without Title
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 15:32:02
- Waking the Sleepwalkers
Posted by Claude Warner on Thursday 15th July 2010 at 12:49:57
- The Goose and the Golden Egg
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 9th June 2010 at 22:20:07
- What is really Important?
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 14th May 2010 at 11:52:05
- When Important becomes Urgent
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 27th April 2010 at 10:42:20
- It Starts at the Top!
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 11th November 2009 at 14:30:10
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 14:40:11
Communication
- Listening is not Understanding
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 17th February 2010 at 21:10:49
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Monday 1st March 2010 at 13:13:59
- How to Connect with Customers and Clients
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 10th February 2010 at 11:25:06
- Communication - the lifeblood of a (business) community
Posted by Claude on Thursday 29th October 2009 at 14:51:18
Emotional Intelligence
- 1 + 1 = 3
Posted by Claude Warner on Wednesday 20th October 2010 at 14:49:28
- All is not as it appears (to you)
Posted by Claude Warner on Saturday 3rd April 2010 at 10:11:52
- The Truth about Your Stress
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 22nd January 2010 at 16:19:46
- Overcoming the Limiting Power of Assumption
Posted by Claude on Monday 27th July 2009 at 16:33:48
Successful Living
- Being Aware of Being Aware
Posted by Claude on Tuesday 13th April 2010 at 13:50:47
- Don't just work yourself, work on yourself
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 16:26:11
- Does the world know the real you?
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 5th January 2010 at 14:43:47
- Is the journey the end or the means?
Posted by Claude Warner on Friday 27th November 2009 at 14:28:18
- My Vision and Mission
Posted by Claude on Friday 18th September 2009 at 11:45:09
- The 'Ensuement' of Happiness and Success
Posted by Claude on Friday 24th July 2009 at 17:39:22
Wisdom
- Since I accepted inevitability, I see possibility
Posted by Claude Warner on Thursday 25th February 2010 at 08:56:12
- 1 comment on this post - most recent Monday 1st March 2010 at 13:18:00
- A Man is never Powerless
Posted by Claude Warner on Monday 25th January 2010 at 15:32:29
- Precepts of Wisdom
Posted by Claude on Monday 26th October 2009 at 14:31:33
Don't just work yourself, work on yourself
Posted by Claude Warner on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 16:26:11
Several years ago Michael Gerber published a book called the E-Myth.
The fundamental premise of this book was that an entrepreneur is someone who works on their business, not just in it.
The person who only works in their business, who effectively IS the business, is called a technician.
An entrepreneur’s focus is on developing standardized processes and structures, a business blueprint as it were, to enable the business to be equally effectively whether he runs it himself, or whether he employs someone else to run it.
The business blueprint is a dynamic document, being constantly updated for process improvements, thus enabling the business to operate at its highest potential.
The business blueprint is a dynamic document, being constantly updated for process improvements, thus enabling the business to operate at its highest potential.
That got me thinking about how we live our lives.
So many of us leave school or university, get a job, and largely allow the events of life to determine the direction and passage of our lives.
We may have some vague notions of what we might want to achieve in life, of what matters to us, what we would be prepared to change, what is irrevocable, and so on.
We may have some vague notions of what we might want to achieve in life, of what matters to us, what we would be prepared to change, what is irrevocable, and so on.
We never really stop to think about what our goals are, why we have those goals, what steps should be taken the achieve those goals, and so on.
We are even less likely to document them, thus creating a blueprint for our lives, and only a handful of us would actually periodically review our blueprint to update it with fresh perspectives, insights, patterns, goals, vision etc.
We are even less likely to document them, thus creating a blueprint for our lives, and only a handful of us would actually periodically review our blueprint to update it with fresh perspectives, insights, patterns, goals, vision etc.
So we end up just working ourselves (often virtually to death), instead of working on ourselves.
Now I know you cannot employ someone else to live your life for you, but you can create a blueprint or lifeplan and consciously deploy yourself to “work the plan”.
As you go along you can periodically (preferably at least annually) review your life plan, and make the necessary adjustments to ensure that your life remains relevant to the new life conditions in which you find yourself.
For example, you may have recorded that family is important for you, yet when you review your plan, you become increasingly aware that you are working 16 hour days, and that your health and family relationships are suffering as a result.
So either the blueprint has to change to accommodate the reality of your lifestyle, or you have to change the way you are running your life.
Having the blueprint in the first place enables you to consciously make this distinction.
By working on yourself, and not just working yourself, you are able to be much more aware and conscious of how your life is being lived, and whether your plan needs to change, or whether you need to change.
Should you leave your life (through death), there should still be a blueprint that will tell others, such as your family, what kind of a life you had wanted to live, thus leaving a legacy which could inspire your children or others to continue with your vision.
Claude Warner coaches successful leaders to improve their leadership performance through developing their emotional, relational, social and communication skills.
He can be contacted on +27 (0)83 227 5153, info@claudewarner.com or www.claudewarner.com
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