Process Driven Leadership

  Human instinct is to find the fastest way to achieve a desired result. We’re so obsessed with the outcome that we only think about how to get there.  Unfortunately the how you get there is easy, it’s the how you stay there that’s difficult.   The fastest way is rarely sustainable.  This is why people often lose excessive amounts of weight through fad diets,  just to gain it all back in the end. People fail to understand that a shack on the rock is far more valuable than a castle in the sand.  The foundation on which your success is built will decide how long it lasts.  Too often we trade a chance at a lifetime of successes for a singular moment of success. We see failure as the enemy, avoiding it at all costs.  However, true success is built on failure. Failure is not the enemy, it’s how we learn.  You can’t just skip to the happy ending without going through the struggle. The struggle is what caused ...

  Programs with great leadership don’t fall apart in their leaders absence, instead they continue to flourish. This is because a great leader trains competent leaders throughout their program as opposed to dependent followers. Sounds great right, but how do you do that?  Well, it starts with absolute authenticity.  Brene Brown says  “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” So in other words It’s about having the confidence to care more about what you think of you, than what others think of you. Michael Jordan said “Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else.”  Too often the opinions of others carry so much weight in our minds that sometimes it’s hard to tell who we really are.   When an elephant is born into captivity the first thing they do is tie one side of a rope around a tree and the other si...

  I’d like to start this article by sharing something I read from Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health.   The following is a direct quote, the full article can be found at the this link.  https://www.childandadolescent.org/discipline-vs-disciplined “What comes to mind when you think about discipline? For many people the answer is punishment.  Parents discipline their children for misbehavior.  A disciplinary panel serves to determine whether someone (usually a professional) has violated rules, laws, or a code of conduct, and if so, what punishment is appropriate for the offense.  Disciplinary action generally refers to negative consequences for wrongdoing. The word discipline is derived from the Latin word discere which means “to learn, get to know, or become acquainted with.”  Notice that punishment is not part of this definition. Here at Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, we use this definition of discipline: A broad program designed to he...