Robin S. Sharma
Robin S. Sharma
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Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?
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I'd done all the things I thought a person had to do in order to be successful and fulfilled, like getting a great education and becoming a lawyer, and yet there was zero spark in my life. But there was no light-bulb moment. It was gradual. In the early 1990s, I decided to experiment and try some new ways of living.
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My best investment, as cliched as this sounds, is the money I've spent developing myself, via books, workshops and coaching. Leadership begins within, and to have a better career, start by building a better you.
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Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.
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If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice.
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Too many people start their day like a five-alarm fire. Instead, I teach people to start their day a little earlier than they usually do, and urge them to take the time to prepare, to practise, so when you get to work, it's show time and you're at your best.
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I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.
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I believe we can accelerate our acumen, performance and success by leveraging our associations and spending time with people better than us.
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I'm not one of those New Age types that believe 'it's all meant to be' and that our lives have been scripted by an invisible hand.
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As for whether I am a 'new age guru', I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers.
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Let planning be the springboard, so that spirituality can be our splash.
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We have a normal. As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.
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Basically, to lead without a title is to derive your power within the organisation not from your position but from your competence, effectiveness, relationships, excellence, innovation and ethics.
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There is a new model of leadership in the world that rides on the premise that every single person in the organisation can be a leader. Titles are important for structure and order, but real power does not come from titles.