I try to read the Book of Proverbs every day as it seems regardless of the day and the situations that I encounter, I will find that the book of Proverbs that I just read that day will bring out some incredible leaderships tips.

Today we start with leadership tip #1.

As people/leaders we:

• Have a desire to be right
• Often first in discussion without listening. Daniel Harkavy in his book “Becoming a Coaching Leader”
  has an incredible chapter on this. On page 158 his heading his “Active listening and powerful questioning.”
  This is a must read for any leader, especially with a passion to effectively lead the next generation.
• Want to bring attention to an issue or need
• Add your own list here ______________

• Ask ourselves – is the forthcoming discussion really worth it
• Is this an issue of us wanting to be right for the sake of being right
• Is it the right time. For example Danielle and I have a rule that we don’t get into deep discussions super early in the morning or after 10pm at night. This right here might be the best leadership tip #1 you just received.
• With the issue at hand …. will the person be open to this or not? Tony Morgan recently reviewed Henry Cloud book, Necessary Endings on his blog and noted that Cloud says; “You cannot fix people who will not take feedback, because from their perspective, they do not have a problem.”