My Review on Should Leaders Focus on Results or People Article

It all started in elementary school. My parents, my teachers, my neighbors, my basketball coaches, my aunts, my uncles, as a kid it seemed like everybody asked me the same question.  

Are you a leader or a follower?  

So I am reading a few leadership articles online about leadership and figured I give my personal take on the one that I found to be most interesting by dissecting the article and its key points.  Here is the article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-travis-bradberry/should-leaders-focus-on-r_b_9752950.html. Huffington Post titled this article should leaders focus on results or people?  So, what is leadership?

After James Zenger surveyed over 60,000 employees to see which leadership characteristics made leaders “great” in the eyes of their employees. This is what he learned. 

Leaders who primarily focused on results were seen as great just 14% of the time, and leaders who primarily focused on people were seen as great only 12% of the time.

If you aspire to be an advanced leader pay close attention.  Advanced leadership is more than just a title that can be earned.  Advanced leadership is more than the few people that always tell you that you are such a great leader.  Leadership is all about actions, behaviors, and discipline.  My purpose of writing this is to challenge your previous thoughts about leadership.  I wonder how many types of leadership styles are you currently aware of? 

The Article Says:
They deliver feedback flawlessly. It takes a tactful leader to deliver feedback that is accurate and objective but also considerate and inspirational. Leaders who are balanced know how to take into account the feelings and perspectives of their employees while still delivering the message they need to hear in order to improve.  

High Performance Coaching Says:
One of our top coaches Billionaire Brown is on the record saying countless times of one on one feedback he once received by Les Brown the #1 motivational speaker in the world.  The same guy who put the foreword on his first published book titled Silver Dollar Ebook.  

Les Brown asked him how many followers does he have? 
Billionaire Brown answered.  
Les Brown asked him how many people hop on his weekly calls? Billionaire Brown answered.
Les Brown asked him how many of those people are cutting him a check?
Billionaire Brown almost cried.

Can you imagine looking up to someone of that caliber and answering all of their questions with the hopes that they will be proud of your progress and instead they aren't proud at all.  Think for a moment.  Lets assume at the job you currently have that on a scale from 0 to 10 you feel that your performance at work is a 10.  Your boss asks you to come inside his office and he tells you that your performance at work is less than average.  I think we can all agree that not everyone on the receiving end of this performance feedback will take it like a champion.  One group of people will be offended by the performance feedback and may fly off the handle cursing out their boss.  The second group of people are like our now elite coach Billionaire Brown and will take that performance feedback and utilize it as a reason to ascend to the next level.  Advanced leaders know exactly what to say to who most of the time.  Billionaire Brown is 100% positive that Les Brown wouldn't say those same things to someone who couldn't handle it and use it for good. So remember as a leader to know who you are leading on a deeper level than a list of names you are leading.

The Article Says:
They put the right team of people together to execute a plan.


High Performance Coaching Says:

Executing as an individual is good. But it doesn't lead to greatness. Executing as a team is where greatness happens.  When I think about putting the right team of people together I think of sports.  Lets take the Chicago Bulls in the 90's. When most people think of the Chicago Bulls who won 6 championships we often think of Michael Jordan.  Until the advanced leaders step into the discussion.  Let me explain. Advanced leaders pay attention to the details behind a effective team.  The truth behind the legacy of the 90's Chicago Bulls is their role players were in sync with the stars on the team Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.  Forty Eight minutes in a professional basketball game.  I challenge you to ask ten aspiring young athletes in high school this question.  Would you rather have a guaranteed spot in the NBA only playing a maximum of four minutes a game for twelve years or would you rather take your chances going to college with a chance of being a superstar in the NBA one day?  I think we can all agree that most athletes would choose the route of taking their chances to be a superstar.  However  the Chicago Bulls was a well put together team filled with athletes that bought into the idea of winning and did whatever they're job was. Nothing more and nothing less.  I give Chicago Bulls 90's teams credit to management, coaching, and leadership of Michael Jordan.  Just because your team is talented doesn't guarantee success. But, if you put a talented team together that has a purpose of executing one plan you have something special. 

It annoys me to no end when someone says "I will be the bigger person".  Your probably asking why does that annoy me so much?  Call me petty however all the really big people that I have come across don't announce their act of being the bigger person before they do something big.  They just do it.  The same goes when two people are arguing and one person says to the other: I am going to take the higher road.  Why the announcement?  If you take anything from this article take this.  If you are a leader you don't have to make an announcement. Just do it.  I promise you that your leadership actions will be noticed by many without them knowing if you are a leader or not.  If you enjoyed this blog and have been looking for a good book on leadership I recommend 360 Degree Leader written by John C Maxwell.  




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Review of Public speaking champion giving speech tips

I probably shouldn't be telling you this however it's true and I'm at that point in my life. I'm very aware of Dananjaya Hettiarachchi and his many accomplishments. I have even watched his winning speech at the 2014 Toastmasters International championship. He definitely delivered a powerful message that only felt right watching it roughly seven times.  Back to back... All that said, in my opinion he's just not someone that I wanted to study. I will go more into detail a little bit later.  Let's begin

#1

Have a concise message 

The audience should be able to remember and recall it.

My newly released audio program, I speak in short about these same key points BUTTT it took me about five minutes to get my point across. Yes the people love it. Yes it's great to listen to on the way back and forth to work. All I'm saying is that Dananjaya said exactly what myself and some of my other high performance peers may say in less than 45 seconds. Remember. No compromise on content. Same content in less time. Did you also notice that he doesn't speak fast? Man. Seemed like a concise message to me. In fact it was so concise that I remember every word of his presentation. He said a whole bunch of blah, blah, blah, and then said "You should be able to write your message in 10 words or less" So simple, direct, and practical. In my new audio program for aspiring speakers I like to call these 10 words, bullet points. 

#2

Have an attention grabbing opening

Let me give you a few examples of attention grabbers I use like: let me ask you a simple question, believe it or not, it's a fact of life that, today more than ever, etc 

Dananjaya really drives home point number two. Again in short. Again great content.  Which leads us right to one of his sub categories which is how low our attention spans are.  Speakers know this and forget during the presentation. Effective speakers know this and remember this during the presentation. I like when Dananjaya quotes  "It is now the responsibility of the speaker to hold the audiences attention" The days of having a bad audience are over. Although this article  is for advanced public speakers, amateurs should also see this as a very practical thing to remember throughout this career. 

If your audience is not paying attention to your presentation, then it's your fault. 

If your audience doesn't laugh at a joke you delivered during your presentation, then it's your fault.

#3. End the speech in a high

 

#3 was my favorite of the three tips.  Again how does Dananjaya say so much in such little time? I've never had the challenge of starting high and finishing on a low personally, however countless times I have started low and finished on a high.  Point taken.  

In closing, here's something to think about. Have you ever watched a great movie and for some odd reason you can't bring yourself to watching the movie again. Ever. Prior to this three minute video http://www.businessinsider.com/public-speaking-champion-reveals-keys-great-speech-dananjaya-hettiarachchi-2016-5 I felt that way about Dananjaya. Would love to know what Dananjaya would think about this article I wrote about him. Would he appreciate how he just gained another fan or would he be so offended that he offers me a shot on his upcoming tour to explain this in detail around the world.  I believe we all have a right to change our opinions on each other. Some say that's what life is. 

What do you do when you believe that a talented person is talented but just not interesting enough for you to pay attention to? In this case if it wasn't for businessinsider.com highlighting an elite speaker named Dananjaya I would have never saw this video which ultimately shifted my whole opinion of him.  Remember prior to logging into business insider I really didn't connect with this speaker at all.   

The moral of the story is that if you don't stop, your haters can eventually turn into one of your biggest fans.  So, if you are reading this right now and decide to not pay attention to me, thats okay.  In the near future you may be skimming through a forbes magazine and see me highlighted in a issue and say " I know that guy, and hated this article he wrote about Dananjaya Hettiarachchi BUTTTT now that I am seeing him in this Forbes magazine I love him beyond measure".  

Just a kid w/ a dream

Billionaire Brown

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What did you want to be when you were a kid?

When I was a kid I wanted to be a boxer

When I was a kid I wanted to be a police officer

When I was a kid I wanted to be a professional football player

When I was a kid I wanted to be a doctor

When I was a kid I wanted to have the same job as Eddie Murphy in the movie Boomerang

When I was a kid I wanted to be a ghostbuster

When I was a kid I wanted to be a movie star

When I was a kid I wanted to be a school teacher

When I was a kid I wanted to be a physical education teacher

When I was a kid I wanted to be a singer

When I was a kid I wanted to be a super hero

The older I got the more people told me delete things off my list one by one.  Even worst, when I entered higher education they told me to pick a profession that was most lucrative.  Translation: Study a career that makes a lot of money. Needless to say I was lost, confused, and misdirected.  

I'm not the type of guy who is driven by money.  I am driven by being happy.  

Now that you know what I wanted to be when I was a kid let me take a moment and tell you what I want to be as a 35 year old young man.  I want to be an example.  The profession I have committed to is a "Communicator".  And the job I signed up for is to commercialize the personal development industry.  

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You may see me struggle, But you will never see me quit..

You may see struggle
But you will never see me quit

I may feel defeated, I may look defeated
But I am not done yet

And that's why they mad

Let them have the final say... I'll be living on the streets

   With nothing to eat

   With nothing to drink

   With no friends

But they don't have the final say, GOD does

I once heard a wise man say " No matter how clever you are, you can never convince a stupid person see that they are stupid. 

 They've told people lies about me (And I ain't never said SHIT back to respond)
 They always try to get one up on me ( I do something big today, they did it already)
 They take offense ( I post something general and my phone start       ringing)... (I aint talking bout you,     
   I'm talking about all of us)

Reminds me of Buddha 
  "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened ( Happiness never decreases by being shared)

       STOP BEING OFFENDED WHEN OTHERS ARE WINNING.

For everybody saying you want it all: Here's a question
    If you could have everything you want. Where would you put it?

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Stay True To Yourself

Let me tell you all a story about this lady I met who taught me a lesson about staying true to yourself. 

Once upon at time, I knew a lady who when I first met had no track record of success in business at all. When she did good I celebrated her in private and i celebrated her in public. 

On the flip side, when she slacked I called her and spoke to her in private about her lack of discipline. As time went on, her confidence and business sense rose like a bushel of red roses. It was wonderful. She even confided in me with all the people and the things that she found fault in within the business(some valid and others invalid) which was also great because that's how good business works. Communication is essential. Until eventually she began to develop the fear of success syndrome. She became really negative, really rude, unreliable, and unavailable even towards her own teammates. This was around the time she even began not taking calls and not responding to emails and text messages which i have documented for a story that I will someday tell to help others. 

Because this is not my first time around the rodeo I have no animosity towards her at all. I would send her cards and small gifts for her small accomplishments and she wouldn't even say thank you. I have helped her in ways only her and I know of and no thank you or sign of appreciation at all. I still help her in spite of herself.  Because this isn't my first time around the rodeo I kept a record of all conversations when things began to change. You may be asking yourself why do I still help her till this day? It's a simple answer that any successful business owner will tell you. A business doesn't thrive on personal issues. A business can be destroyed because of personal issues but it can not thrive with personal issues. My point is that in life you can not control how other people change. What you can do is continue to be true to yourself. 

What can we learn from this? We can learn that success is a inside job and sometimes you have to lose a battle to win the war. The power of staying true to yourself is real. You never know what people are going through or have came through. In closing, even when it is not the easy choice remember these words: "STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF"

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