Leadership Development | Lauren Schieffer, Motivational Speaker

Are You Willing to Acknowledge Your Mistakes?

by Lauren Schieffer | Dec 3, 2024 | integrity, kinetic, Lauren Ann Schieffer, Lauren Schieffer, Law of the Garbage Truck, Leadership, Leadership Development, Olathe, Pick Your Battles, reputation, speaker, work first

The Colonel said, “To lead effectively, you have to be humble enough to admit your mistakes, strong enough to fix them and smart enough to benefit from them.” Let’s face it – you will make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. To pretend otherwise is just vanity,...

Do You Allow Your Team To Do All The Work?

by Lauren Schieffer | Nov 12, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

Do you allow your team to do all the work? What if you didn’t? You see, if you always do the “and then some,” your team will do the same. “Just enough” is never enough. If you want your team to go the extra mile, they have to see that you are willing to go the extra...

Do You Know WHY Your Team Works for You?

by Lauren Schieffer | Nov 5, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

As leaders, we so often focus on the what the when and the how. The Colonel said, “If you can give them the why, the what and the how are gonna follow naturally.” As we move further into the 21st century, the necessity of employees’ engagement becomes...

Would You Want Your Team To Follow Your Example?

by Lauren Schieffer | Oct 29, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

The Colonel said, “Your team will look to you for more than just how to do their jobs. In many ways, they will look to you for how to live their lives. You have to be up to that measure as well.” So, let’s be clear. No leader is perfect. That would be an impossible...

How Do You Lead Those Who Don’t Want To Be Led?

by Lauren Schieffer | Oct 22, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

The Colonel once shared a hard leadership truth with me when he said, “Sometimes those who most need to be led are the ones who are least inclined to follow. Ya gotta find a way to make it matter to them.” While it is a normal and natural instinct to surround yourself...

Do You Only Lead When It’s Easy?

by Lauren Schieffer | Oct 15, 2024 | Leadership, Leadership Development

The Colonel said, “Your leadership will not be challenged when your team succeeds. That part is easy. It’s when your team stumbles or fails—that’s when you’ll be tested as their leader.” Sir Ernest Shackleton is the best-known leader and explorer who never reached his...

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