Before you answer that question, let me assure you of the answer: Yes, you do have the Leadership Gift. You might not know it yet, but you do. What is leadership? Leadership means leading, i.e., going first, right? It means taking ownership or responsibility for a space in time and place, thinking ahead, and facing tough challenges with courage and...

Questions addressed on this segment: Q: How do I recognize its my responsibility when it doesn't look that way and I want to blame someone else for the problem? Q: Some people (me sometimes) feel the ownership of some domain (in business, technology, etc.) in an exclusive way, so they don't allow other people to take responsibility. What would be...

Everyday Google-bots comb the net bringing me posts by journalists, bloggers, politicos, celebs and others about responsibility and accountability. Out of those posts, 99.54 percent of them are terribly uninteresting, mainly Lay Blame rants along the lines of "when is someone going to take responsibility and accountability for (name your injustice)?" That should help you understand why I want to...

I blogged in September 2006 on Liberty Mutual's branding campaign about personal responsibility. Their elegant tag line is "Responsibility. What's your policy?" Policy, insurance company, get it? I'm enjoying the Liberty Mutual personal responsibility campaign. It is a great message creatively produced. The message is good for business, good for employees, good for the industry, and good for customers. That's...

You are invited to this FREE Live Tele-Seminar How to Maximize Performance, Overcome Any Challenge, and Achieve Your Dreams With This Breakthrough Discovery About How People Avoid—or Take—Ownership! Here's the invitation I sent to folks who attended my recent tele-seminar on Master Personal Agility: I’ll be spilling the beans for FREE about why some people seem to demonstrate responsibility while...