{"id":242,"date":"2015-01-09T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encouragement.com\/blog\/?p=242"},"modified":"2015-01-09T06:49:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T14:49:22","slug":"the-leadership-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encouragement.com\/wordpress\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"The Leadership Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16pt\"><strong>I <\/strong><\/span>know many of us often start a new year with a list of resolutions \u2026 or, at a minimum \u2026 we&#8217;ve at least considered some things we&#8217;d like to see changed, or different, or accomplished, in the coming days, months, year. And now that it&#8217;s January, we&#8217;re faced with the reality we&#8217;ve got to do something about it. Ohhh.\n<\/p>\n<p>Which leads me to the thought of &#8220;achievement.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>You must admit our best leaders have a knack for getting things done. So what makes them able to succeed where others fail?\n<\/p>\n<p>It seems to me their ability to achieve is the result of &#8220;three Ps&#8221; \u2013 picture, process, and people.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Picture<\/span>&#8221; means vision \u2013 having a clear idea of where they&#8217;re headed, and why they&#8217;re going there. And then, figuring out exactly how to communicate it and explain it to others in a way that gets them interested in going along as well.\n<\/li>\n<li>Secondly, they commit to a &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">process<\/span>&#8221; \u2013 meaning they develop a routine they believe will advance them toward their goals, and they regularly follow it. They&#8217;re great at personal discipline \u2013 holding themselves, and everyone involved, accountable. Leaders who achieve have a real purpose to each and every day. Good habits = good results.\n<\/li>\n<li>And finally, they engage their &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">people<\/span>&#8221; \u2013 putting their focus squarely on relationships which result in attracting the energy and commitment of others. This I believe is where the majority of their time is spent \u2013 maintaining and expanding the human connections on which they rely, and making steady progress.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, as we move into the new year, I&#8217;d like to recommend a steady diet which is proven effective for leaders: Picture. Process. People.\n<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very doable formula for achievement. Happy New Year!\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Jerry Strom\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color:#333333\">Use Twitter to learn more from the Focal Points Leadership Study. Search quotes and findings by using the hashtag #FocalPointsRPT, or by following me: @JerryRStrom. <\/span>For more information about our leadership and team development programs, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.JerryStrom.com\">http:\/\/www.JerryStrom.com<\/a> . Join the mailing list to receive new articles as they are published. <span style=\"color:red;font-size:9pt\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:9pt\"><em>This article is based on the *&#8217;Focal Points Study: The Most Important Things a Leader Should Know,&#8217; copyright 2014, by Jerry Strom &amp; Company, Inc. 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