Monday, March 31, 2014

LEAD WITHOUT A TITLE



Thanks to my client Manoj Narayanan of Seven Ocean Logistics, Dubai, I had the privilege of attending the Robin Sharma talk in Chennai on 2nd March 2014 on "Lead without a title".  It was a fantastic speech filled with lot of punch lines and useful tips.  It was a power packed and every effective speech.

I have listed below the 100 sentences that I picked up in the speech which I feel is useful for all:

  1.     Leadership is all about how superbly you perform when no one is watching
  2.     Only two things matter at the end – who you became and how many people you helped
  3.     The most important job of a leader is to grow more leaders
  4.     Leadership is all about growing more leaders
  5.     Your competitive advantage is growing leaders at all levels faster
  6.     Leadership is all about three things: Inspiration, Influence and Impact
  7.     True leadership begins with self leadership
  8.     Vague vision leads to vague behaviour
  9.      A job is only a job if you see it as a job.
  10.     You always rise or fall to the level of your conversation
  11.     To lead is to serve; to contribute; to add value and to make a difference
  12.     To lead you need to be MAD (Make A Difference)
  13.      No idea is going to work if you are not doing the work
  14.     Bring hope to the hopeless
  15.     Follow the 90:90: 1 principle to succeed.  90 minutes of focused attention for 90 days on a singular objective.
  16.      The essence of genius is simplicity
  17.      An addiction to distraction is the death of a creative mind
  18.     Brain’s focus should be on “Alpha State”
  19.      Dream Big, Start Small and Act Now.
  20.      Leadership is a mindset
  21.     Your mindset is decided by triggers and cues
  22.     Focus on opportunities rather than focus on problems
  23.      Daily small seemingly insignificant little contributions leads to stunning results
  24.     Every organisation needs a Leader who is the CIO of the Company – Chief Inspirational Officer
  25.     Steve Jobs asked his design team to sign the circuit board.  His father told him “Son paint the inside of the fence as we will see it”.
  26.      When you go to the edge of your limits, your limits expand.
  27.      Go to where your fear lives, that is where your power lies
  28.      When you lean into your fear, you commit to the mountain
  29.      Seduction of safety is more dangerous than the perception of uncertainty
  30.      Are you passionate about what you are doing or are you exhausted
  31.      Ideation without execution is no more than delusion
  32.     Are you part of the 95% of the society who lead a mechanical, repetitive life or the 5% who are always busy learning new skills
  33.     5 per centers do things so different to stay in the 5%
  34.     Ordinary people make excuses and extraordinary people make a difference
  35.      Get up at 5 a.m. every day if you want to be a leader
  36.      Genius is 10% talent and 90% discipline
  37.      Genius is earned and not gifted to us
  38.      Aim for Genius and exude passion in whatever you do
  39.     Grit is all about Practice, Persistence and Focus
  40.      Failure is the price genius pays for greatness
  41.      You need to follow the “10 year rule” to become an expert
  42.      A person who sweats more in practice will bleed less in a war.
  43.      Invest in coaching and training
  44.      Failure is greatness waiting to happen
  45.      Have one conversation at a time and focus on one thing at a time.
  46.      Business is a conversation.  If you lose a conversation you lose your business
  47.     Your job is your craft and your life is your art.  Be Yourself.
  48.      Less Ego will lead to more leadership and more mastery
  49.      Leave the club of mediocrity and join the cult of mastery
  50.     Do the best; none is perfect; be proud of your work; do not worry about title; do not retire; enjoy what you do
  51.       Avoid the arrogance of success.  Do not rest on your laurels
  52.      The humblest is the greatest
  53.      Customer has a choice but a fan doesn’t.  Build a fan and create a fan not a customer
  54.      Give ten times value to your customer so that they turn into your fan
  55.      At every touch point of user experience give ten times value
  56.      Better awareness leads to smarter choices and hence better results
  57.      There has to be a mighty “WHY” to guide your life
  58.      A potential that is unexpressed will turn into pain
  59.      Every visionary was first ridiculed
  60.     Clarity is Power
  61.     No one will ever forget how you made them feel
  62.      “Change” is hard at first; messy in the middle but beautiful at the end
  63.     You can develop your brain and increase brain power – proved by the London Taxi Drivers
  64.      Do different things – e.g. read a difficult book
  65.      After 90 minutes of intense work take a 10 minute rest
  66.      Every week for one day do not engage in any work
  67.      Get grateful, this day comes only once in your life
  68.      Don’t be successful but alone
  69.     To double your earning, triple your learning
  70.      Practice the art of “no excuses and no complaints”
  71.      Risk more than is required
  72.      Learn more than is normal
  73.      Speak your truth
  74.      Live your values
  75.      Constantly aim for genius but stay humble
  76.      Be kinder than expected
  77.      Deliver more than is needed
  78.      Shatter your limits
  79.      Transcend your fears
  80.      Inspire others by your bigness
  81.      Less ego more humility
  82.     Be on time
  83.      Keep your promises
  84.      Listen and be present
  85.      Look people in their eyes and use their name
  86.     The fastest way to change yourself is to hangout with people who are already the way you   want to be
  87.     The goal isn’t to live forever.  The goal is to create something that will
  88.      Transform your fitness to transform your career
  89.      Victims love entertainment, leaders love education
  90.      Real wealth is peak health
  91.      Life’s short.  Be of use
  92.      Adore mastery
  93.      Remember that words have power
  94.      Be strong
  95.      Build a beautiful lifestyle
  96.      Smile
  97.      Say “Please” and “Thank you”
  98.      Be likeable
  99.      Change the world around you
  100.      Lead without a title
     All the best.
     Regards,
     T.P.Anand
     Dubai, U.A.E.
     31st March 2014


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