by David Robinson | Mar 18, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “I’m In Charge Here” The infamous words of General Alexander Haig who was present at the White House on March 31, 1981, when President Reagan was shot. He wanted to appear confident and assertive during this national crisis, but instead... read more
by David Robinson | Mar 11, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Some leaders talk too much and listen too little” I’ve had potential leaders tell me they could never be a good leader because they don’t like telling people what to do. Telling people what to do is more like what a boss does, not a... read more
by David Robinson | Mar 4, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “What Does It Take To Stop You?” “Before success comes to any man’s life, he’s sure to meet with much temporary defeat and perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical... read more
by David Robinson | Feb 25, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “You can’t lead people by pushing unless you want to push them out the door.” Great leaders lead from the front. It’s called inspiration. They seldom lack good people wanting to join their team, and never wanting to leave.... read more
by David Robinson | Feb 18, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH ”Is your leadership creating a culture of justice and fairness, or one of confusion and mistrust?” “Organizations that are willing to share, withhold in order to further the growth, willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a... read more
by David Robinson | Feb 11, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Young leaders deserve a chance to lead before they are qualified seniors at Denny’s or Red Lobster.” Current leaders must mentor future leaders and give them ever increasing and more challenging leadership opportunities. If not,... read more
by David Robinson | Feb 4, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Is your purpose clear and your expectations understood? If not, why are you still leading?” “Well, what did you expect?” People operate and perform based on their own world view. In absence of your clear expectations,... read more
by David Robinson | Jan 28, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Great leaders know respect is earned, not demanded.” You can demand obedience from those on your team, but only from those who are fearful or lack confidence. However, the fearful or those lacking confidence will let you down at... read more
by David Robinson | Jan 21, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Are you a leader people want to follow, or one they want to avoid?” At a conference, a senior executive was asked to share about her leadership experience with the organization. At first, she said all the right things which... read more
by David Robinson | Jan 14, 2019 | Start Your Week
START YOUR WEEK WITH THE COACH “Do you want to change what people think, or do you want them to have a winning performance?” Winning performance is a function of what happens as a consequence of the action, not anything that occurs before. People do what they do... read more
