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Your distinct and legitimate reasons.

A number of years ago I read a quote from George Washington Carver that had a profound impact on me. He said, "No individual has any right to come into the world and go out without leaving behind his/her distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it." So the question is: are we just passing through or are we being intentional and on purpose. What is your why? Author Simon Sinek wrote a bestseller titled, "Start with Why." The business world terminology is "mission statement," and the religious and spiritual world refers to it as "Your calling." Whichever term you select, I ask you this: do you have one? Do you have something that is clear and meaningful to you? Some [...]

By Bob Fashano|2021-03-31T19:06:40+00:00March 31st, 2021|Coaching, Development, Leadership|0 Comments

Make the other person feel “felt.”

Over the years I have learned a powerful truth I would like to share with you. Inside every person, regardless of importance, fame, or future is a real person who needs to feel "felt." As leaders, when we satisfy that need we are well on our way to connecting in meaningful ways. Making someone feel "felt" simply means putting yourself in the other person's shoes. I know that is so basic, well folks, it is sticking to the basics that usually wins championships and grows businesses. So many times in our busy day-to-day lives we are too fragmented to take the time to connect and make them feel "felt." Psychologists refer to a concept called mirror neurons. This when you [...]

By Bob Fashano|2021-03-10T13:16:42+00:00March 10th, 2021|Coaching, Connecting, Leadership, Listening|0 Comments

How’s your equipping?

All leaders desire to have high performance winning teams. As you well know, it all starts with selecting the right people and putting them in the right seats. The next step is to be certain they are properly equipped to get the desired results. My friend and mentor John Maxwell states,"We must CARE for them in order to equip our people." Communication Affirmation Recognition Example Additionally, I have found we must provide certain resources in order to equip them best. Ask yourself the following questions: Is my environment conducive for growth? Do I have a training environment? Do I have an accountability process? Once you have identified their strengths, fight to keep them in their strength zone. Manage their weaknesses, [...]

By Bob Fashano|2021-03-03T19:54:17+00:00March 3rd, 2021|Coaching, Connecting, Development, Empowering, Leadership, Listening|0 Comments

How’s your teachable spirit?

Learning is a lifelong pursuit. To effectively lead (and influence) others we must be continually learning and remain teachable. Legendary basketball coach John Wooden said, "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." It's true; we have so much to learn no matter how advanced we may be. The question for the leader is, "How teachable am I?" We need to continually have "instinctive curiosity." Every situation, circumstance, engagement has teaching moments -- but we be present to notice the opportunity. For established leaders, we must often overcome one major obstacle -- that obstacle is called pride. We must guard against all inflated and eliminate the "I'm superior" mindset. Staying humble and looking for learning opportunities in every situation [...]

By Bob Fashano|2021-03-03T19:59:27+00:00February 24th, 2021|Coaching, Connecting, Development, Empowering, Leadership, Listening|0 Comments

What are you learning?

What are you learning? Over the next few weeks, I'm going to share some insight on learning and development. I firmly believe that when you're through learning -- you're through. We must be on a lifelong mission of growth and development. Working on ourselves should be one of our highest priorities. As we humbly acknowledge our gifts are from God, we in turn have a responsibility to further develop them. When we grow and develop our leadership skills and knowledge, we are best positioned to influence others. They become the recipient, and they in turn, grow. That is the purpose of leadership: grow and develop more leaders. American author, speaker and pastor, John Maxwell talks about the Law of Intentionality [...]

By Bob Fashano|2021-02-23T16:39:04+00:00February 17th, 2021|Coaching, Development, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments