Here are some notes from a seminar I went to with Zig Ziglar that I thought I’d share.

1. Leadership starts with you. 
2. If you are to manage others, you must be able to manage yourself. 
3. People perform best when they are appreciated. 
4. As we have all been created by the great Creator, we all have the power to be creative. 
5. Attitude is value. Leaders listen to those they lead.
6. Leaders don’t just make decisions, they provide positive solutions.

Balanced goals are important.  List your top five goals.  Consider them and your daily activities.  Are they balanced? 

Leaders don’t just make decisions they provide positive solutions.  List two positive solutions that you can implement today.

Everyone wants to feel important.  What can you do to value those that you work and live with? 

Performing well at work is greatly influenced by a leader’s life at home.  This is your “home court advantage.”  List three things you can do to improve your home court advantage.

Good people stay in organizations where they can grow, where they are respected and where they feel appreciated.  What are you doing to promote these characteristics in your organization?  List five people you should thank, or show appreciation for the work they are doing.  Now tell them.

They way people treat each other internally in an organization is the way they will treat people outside their organization.  What can you do to improve how your organization works together and treats one another?