Hello Reader, Promote Ideas that Yield Benefits and AbundanceYour ability to influence and persuade others to support your ideas and projects is important to your success as a leader. However, influence should be used positively and ethically to benefit everyone involved. Here are some actionable steps you can take to apply influence effectively:
Influence is not getting your way or imposing your ideas on others. Rather, it is working collaboratively to achieve shared goals and creating positive change. By applying influence positively and ethically, you can create abundance and benefits for all involved. |
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Hi Reader, Two paths. One standard. You choose. I don’t believe in hoarding knowledge. I don’t believe in locking up the ladder and then blaming people for not climbing. And I don’t believe in extracting every dollar from a new leader before they've even had a chance to stand up straight. What I do believe in is this: If you’re ambitious, principled, maybe even a little scrappy, you should still have access to systems that raise your leadership standard. So I built the Karl Bimshas Leadership...
Hello Reader, Leadership Is Broken A Three-Part Series on the State of Leadership We need to acknowledge that leadership is broken. Across industries, institutions, and nations, confidence in leadership has dropped sharply. Trust is low. Belief is broken. People are worn out. Why? Continue reading → You can’t lead if you won’t be held accountable. Full stop. Continue reading → Leadership breaks when people forget where they’re going, ignore where they are, or lose control over what they’re...
Hi Reader, Many years ago, I developed a quirky habit of writing an annual Fourth of July essay. Some years for private consumption and reflection, some years public, like my 2007 essay, which was published as a letter to the editor in the Boston Globe. Below is this year's entry into the catalog. Beyond Myth: Reclaiming American Patriotism As we mark, acknowledge, and celebrate 249 years since the birth of the United States, it is right to recall that the Founding Fathers, those venerated...