Uphill Conversations

In this episode, Tim shares with you questions he read in one of his favorite books written by his life-long mentor, John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leader Within You 2.0. The questions were incorporated into the book from an article written by Gary Hamel, a management consultant and founder of Strategos. These questions are helpful to anyone desiring a healthy character and are willing to go through the process of self-examination. As John writes in the book, “Questions like these heighten my awareness of the need to keep improving my character, especially in the context of leadership, because the heightened influence of leaders magnifies their impact on others—both positively and negatively.” THE QUESTIONS: To what extent do I … Feel superior to those who work for me? Demonstrate imbalance between work and other areas of my life? Substitute formality for true human intimacy? Rely too much on plans and not enough on intuition and improvisation? Spend too little time breaking silos a