The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. <ol> <li><strong>Strategize</strong></li> <li><strong>Align</strong></li> <li><strong>Energize</strong></li> <li><strong>Enable</strong></li> <li><strong>Actualize</strong></li> <li><strong>Recognize</strong></li> </ol> The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities [...]

The following list identifies six activities that I consider “critical” to successful leadership. These activities have helped me become and remain a more effective and efficient leader here at Remote DBA Experts. Strategize Align Energize Enable Actualize Recognize In my last post, I shared how I framed the meaning of the six terms I used [...]

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of articles, blog posts, books, etc. written about leadership and management.   Ultimately, you can distill all of the information available into a few critical activities.  That is what I’ve done.  These activities are what I call my “Critical Leadership Activities™”.   They emerged over time resulting from lots of reading, [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Absorption factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the Seventh and final Accomplishment factor: Adaptiveness.   I will do so by answering the following questions: •What is [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Action factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the sixth Accomplishment factor: Absorption.   I will do so by answering the following questions: •What is the Absorption [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Approach factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the fifth Accomplishment factor: Action.   I will do so by answering the following questions: What is the Action [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Aptitude factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the fourth Accomplishment factor:  Approach.   I will do so by answering the following three questions: What is an [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Attitude factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the Aptitude factor.  According to Wikipedia, Aptitude is “an innate, acquired or learned or developed component of a [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my last post, I described the Ambition factor.  In this post, I will expand upon the Attitude factor. I will do so by answering the following questions: 1. What is Attitude? 2. What are the [...]

In an earlier post, I identified and briefly described the “Seven A’s of Accomplishment”: Ambition Attitude Aptitude Approach Action Absorption Adaptiveness In my next seven posts, I will expand upon each of the seven factors in more detail.   The first factor I will expand upon is Ambition.  There are four questions I will attempt to [...]