Ken Downer

Something General Grant learned back when he was a Colonel can help us all when it comes to leading our teams in challenging times. rapidstartleadership.com/l-kept-right-o… #leadership

Thought for the week.

Looking for the path forward? Here are three ways to get, and stay, on course. rapidstartleadership.com/finding-direct… #leadership

When they are focused on us and not the problem, we become part of the problem.

When it comes to achieving, it's not about the flame of inspiration, but the slow burn of persistence that gets us to our objectives. Here's how to light that fire. rapidstartleadership.com/slow-burn/ #goals

Two questions worth asking: 1) What's limiting us? 2) Is it really?

Everything important to us is leaking all the time. Here's what to do about it. buff.ly/3vdq7bC

The more certain they are, the more certain we should be to check

Just found out that my friend wrote a book, which is cool. Even cooler: she shares a behind-the-scenes look at some of General Colin Powell's leadership techniques. rapidstartleadership.com/behind-the-sce… #leadership

What's a good question? That's a good question. Here are seven helpful ones for leaders. rapidstartleadership.com/simple-questio… #leadership

Maybe great leadership is not the absence of doubt, but the confidence to entertain it.

Actually, I don't think that a "great" person thinks in terms of "little" people at all. #leadership

I'll be at the Legion again this morning for breakfast. And yes: oatmeal. Here's why. rapidstartleadership.com/oatmeal-habit/

This post includes my favorite quote from 1970s TV. Also some helpful thoughts about what it means to be prepared as a leader. rapidstartleadership.com/leadership-pre… #leadership

Another gem from John Wooden.

Last week's most-read article on Leadership Caffeine. rapidstartleadership.com/mental-toughne… Thanks, @artpetty!

Really liked "days are lost lamenting over lost days." What can we do "this very minute" to make sure we won't lament this day?

6 claves para desarrollar una mentalidad de crecimiento. Si quieres leerlo en español, haz click aquí: avantideas.com/claves-para-de…

Thought for the day. What books have you printed in your "heart's own wax?"

I'm honored to be included in the November #LeadershipDevelopment    Carnival from @weaveinfluence and hosted by @BrendaYoho. Find my    contribution along with more than 25 others from global thought leaders    here: brendayoho.com/november-2023-…