Reflections on Leadership

You could build a world in your mind, but it will take the help of countless others to make it real. Your ideas are vicarious notions until you capture them on a blank canvass, page, or screen. You try to create without the influence of others, but this is impossible. You persist, and the transference of impressions from your mind’s eye into physical senses begins with a stroke of ink, paint, code...

The challenge of today’s leader is to combat docility. Of course, it’s a dream of those with power to have everyone on your team do everything you want without complaint or question, but that’s how authoritarianism works, not democracy. Maybe your organization is less like a democratic institution and more like a monarchy. There’s your first error. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to...

Need a little nudge to get you inspired, active, and leading well? Yes, you do. Listen for a brief description of the collection of Leadership Workbooks from Karl Bimshas Consulting If you want to pick one to start or grab them all to create a private personal development plan you can purchase them at LeadershipWorkbooks.com *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments wher...

Scroll back and read through the last ten emails or text messages that you sent, and let’s see how effective your leadership communication has been. The last ten messages from you to anyone else will paint a reasonably accurate picture of your effectiveness, character, and capacity to lead well. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lous...

I was recently interviewed by AJ Machado as part of the Getting There and Giving Back series from Aimee’s Stories (@Aimees_Stories_IG on Instagram) and I thought I’d share the highlight reel with you. If you’re interested you can find the entire interview on YouTube => https://youtu.be/F387j7-_O38 *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber...

Does your organization dig deep and measure meaningful, human-centric results, like how many lives it will make better, jobs it will create, communities it will strengthen, or families it will serve? Are you extracting resources without replenishing them? Could you sacrifice a few parking spaces for cars in favor of more park space for people? Do you have the moral fiber to reduce your profits in...

This is Karl Bimshas, with a point of personal privilege, pride, and admiration. My father arrived in the United States on this date in 1949. You can read about it in his memoir, " Escaping War : Our Journey to Freedom " by John Bimshas => https://www.amazon.com/Escaping-War-Our-Journey-Freedom/dp/1983678015 Squeezed between Soviet Communists and Nazi Fascists during World War Two, my grandfath...

You’re not going to gripe about another  Monday, are you? You’ve outgrown whining by now, right? It’s a brand new day - a chance to be better than you were last week. Monday’s are filled with potential. You could be kinder to people. You could be kinder to yourself. You could begin to stop a bad habit, and replace it with a better one. You could make decisions, rather than deferring them and...

Be intentional with your vision. Be intentional with your mission. Be intentional with your purpose. Be intentional with your values. Be intentional with your communication. Be intentional with your leadership. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the R...

If theme parks have evolved and you haven’t, the problem might not be with the theme park. I get it. Nobody likes change. Change is messy, complex, and uncomfortable. You know what changes very little over the years: high schools, theme parks, and the DMV. You can go into any one of those places five years later, and they will be about the same. You might remember things differently, but it’s most...

May all your first-world problems be resolved so you can devote the found time toward aiding others in need. When you spend time being truly grateful for what you already have, you soon realize riches surround you. Yes, your ambition may crave more, that will never end, and that’s good. We are creative creatures. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great lead...

There are no shortages of serious problems yearning to be solved. Pick one, then use this outline below to take action. Write down the problem or challenge that you need to solve. Describe the desired state that could exist without the problem. Describe why that state is desired. Create a specific and measurable goal to make your intention clear and tangible. Set criteria on how to find solutions...

Two quick topics in this episode. Thing 1: Leadership Surrounds You, so do what you can to make things better for everyone. Thing 2: Where did you learn to hate? Some questions to ask yourself. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Lea...

What can you do to help make a positive difference in the life of another? Perspectives is a 30-day journal you can use to reflect on your current beliefs, challenge your assumptions, and better know yourself. Each day, you get something to think about and an action to take. Hopefully, after 30 days of this, you learn ways to manage better, lead well, and act on purpose, not by accident. If you ar...

Leadership advisor, Karl Bimshas answers three leadership questions while outside. “What are the basic rules for leadership?” “Is leadership about influence or responsibility?” “Why is leadership important?” *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Refl...

This is an excerpt from Karl Bimshas Consulting’s “Leadership Tools” series. Learn how to handle an organization where 20% of the team is actively disengaged, 30% are Rah-Rah and 50% are feeling, Meh. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections...

This episode is a bit of an outlier. Karl Bimshas reads his business short story about a cynical corporate employee and a change in perspective. You can purchase the PDF or EPUB book here => https://karl-bimshas-consuling.ck.page/products/kevin-turtle-decides-to-have-a-gr *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better...

Are you inadvertently fulfilling the predictable steps of an authoritarian dance with your workplace behavior? Let’s find out. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us even closer to that vision. Thank you...

The Leadership Scorecard captures a snapshot of a leader's observable skills, confidence, and character. From this, we can glean valuable insight for assessing growth opportunities, monitoring development, and roughly determine if the leader is currently worth following. Download the Leadership Scorecard PDF => Leadership Scorecard *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environ...

Let's shift the focus from journals as leather-bound tomes to preserve the truths of our time. Not all of us are channeling Marcus Aurelius. For this discussion, let's not look at journals as a permanent record or worry about precious gilded pages that can not be torn from a book without incurring wrath. I'm talking about an affordable, useful notebook or legal pad caliber method to capture your t...

It’s Time For all the misery, shock, and pain 2020 inflicted, it also revealed many things we suspected but didn’t dare admit. We learned a lot, and not all of those lessons were pleasant. Many people are still struggling to reconcile brutal truths. *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, n...

People who get lost forget to look at their dependable set points. When you’re overwhelmed by the changes occurring around you, look for the certainties in your life.  Download your free Personal Compass Worksheet => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/compass/ *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leaders...

Recently, an otherwise informative webinar by a noted speaker spectacularly fell off the rails when the host ranted on his disdain for Servant Leadership; the leadership style practiced over thousands of years, though branded differently in the last few decades.  *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leader...

As we squabble amongst ourselves, emotions flare, beliefs get challenged, and a way of life feels threatened; you must pursue love and patience to weather this storm least outside forces exploit our divisions. Despite bombastic rhetoric and the urge to retaliate, you must adopt stoic resolve.  *** At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber l...

Welcome back to Reflections on Leadership. We took a little hiatus, which went longer than expected, but we’re back now and ready to go. Some people have found a way to thrive this year, while many others are struggling -- badly. It's easy, convenient, and justifiable to blame 2020 for your troubles. I have some suggestions on how to start to bounce back. They don't replace the need for proper phy...