Have you ever stopped and wondered what your employees are thinking or how you can help them move in a direction that supports both of you? I wrote you a 26+ page ebook that tells you exactly what they are thinking! You can nab it for free by going to mikemears.com.

Part 3 of 3: In the leadership world, what we think of ourselves is not as important as what others think of us. This requires getting (and not just giving) feedback. Don’t fly blind. Without asking for heavy doses of advice, how else can you make midcourse corrections?

Part 1 of 3: Here’s a depressing thought. Psychologists tell me that everybody thinks they have integrity—it’s the mental model we carry around. Picture all of us living in our own reality bubble of who we are—while some others think the opposite!

Part 2 of 3: Our self-perception always misses the mark compared to how everyone else thinks of them. A depressed person assumes their colleagues don’t like them. An autocratic boss thinks, “They respect me because I’m tough but fair!” Their employees think the opposite.

Daily Leadership Tip: Give Positive Feedback

Daily Leadership Tip: Seeing is Believing. Your Behaviors Create a Story

Daily Leadership Tip: Employees want to know, "Hey, how am I doing"?

Daily Leadership Tip: Your legacy is the stories that employees tell about you.

Daily Leadership Tip: Prioritize getting outside today.

Daily Leadership Tip: Take 10-minutes to do nothing. mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Key behaviors to practice: Value, give, include, informal communication mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: If you tell them, they wont listen. mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: What's in their head is not in yours (Get feedback) mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Lead - 1 person at a time mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Motivate! mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Set an alarm to stretch a few times. mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Take one thing off your to-do list today. mikemears.com

Daily Leadership Tip: Build trust. mikemears.com

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