It starts at 7 am.  Another around 10 ish, and then another one just after lunch.  You just sit down to dinner with the family after a long day and BAM!!  2  more!  What is it you ask?  It is the one the only....... "Mass Text", from a some number you've NEVER even seen before.

Most of these are for motivational purposes,which is good, but personally I think they're going about it the wrong way. How many times in one week can you say "this is going to be the greatest meeting ever".  Damn!  I was just at the greatest meeting lastnight....I thought anyway! :)  Tell you what, I have even had some texts from unknown numbers that are borderline insulting to me and my business.

I know we live in a technology driven world, espescially when it comes to communication, BUT leadership is old school.  Leadership does not change!  Leadership starts with yourself.  It starts in your head.  It's self confidence. It's thinking of YOU last.  It even can go as far as helping someone on a personal level when business isn't even the issue.

I know that if you have a huge downline it is basically impossible to communicate with your whole team on a personal level, but there are those 5,10,15 people you do talk to constanlty.  This is where leadership starts.  Don Failla has a great book called The 45 Second Presentation That Will Change Your Life.  In it he dicusses how you must "teach how to teach".  Basically, teach those on your team who you do see and talk to on a regular basis, how to teach those on their team, how to be leaders. Now just imagine a massive team full of LEADERS!  The trickle down effect will be awesome!

Now I don't 100% disagree with this.  Sometimes as a top leader a mass email, blog or broadcast needs to go out, to dicuss future events, changes or even just thoughts you may have concerning your team.  But to get 5 to 6 texts a day from someone I've never met or someone who has not even spoken to me in 6 months........ Thats not Leadership!

Adam

www.adambossen.com