John Addison: How Great Leaders Stay Calm
A leader who inspires confidence and calm has to be consistent.
John Addison: Why Real Leaders Do What Is Right
Your job as the leader is to be a guiding principle and to guide on principle.
John Addison: Why People and Places Are More Important Than Money or Success
Community happens when you make connections based on a sense of place and purpose. It is about sharing life.
John Addison: Only You Can Decide Who You’re Going to Be
Will you decide to put in the work to become the type of person people look up to, admire and want to follow?
John Addison: The Real Leadership Quiz
Ask yourself these 9 questions to discover your personal style.
How to Find Your ‘Why’ in Life
Your why is the thing that motivates you to work harder and get better every day. Answer these questions to find your why in life.
John Addison: You Have to Be a Great Team-Builder If You Want to Be a Leader for Very Long
You have to let people know that although you have the big title, you aren’t bigger than the team.
John Addison: 3 Ways to Solve Problems and Make Things Happen (Right Now)
Quit talking about what you’re going to do. Quit writing it down. Just go do it. Get after it. Make it happen now.
Make Your Success About Shining Your Light on the People Around You, Not Yourself
SUCCESS Leadership Editor John Addison explains why you should make 100 percent of your team feel important 100 percent of the time in this excerpt from his new book, Real Leadership.
John Addison: Going Through a Life Change? Why You Have to Follow Your Heart
Every change you make in your life, big or small, is creating your destiny. It’s shaping your story.
John Addison: When the World Seems Against You, Here Are 4 Tips for Being a Mentally Tough Leader
Getting tough is a process that takes some time, but there are a few things you can incorporate right now to get on the right path.
John Addison: How I Stepped Up to Be a Leader
If you boil leadership down to one word, it’s influence.