4 CONDITIONS FOR personal best performance...

In business and in life, highly effective people are not hard to recognize. They are marked by the ability to seize their potential and to release potential in those around them. They inspire people to give their all, not because they have to, because they want to.

We often focus on the behaviours of great leaders—what they do—without asking why they lead as they do. When leaders appear to focus only on delivering results, people may feel as though they are simply tools for delivering the leader's goals (doing what I am told to do). In contrast, when leaders shift their focus to supporting people in delivering extraordinary results, behaviours instinctively shift—people start believing that results AND their needs are important—pride in performing at their personal best.

As leaders, our lives are busy, demanding and full of ambiguity. There are hundreds of books and competency models describing great leaders—well-intended and sometimes difficult to remember. Consider this powerful and easy-to-remember alternative...

creating the conditions for others to excel—know, able, equipped and want...