Overview: Become the Leader You Want to Be
Welcome to the Robin Sharma leadership blog challenge! Here are the exclusive details for this exciting six-week challenge that will take place March 22-April 29. Visit blog.success.com every Monday and Wednesday for new posts from Robin Sharma or sign up for e-mail updates.
About Robin Sharma: For more than 15 years, Robin Sharma has been quietly sharing with Fortune 500 companies and many of the super-rich a success formula that has made him one of the most sought-after leadership advisers in the world.
Challenge Week 1
Monday, March22/Thursday, March 25
Blog #1: Leadership 2.0: The New Way to Win
- Influence versus position
- 3 action steps
- VIDEO: “Burt”
Blog #2: The 5 Excellences of Leaders Without Titles
- Real-world tactics to lead right now
- The IMAGE acronym
- VIDEO: “Jordan on the Merchant of Wow” tactic
Challenge Week 2
Monday, March 29/Thursday, April 1
Blog #3: The Secrets of Great Performance
- What the best do to get better
- How to get to BIW (Best in World) in your field
- “Great Performance” explained
- VIDEO: NYC taxi driver
Blog #4: The Need to Stand for Genius
- Lessons on innovation
- Leaving the Safe Harbor of The Known (the way you’ve always done things) and going Blue Ocean
- The scariness of deep change
- Managing change in highly uncertain times
Challenge Week 3
Monday, April 5/Thursday, April 8
Blog #5: The Business of Business is People
- Why in a digital world, relationship-building has never been so essential
- Practical relationship strategies from superb leaders of people
Blog #6: The Best Leadership Move
- Personal leadership and “The 7 Fundamentals”
- The Morning Protocol
Challenge Week 4
Monday, April 12/Monday, April 15
Blog #7: How Superstars Overcome Adversity
- Tactics to win in tough times
- The mindset of a champion
- Why failure is the price of excellence
Blog #8: A Lust for Learning
- The imperative of developing “the beginner’s mindset”
- Why success can be dangerous
Challenge Week 5
Monday, April 19/Thursday, April 22
Blog #9: Why Criticism is a Very Good Sign
- All visionaries/disruptors/innovators are ridiculed, but eventually revered
- “Criticism is the price of excellence”
Blog #10: Authenticity as a Competitive Advantage
- The Juice Company story
- The value of candor and transparency in a world of plasticity
Challenge Week 6
Monday, April 26/Thursday, April 29
Blog #11: Why Win if it’s No Fun?
- The importance of enjoying life’s process while realizing your entrepreneurial dreams
- Tactics to inject more passion and adventure into your days
- Work-life balance insights and strategies
Blog #12: The End Game of Leadership
- Powerful ideas around the realization of personal greatness and creating a life of significance
- A discussion around the need to craft a legacy and influence future generations