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#87 Joshua McMillion - How to Manage Your Time As a Leader

Leadership is a marathon, not a sprint. By adopting the strategies discussed in this podcast episode, leaders can master their time, influence meaningfully, and shape a legacy that stands the test of time. Joshua K. McMillion's insights provide the tools needed for leaders to navigate the challenges of time management with purpose and accountability.

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Article 26: TIME Management

In the previous blog, I explained Work-Family-Self as a framework to take back your time. We explored the concept of POISE, an acronym that you can use to charge your battery better so you can go out into this world as a more authentic leader. In this article my goal is to walk you through another acronym that I have created called TIME.

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Article 25: Work - Family - Self with Joshua K. McMillion

Life and leadership have one thing in common: they're both journeys filled with ups and downs. Purposeful Accountable Leaders (PALs) find self-serving routines and learn to live in harmony between work and family commitments. In this article, I provide a system using the acronym POISE to help you achieve a harmonious life.

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Article 08: Eight (8) Ways To Win At Self Leadership

Before beginning your journey to becoming a Purposeful Accountable Leader (PAL), you must master yourself. Self-leadership is the foundation transformational leaders are built on. Without it, you will not progress on your leadership bridge, building out the 6 Phases Of Leadership (POL). Either you learn to master yourself, or the world will learn to master you. Throughout my 15 years of experience, I have reflected on what has helped me continue my leadership journey and extend my bridge. To progress to Phase 2: Situational Leadership and be successful, relentlessly improve yourself. Here are 8 ways leaders win at Self-leadership.

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Article 07: Seven (7) Ways To Lose At Self Leadership

In the previous blog, I introduced the Six Phases of Leadership. In this month's blog, I will cover seven ways leaders fail at self-leadership. Each phase will be a two-part series where in part one, I provide you with seven ways that leaders fail, and in part two with seven ways that leaders win.

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