Phase 3 of leadership is your decisive point in becoming a transformational leader. Leadership is a journey; if you do not take the time upfront to build authentic relationships, you will fail to become a transformational leader. Building close relationships with your team is not a weakness and should not be considered soft. Leadership is messy, and you must lead the whole person, including yourself. To do that, you must be honest, vulnerable, and okay with showing emotion. But above all, you need to be consistent. If you fail to live the values and principles you want to emulate in your organization, so will your team. Your responsibility is to your team and their ability to produce results. Be routine in your actions, hold others and yourself accountable, and have the discipline to follow through when times get tough. Let these seven ways to fail at Strengthening Relationships inspire you. We all have greatness inside, but it's up to us to forge those abilities. Become the leader your team needs!

Situational leadership is the shortest phase in becoming a Purposeful Accountable Leader (PAL). Stopping at phase two on the journey across the leadership bridge prevents you from achieving your true potential. Leaders must understand the most precious asset in their business and start investing in it immediately. Do you know what yours is? Your team, the individuals who show up daily to progress your vision and move the company forward. The PEOPLE! Leaders inherit authority when starting a new role, which is temporary. Authority has limited influence but, most importantly, does not inspire others to action. A leader's goal is to move away from rank, title, and situational authority as quickly as possible and build individual relationships.

As we build our leadership bridge to become a more Purposeful Accountable Leader (PAL), there will come a time when we assume situational leadership. Someone somewhere believes you have what it takes to become a transformational leader. Be careful; position, rank, or title only gives you authority. Authority is recognized, but leaders can not earn trust and gain respect with it. Situational Leadership is the only phase on our journey that is not earned. You should aggressively begin to exit the phase as quickly as you entered it.

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.

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.

In the previous blog, I explained the first 3 Phases Of Leadership (POL). In this blog, I will finish explaining the final three POL. Below are the remaining 3 POL:

This month's blog will be broken into two parts covering the Six Phases Of Leadership (POL). Before we begin, it's important to note that John C. Maxwell heavily inspired me in his book, Five Levels Of Leadership. My goal is to expand his work and share the leadership principles I learned throughout my 15 years of military service. One unique difference between military and civilian leadership is how often leaders transfer into new roles. For example, I have never been in a leadership role for longer than one year. However, I see it as a strength because it has developed a mindset that has allowed me to create a unified team in a short period.

In the previous blog, I set the foundation by providing 11 examples defining a Purposeful Accountable Leader (PAL). In this blog, we will finish explaining a PAL by arming you with the final 10 examples. I would love to hear how you would define a PAL? Reach out and share your thoughts, emotions, or lessons learned. Below are the final 10 examples to help deepen your understanding of a PAL:

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