Michael Cole » Leadership http://michael-c-cole.com The Sky Is Not The Limit Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:54:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Three Stages Of Alpha Leaders http://michael-c-cole.com/the-three-stages-of-alpha-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-three-stages-of-alpha-leaders http://michael-c-cole.com/the-three-stages-of-alpha-leaders/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:39:54 +0000 Michael Cole http://michael-c-cole.com/?p=372 A new day dawns and the Pre-Alpha goes to his computer to begin his day. What he has been working for has arrived, his first follower. Pre-Alpha no longer, he is now at:

Alpha, Stage One

Once guided, now the guide, the nascent Alpha must retrace the path that lead him here. Reminisce on the steps that brought you from fed up Beta to Pre-Alpha.

As a new Alpha you have the responsibility to train . . . → Read More: The Three Stages Of Alpha Leaders]]> http://michael-c-cole.com/the-three-stages-of-alpha-leaders/feed/ 1 Step Three, Pre-Alpha http://michael-c-cole.com/step-three-pre-alpha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-three-pre-alpha http://michael-c-cole.com/step-three-pre-alpha/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:22:05 +0000 Michael Cole http://michael-c-cole.com/?p=365 Fans of Mike Dillard know the three stages of leadership, Beta, Pre-Alpha, and Alpha.

Betas are followers, they don't yet have the vision and motivation to break out of their rut.

Pre-Alphas are Betas on steroids, tired of being overlooked and denigrated they have created their own vision for their new life. The shell is beginning to crack, all they need is confidence in their new reality and experience.

With experience comes confidence, in a . . . → Read More: Step Three, Pre-Alpha]]> http://michael-c-cole.com/step-three-pre-alpha/feed/ 1 Create The Leader In You, Step Two http://michael-c-cole.com/create-the-leader-in-you-step-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-the-leader-in-you-step-two http://michael-c-cole.com/create-the-leader-in-you-step-two/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:10:38 +0000 Michael Cole http://michael-c-cole.com/?p=358 Have you STARTED to become the leader you were meant to be? Yes, you are meant to be a leader. How do I know? After all we've never met. I know because you are here, reading this post and wondering, "Do I have what it takes to be a leader?"

You have started doing what most people never do, you are starting to expand your horizons, boldly going where most fear to tread.

In your . . . → Read More: Create The Leader In You, Step Two]]> http://michael-c-cole.com/create-the-leader-in-you-step-two/feed/ 3 Step One in Becoming A Leader http://michael-c-cole.com/step-one-in-becoming-a-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-one-in-becoming-a-leader http://michael-c-cole.com/step-one-in-becoming-a-leader/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:51:46 +0000 Michael Cole http://michael-c-cole.com/?p=350 At first the thought of becoming a leader can be pretty scary. All kinds of questions come unbidden to your mind:

What if I make a fool of myself? Nobody is following me, how can I lead? I don't know what I would say to my followers. What if I lead people in the wrong direction? I don't want to be a leader, I just want to make money.

They all sound like reasonable objections, . . . → Read More: Step One in Becoming A Leader]]> http://michael-c-cole.com/step-one-in-becoming-a-leader/feed/ 1