After thirty years of helping leaders and their organizations improve, and after six years of writing weekly leadership articles, I'm surprised I've not addressed this topic before now.

What drives a leader to improve?  That's kind of an obvious question, with a lot of potential answers!  Frankly, I'm a bit embarrassed that I've not catalogued the possibilities before now--it's such an obvious gift to present to a leader!  ("Here, choose from among these the one or two that seem to most naturally fit, and we can work to make that incentive more robust than you ever thought possible!")

What drives YOU to improve?  (Click here for the article.)  Is the answer immediately obvious to you?  I hope it is, but it may not be.  Many of us just do things we think should be done.  And we get comfortable with whatever works.  Comfort tends to diminish anyone's desire to improve.

Being intentional is a powerful perseverance tool!  I encourage you to intentionally explore what motivates your desire to improve, personally and organizationally.

Dennis

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