Motivation and Energy
Some people fill a room and some drain it. These posts are about the energy a leader brings before they have said anything, what actually moves people to act, and why enthusiasm is worth being a carrier of.
16 articles
2021
Everyone is tuned to WII-FM: what's in it for me. Bryan Yager on speaking to the station people are actually on.
5 min readNo recipe exists for making a leader. Bryan Yager on influence as the thing rank and title cannot supply.
6 min read"When will this be over?" Bryan Yager on why a leader should resist giving that question a date.
4 min read2018
Do it sooner than asked and better than expected. Bryan Yager on the advice from his father that shaped an entire career.
3 min readOver 80% cannot recall their last real compliment at work. Bryan Yager on why "great job" does not count.
3 min readHot afternoons, a push mower and a pool he would rather be at. Bryan Yager on starting the thing you keep postponing.
4 min readEveryone you lead is tuned to one station: how you make them feel about themselves. Bryan Yager on a flight that made the point.
4 min readSome people fill a room and some drain it. Bryan Yager asks which one you are, and what specifically makes the difference.
4 min readBryan Yager was nobody's first pick as a Pinochle partner. On complaining about the hand you were dealt.
3 min readEveryone runs an emotional bank account. Bryan Yager on noticing who around you is overdrawn, and making a deposit.
3 min readAn assignment: name four people who matter and three specific things you appreciate. Bryan Yager on intent versus impact.
3 min readBryan has spent more than 45 years developing leaders, in Boise and across the country. If this is the thinking you want in the room, he works with organizations on leadership development, coaching, and team workshops, and the same thinking runs through his book, How to Transition Into Leadership.