What You Say Is What You Get(R)--July 4 Independent or Interdependent Leader? How Do You Rate?

 Hello Everyone,

From Dr Linne- for Positive Leaders--Happy 4th of July! 

In giving thanks for our nation's freedoms, still great even under current challenges, I am
reflecting on why I celebrate Independence Day and Interdependence Day --both are crucial for leaders.
Why? What do these terms mean?
We all know that independence means we can stand on our own, in our own strength, and this is good, because
a chain is only as strong as the weakest link...isn't it?
How do you rate in thinking for yourself, holding to your own values, bringing your best strength to your most important leadership relationships?
What score would you give yourself, 1= low, 10= high?

Yet we all know that spiritually, psychologically and practically, we all need more than just ourselves in order to thrive and succeed?
We need spiritual guidance, peace and balance.
We need to grow beyond independence to work in healthy collaboration and synergy with others--what I call in my work the 1+1=15!
We need to be mature enough psychologically to build and sustain these high-synergy relationships of strong individuals
coming together to create more than they could ever dream of achieving alone.

Yet many teams do not require enough individual strength to foster great teams...they settle for less.
And many team members do not give their best, waiting for others to go first, not sure what is needed...and not asking to find out!
In training and development situations, teams can do well helping the weaker members along.
But ultimately, each individual must choose to be in their strengths and greatness and bring that to their teams,
week in and week out, sustainably.
And each positive leader must insist on and create the space for this...
This takes active work...and the rewards can be huge....I have seen teams do things beyond their wildest imagination once
they implement this way of working from strengths...e. g. one client team increased revenue 35-40% in a few months.
This positive path takes courage...it is not for the faint of heart...and is thus quintessentially American!!

How do you rate as an interdependent leader?
How well do you create space for other strong independent people to work closely with you?
Do you nourish and "feed" your strongest most positive colleagues,  and friends?
How well do you support them?  As well as they support you?
How well do you sustain your best interdependent working relationships?  Are you in contact at least weekly?
If I asked your team members how well you do this, what would they tell me?

A colleague and friend who went through major losses a few years back tried to handle things on his own....it did not work out well..he reached the limits
of independence, very constraining when multiple skills and views are needed beyond our own.
This time he has learned to be an interdependent leaders and reach out for help...very smart to be a grower and learner...his foundation will
be stronger as a result, if he sustains great 2-way interdependence, giving as well as receiving.

How do you rate yourself as an interdependent leader?  How well do you foster this high-synergy teamwork?  1- low, 10= high.
Think about your ratings....what looks great?  Where do you need strengthening?

So, when I am standing for the color guard to bring in the flag tonight at our dance convention, and singing the Star Spangled Banner (I know all the
words...do you?), I will be appreciating living in a country which makes space for independent and interdependent leader and team members---because
it is up to all of us to take that space and make it work!!
In appreciation of all of you, wishing you a joyful July 4th,
and strengths, peace and prosperity!! 


"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, protect 
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System 
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders; Consultants Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results, Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series, Positive Quotient® PQ Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient® AQ Questionnaire, Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2014. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

The Crucial Test for Leaders-How High is Your Positive Quotient(R)?

Dear Clients, Colleagues and What You Say Is What You Get(R) Positive Leadership Newsletter Subscribers, 

Spending the recent holiday with positive open communicative tuned-in company reminded me to ask myself.....

how high is my Positive Quotient(R)?  I trademarked this phrase for my questionnaires, articles and seminars because it is so important

to remember to focus on the positive and not be a "Squeaky Wheel" leader driven by crises and problems!

Research clearly shows that positive people generate more business, attract more positive situations and are more likely to get funding!

Welcome! Join me and ask yourself these Positive Quotient(R) questions:

1.  What percentage of your focus is on the positive vs. negative in your business?

2.  How often do you let crises and upsets distract, overtake you and derail your positive relationships, vs. staying on a positive focus?

3.  What % of your associates are positive, supportive, collaborative, and communicate frequently/well, vs. negative, critical, aloof, unavailable?

4.  How well are you attracting and keeping positive collaborative people into your business life?

5.  Do you nurture those positive relationships or just take them for granted or ignore them?

6.  How loyal are you over time to positive colleagues who have added great value to your business and life?

7.  How well do you remember and appreciate support given to you in the past and continue to value those who gave it?

8.  How diligent are you at keeping positive people in your business/life?

9.  How well do you keep your accounts up to date with your best supporters, financially and psychologically/spiritually?

How do you rate on these 9 questions?  The higher your Positive Quotient(R), the better your business will go.

I found that mostly I am doing well and more positive people are entering my sphere.  The very few negative critical people are all in one deal, I do not let them upset me or engage them emotionally.  I am just clarifying facts  to honor my word I would do so...once this deal ends, I will not do business with them again...their choice to go negative has burned their bridge with me. Had I known their character at the start (they presented as very positive), I would not have worked with them....Live and learn!

Although "Squeaky Wheel" leadership --focusing on the negative, can be captivating, it is damaging to your health and bottom line.

If you have negative critical or cold, aloof, unavailable colleagues in your business, is it time to clean house?  Think about it!!

And be sure to nurture your most positive supporters!!

I wish you the most positive successful business life!

I appreciate your contribution to our still-wounded economy!

Dr Linne

"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect 
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System 
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders&Consultants 
Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, 
Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results 
Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire 
Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage !! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2014. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

Three Powerful Positive Leadership Lessons for You from the Superbowl!!

 Hello, Everyone

A dear friend once inspired me to say for the first time ever, "only depth gives you freedom".  He replied:  "Whoa, that is profound!"  He saw that only depth frees you to be, do, and have the best in your life...yet very few business owners and leaders work in depth...most think they are too busy!  Big mistake! 

Looking more deeply than the plays and the scores, what about the Seahawks allowed them to have the freedom of creating a walkaway win over the Broncos and the first Seattle Superbowl championship ever?

Three Powerful Seahawks Leadership Lessons:

1.  A spiritual foundation:  Quarterback Russell Wilson said it first every time he spoke:  Thank God...he is clear he is on a spiritual mission, not just in a game or a business.
2.  Positive mindset--the Seahawks has a passionately powerful mindset and focused on being Champions starting over a year ago...and kept to this vision passionately!  This bonded them together more tightly as a team!
3.  Positive supportive collaborative coaching by Pete Carroll, in a very usual style, more emotional, supportive and player-centered.  This is a sea change from the old authoritarian tough as nails football tradition!!  Carroll's style created space for and encouraged the best from all players!  The old tough authoritarian near-hazing style is much less effective in unleasing strengths and greatness of course...times have changed!

1. How well does your business follow these leadership success lessons?
2. Do you have a strong spiritual foundation in your business?
3. Do you have a passionate commitment to your positive vision, and associate with those who believe in you and support you deeply?  
4. Do you allow into your business the most positive people or shut them out?  
5. Do you allow negative people into your business to drag you down, or stick to the positive professional people?
6. Do you provide great positive collaborative leadership which brings out the best in those on your team?

Remember.."Only depth gives us freedom!"...look at your business and yourself as a leader in more depth if you want better results!

In appreciation of you,
Dr Linne
--
"Build on Your Best"
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph.D., The Practical Ph.D.
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"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect 
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com 
Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System 
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, 
Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2014. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

European crisis and the markets rally??? Really?

HI All,

Watching Europe and the markets' irrational exuberance after Draghi's offer, then of course all the ongoing power struggles between ECB, national leaders and the people rioting...This is all about who has the power (see my book on Leaders and Power below), and the markets keep reacting as if one leader's pronouncement will fix things.  But the EU was put in place without sufficiently clear agreements on consequences, so now they are in the midst of a power and money crisis, PLUS having to build the car as they drive, while their people are rioting.  And the markets rise?  Really?  They did finally come down a little, and a few Wall Street commentators do see the real picture.

Any short term fix will not fix the underlying "cultural" (read, behavioral) situation.

The real issue is that socialism creates immature dependencies and that since it is not economically viable, the rude awakening felt by the people is a demand on them to grow up and become more independent and self-sufficient.  Work.  Pay taxes.  Don't expect to retire at 50.  The basics of growing up.  Here we see that old Psychosocial Maturation Stages Model I mentioned before:

Interdependence    Highest
Independence
Counterdependence
Dependence.         Lowest

The riots are counterdependent, of course, the upset of being yanked out of dependency.  Adolescent rebellion.  Expect more.  Tough to give up the gravy train! But so much tougher to keep it!

Remember my favorite joke going around in Economist circles:  "The problem with socialism is that
you run out of other people's money!!"

As I said in my last post, Germany, the best and most capitalistic, is being punished, and the profligate countries are being rewarded.  Any social system which punishes the best will fail, as the worst performers will bring it down.  USSR, anyone?

Growing up is tough, but without it, no nation can survive.

I have the same fears about the U.S. Frightening!
Europe could not be giving the world a more graphic lesson in the failure of socialism.
I pray that our own leaders....and voters in the U.S....wake up and see this in time!!

Peace and Prosperity to you all,
Dr. Linne
"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, protect 
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D 
 www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com 
Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System Founder/CEO 480-767-1717
Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, 
Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2012. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

Banks, Power and Chicanery-Rate Scandal

 HI Everyone,

Hope all of you in the U.S. had a good Independence Day...now Interdependence Day as the world grows smaller.

 

Once again we see leaders using power in authoritarian non-transparent ways--manipulating the LIBOR rate on which so many transactions are based.  Barclays, long respected British bank, has admitted it and several other banks are involved including U.S. Banks.  How implicated is the Fed?  Time will tell as the investigations proceed.

The misuse of power by "leaders" is at the root of all of these scandals, and reflects the surfacing of Old Power behavior no longer acceptable.  Barclays, for Heaven's sake!  Look for more such scandals to be unearthed.  The Power Shift from Old to New Power, which I discuss at length in my book From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? is at the crux of global change.  Countries in which negative controlling unethical authoritarian power is allowed to persist will see weaker economies and reputations due to misuse of power.  

Yes, this has been around forever.  Yes, it has been a "privilege" of "leaders".  But the world has changed.

Information is everywhere and democratized, raising the expectations of transparency and ethical behavior from those with power.  Many leaders still behave as if they could control all in secret, but those days are over.  Time to change and move into a more positive collaborative participative framework as my mentors, my generation of professionals and the newer generations of consultants teach...In business, unilateral power is over.  Give it up.  It is obsolete.  Besides, New Power is more fun and much more profitable!  Scandals are EXPENSIVE!

In politics, the power issues are being played out around the world.  Egypt is in the grips of a battle between 2 Old Power factions, so they are in real trouble whichever one wins there.  Freedom will be hardwon and delayed for them.....watch this going on in every dictatorship...China, Iran, Syria...in different ways...the Old Power model is being challenged.  An amazing time and a compelling saga!

This underlies the huge mistrust of leaders now, by the way...standards have gone way up!  Leaders, your required learning curve now is huge.  If you do not learn the Power Shift skills and techniques, your career and company are at risk.  Plain and simple.

Peace and prosperity to all of you.

Dr. Linne

"Build on Your Best" Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect 

Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D 

www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com 

Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System Founder/CEO 480-767-1717

 Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, 

Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive? 

Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom 

Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation" Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders! "The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2012. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

Leadership--The Power Shift in Business and Government!

Hi,

The last few months have been a great study in leadership power, illustrating the ongoing Power Shift From Old Power to New Power facing every leader I explain in my book Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will $urvive?

In business, a recent study on CNN/Money stated that 84% of employees are looking for a new job and will leave when they can find one, up from 60% last year!! Staggering numbers, imagine the losses for leaders/organization when jobs return. Right now many are forced to do the work of 2 for the price of 1 (Old Power, fear they will lose their job if they don't do this),
and are not well led/managed and cannot grow in their careers.

This is a volcano waiting to explode. Only New Power positive collaborative leadership systems are sustainable in keeping the best talent and creating a climate for great innovative profitable ideas. This saves much time and money and creates better results, e. g. increasing revenue 35-40% in a few months in a technology firm, creating a great success in a merger frought with disaster potential -the much loved leader who did not get the CEO job had a heart attack when he was notified! This only took a few months.

The influence of the Tea Party in the November elections clearly shows a demand for greater participation and representation, more New Power leadership processes, based on the expectation of collaboration, the right to make input and be heard. The Obama administration was perceived as Old Power, interesting since his campaign rhetoric was New Power which got him elected. But the Old Power (authoritarian) approach he used in the Health Care Bill really
caused a large backlash, as Old Power usually does, and we see it now challenged in the courts.

Lesson: It is not just platform but leadership process which influences those governed, or in business, employees. Great New Power leadership requires both platform and process, not just platform. Both are crucial. Only the positive is a foundation for sustainable leadership. Negative Old Power leadership always crashes and burns. Don't let this happen to you or to your company! Let us lower your risk and increase your chances of success!

Wishing you the best of success in leading!
Dr Linne Bourget, MA MBA Ph.D.

"Build on Your Best"Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System Founder/CEO 480-767-1717Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants
Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business Results
Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series
Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire
Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation"Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What You Say Is What You Get®--What is Really Going on for Leaders in Our Economy?

HI Everyone,

It's been awhile. Sorry. Travels and computer crash.
But of course, still thinking about leadership and the economic recovery, every day.
Many in the media, as they all have jobs, do not have a clue how tough it is on small business owners. And in NYC and DC, where they congregate, economies and real estate values are again on the rise. Not true out here in the SW!

As the recovery grinds along with the only real uplifting factors due to other economies than the U.S., this means the lessons here have not been learned. The real issue, as I discuss in depth in my book From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?, now out in a 5cd album, is not greed. Shocked? Let's think it through further. Yes, greed wreaked havoc, the gov't, Wall Street firms, home buyers, Freddie and Fannie, mortage brokers, and living beyond their means, all contributed.

But greed is not the cause of this leadership and economic debacle. It is the symptom, not the cause. The real underlying cause is how power is used and abused, authoritarian, "my way or the highway, I will do what I want regardless of the consequences" attitutes. When leaders or institutions or individuals make decisions based on fraud, create derivatives with air under them, buy what they cannot afford, and make other choices that are harmful.

The poll numbers show that people do not accept this type of leadership any more. They have had it. They actually want representation! Breath of fresh air. I am delighted but surprised that this Power Shift from Old to New Power described in my book hit the political world this soon. I thought for sure it would take longer, and predicted in 2006 when starting the book that Old Power leaders would destroy their firms and their careers, which we have seen. I must confess though that when those words came onto the page, I blanched. Could it really be so severe? But it felt right to leave them on the page. Little did I realize how prescient my words were.

Now, I analyze all leadership behavior in terms of power--how do they use power?
Obama ran on the promise of New Power but turns out to be Old Power. Scott Brown is clearly New Power, explaining why he won a long-Democratic seat. Certainly it was not his conservative platform but his New Power leadership process!

Michael Steele's emails sound very much Old Power.
Palin's speeches demonstrate New Power in her process.
Many corporate CEOs sound like New Power when they serve on leadership panels, yet some are still using Old Power in their companies. The big banks, Chrysler, and GM were all Old Power, which is why they crashed. Ford is moving to New Power, thus survived w/out govt. funds. I realize that you have heard me say this before, but think of it now from where we are, not really recovering in the U.S.

Banks are recovering only a little, and the traders are not taking such far reaching risks, they have learned that much. Has their leadership approach changed? Time will tell. Certainly the lack of communication--the black hole-with customers who need help with mortages is Old Power, pennywise and pound foolish. It will cost them many customers in the future.
Try watching the news through this lens of power, see what you learn. Old Power leaders just want power, to grow their own power and their domain's power, just feathering their own nests. New Power leaders want to bring great results for all involved including themselves, more collaboration, less adversarial behavior.

What will a critical mass of New Power look like for leadership? How much of that critical mass must be in place before we have economic recovery?

What do you see, looking at Old and New Power behavior in leaders? Let me know, see my site below. The Power book is out in audio form as a 5 CD album, in my voice, 5 full hours, only $59.95 introductory pricing, not quite up on the site yet, email us from the site. Book description, same as audio book is on the services/products page.
Appreciatively,
Dr. Linne
"Build on Your Best"Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph. D
www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717 Institute for Transformation Leaders& ConsultantsStrategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series: The Secret Language of Great Business ResultsDr. Linne's Leadership Guides SeriesPositive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire
Appreciative Quotient AQ® QuestionnaireSecrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation"
Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness." Dr. Linne Copyright 2005-2010. All Rights Reserved.Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

What You Say Is What You Get(R)--Leadership Culture, Corporate Culture and Political Leaders

HI Everyone,

So sorry for my silence, Cox employee error disabled my internet forever, they had a hard time figuring out how to fix it. Techno-nightmare. But I am back and I have things to say!!

Leadership is the cause and cure of everything! Someone told me this--very powerful.

Implications and follow-up to my latest book, From Old Power to New Power--Which Leaders Will Survive? Please see below.

Leaders face the toughest challenge ever--right now!!

What do you think about corporate leaders' awareness of the lessons from the economy?
Other than the traditional layoffs and cost-cutting, do you think leaders understand
the real meaning? What types of corporate culture are leaders building now? How well is that working?

Right now smart leaders are nervous because the ground is shifting
under their feet. Do they know why? The underlying cause of all this difficulty, with real unemployment beyond 20%? Do you? No, it's not just the greed.

It's all about how power is used--the Power Shift from Old to New Power. Old Power, my way or the highway, is under siege in the U.S., in business, in politics, at home, at work. Everywhere.

What does this mean? What is New Power? Positive collaborative, and open and inclusive. Highly skilled, not armchair psychology. The only form of leadership the best talent and Gens. X/Y will tolerate.

This creates a huge challenge for leaders steeped in Old Power, like Bob Nardelli of Home Depot and Chrysler, as Old Power leaders will harm their careers and take down companies.

Yes, Wall Street firms and GM too, all Old Power firms. In trouble if still alive.
This Power Shift affects all leaders. Whether you like it or not, it marches on.
And now it is hitting politics. Bayh stepping down. Palin stepping up. Brown winning Kennedy's longtime seat, a New Power leader in his position and process. Both traditional parties are of course Old Power. Tea Party members criticize both parties. Voters resent the back room deals and the lack of focus on jobs. Guess what this is about?

Not bi-partisanship. Not Democrats, not Republicans. It is about the Power Shift from Old to New Power. People are demanding it. From both parties. Obama is not focused on what matters most--jobs--he did so too little to late. He decided-Old Power--that the agenda was health care. Upset many, as he campaigned under a New Power image, which is why he won.

Old Power used internally in New Power countries will always cause disruption and backlash. They may not know this framework but those no longer supporting Obama
are reacting to how his administration has used power in ways that has not helped.
Specifics? Stay tuned....more coming on leadership power, culture and style.

Best,
Dr Linne

"Build on Your Best"
Giving you the power to predict, profit, & protect
Dr. Linne Bourget M.A. M.B.A. Ph.D.
www.oldpowernewpower.com www.whatyousayiswhatyouget.com
Pioneer, strengths-based leadership, Master Intuition System
Founder/CEO 480-767-1717
Institute for Transformation Leaders& Consultants
Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, Author of From Old Power to New Power – Which Leaders Will Survive?
Co-author with Mark Victor Hansen, Deepak Chopra, Amazon #1Bestseller, Wake Up, Live the Life You Love - Finding Personal Freedom
Author, What You Say Is What You Get® Series:
The Secret Language of Great Business Results
Dr. Linne's Leadership Guides Series
Positive Quotient PQ® Questionnaire
Appreciative Quotient AQ® Questionnaire
Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children, 2 CD Audio by "Dr. Appreciation"
Appreciation: The Secret Key to Magical Marriage
Coming soon!! Power Course on Intuition for Business Leaders!
"The greatest challenge is taking complete responsibility for your own greatness."
Dr. Linne

Copyright 2005-2010. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Linne Bourget, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.

I Can See the Future of Your Company--Leadership Futures

HI Everyone,

Theme: Enough with the recession! I have had it! Time to grow your business & revenue.

I can see the future of your company. How? Keep reading.

1. Are you buying into the recession?

2. Are you assuming you can’t grow your business yet?

3. Is your revenue suffering as a result of your negative assumptions?

4. Are you being hard on yourself because your business or career is not growing?

5. Are you trying to tough it out alone without the support you need?

6. Do you want powerful tips to grow your business during these tough times?

Mark Victor Hansen recently said the only thing you should be saying about your business is:

“My business is booming.” I tried it adding it to my usual positive spiritual work, even though I am in an industry which is usually cut first and hired back last. It works. Results: Clients and connections for business are showing up, and they are good quality also. What You Say Is What You Get®. Hey, this positive spiritual leadership work I do really pays off! I have also been asked to speak on the same stage with Mark, on an abundance cruise out of Southern Calif. in January 2010. I feel like a little kid in a healthy candy store!

Leadership and Consulting/Coaching Tips

Don’t settle for what you see around you. Settling is not required. Despite the media, and despite your losses, there is always a niche market somewhere that needs your services/products. Always. These are my passionate questions I think about every day. Use them, ponder them, meditate on them, ask yourself these before you go to sleep:

1. What strengths are you under-emphasizing that you could apply more to your work?

2. What are the niche markets you haven’t thought of yet that need what you have and will pay you for it?

3. How can you find them and contact them?

4. Who do you know who can open a door for you in that niche?

5. What do you have that adds massive value to their lives?

6. How can you increase the value you add to your customers’ lives?

“To earn more, express your best more.”

Dr. Linne’s Power Quotes

By Universal Law, if you send out a clean positive request, unmuddied by the negative, the resources you need will show up for you. Focus on your greatness and Be alert. One opportunity recently came to me because I noticed a license plate from my parents’ home state!!

Example: As a Fortune 10, 50, 100 consultant, small business owners were not my market. But they need what I have. So until those big companies start hiring consultants again, small business are a great niche for me.

How did I make the shift? My intuition in August of ’08 told me to drop all my categories and expect the unexpected. I heeded my intuition, being a 4^th generation intuitive and a 25+ yr. expert in executive intuition. Small companies showed up!! Not in my typical industries either. They want my intuitive and spiritual as well as my positive leadership expertise. And I recently manifested

revenue for a client by visualization/prayer! She was thrilled.

I can see the future of a company and help that company align with it for maximum success. They are hungry to see their future, which is usually bigger than they have conceived.

How about you? How willing are you to think bigger about possible revenue sources? You can do this if you are willing to work at it!!

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Dr. Linne’s Leadership Guides-What You Say Is What You Get®-- – Power Pages Articles

1. The Five Most Dangerous, Costly Mistakes Leaders Make – Do You? Power Pages #1

2. Can You Pass this Leadership Test? What is a Positive Focus and Why Should You Lead Positively? Power Pages #2

3. Can You Pass this Leadership Test? How To Create A Positive, Profitable Organizational Culture: What You Say Is What You Get ® Power Pages #3

4. Outrageous Success In Spite of Your Self Esteem – A Radically Different View Power Pages #4

5. What Collaboration Asks of Us-Twelve Conditions Leaders Must Meet to Create High-Powered Teams By Dr Linne B….and Kathleen Ryan – Power Pages #5

6. What is The Deepest Craving in Human Nature? How Can It Grow Your Business by Quantum Leaps? Power Pages #6

7. What Collaboration Asks of Us-Twelve Conditions Leaders Must Meet to Create High-Powered Teams By Dr Linne B….and Kathleen Ryan – Power Pages #7

8. How to Avoid the Seven Most Costly, Dangerous Mistakes in Hiring Corporate Consultants and Coaches – Preview of E-book Power Pages #8

9. A Goal is Not a Goal is Not a Goal: Lessons from Joe Power Pages #9

10. Five Powerful Profitable Pre-Requisites for Leading Transformation – Attention Leaders, Coaches, and Consultants Power Pages #10

11. A Radical New Goal Setting System - Master the Speed of the Global Economy Power Pages #11

12. Why Hybrid Power Works for Cars Not Leaders: What You Say Is What You Get® Power Pages #12

Dr. Linne’s Leadership Guides-What You Say Is What You Get® E-books

1. Secrets of Powerful Appreciation for Parents and Children of All Ages – What You Say Is What You Get®

2. The Power of Costomers – Your Revenue, Your Time

3. Four Secret Sources of Positive Power & Profit for Leaders, Consultants & Coaches

4. The Five Most Dangerous, Costly Mistakes Leaders Make in Mergers and Re–Organizations-Do You?

5. How to Avoid the Seven Most Costly, Dangerous Mistakes in Hiring Corporate Consultants and Coaches.

6. How “Abdicrat” Leaders Put Their Companies in Danger – Can You Pass This Leadership Test?

7. 9 Secret Keys to Having Great Clients and Keeping Them for Years—Attention, Consultants and Coaches!

8. How to Make A Million Dollars by Talking to Yourself! What You Say Is What You Get®

9. How the New Perfectionism Paves Your Path to Profits - A Radical View: What the Experts Don't Want You to Know

10. A Radical New Time Management System - Master the Speed of the Global Economy

11. How Emotions Unleash More Profit Power in Your Business: Three Lessons from Clients-- What You Say Is What You Get®

12. Positive Leadership – What It Is and Is Not: Can You Pass This Leadership Test? What You Say Is What You Get®

13. Every Word You Speak Either Makes Money or Loses Money for Your Company: What You Say Is What You Get®--5 Powerful Lessons from Clients

A Friend Insisted I Share This with You –My Different Hats:

1. An economist, MBA, and leadership futurist specializing in the future of leadership power.

2. A social psychologist, expert in group and interpersonal dynamics.

3. A Ph.D. in change leadership, founder of the field of positive strengths-based leadership, communication and change.

4. The developer of many positive vision-based and strengths-based systems for leaders, for FASTer easier better results with much less stress while strengthening all involved, e. g. planning, delegation, feedback, teams, groups and meetings, change without tears, M&A, bold beginnings and elegant endings, cross-functional cooperation, great working & customer relationships, more…

5. Author, seven books, 50 e-books & many articles; a dynamic high-content speaker for 25 years.

6. A consultant to leaders for over 25 years including Fortune 500 firms.

7. A 4th generation intuitive, creator of the Master Intuition System for Leaders with a 25 year track record, and a business/science/technology intuition expert.

Holding a vision for you of peace and prosperity,

Appreciatively,

Dr. Linne

"Build on Your Best"

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