Information Technology & Social Media News

The American population is attached to its digital devices.  Are you one of them?

This Third Metric blog shares 19 signs that it's time to unplug.  Here are just a few:

1. You experience Phone Panic
2. You have no idea how to get to basic locations without Google Maps
3. Your device has a spot next to your pillow
4. LOL and hashtag are part of your vocabulary
5. You text someone who is in the same room
6. When you go to the bathroom, so does your phone
7. You Instagram more food than you eat

We are living in a world of profound complexity and unprecedented change.  A world where things seem to turn on a dime.  So what does it really take to be an amazing leader today?  Shane Snow shares with us some of the patterns he has observed from the best leaders in his life.

• Great leaders change their minds and do so often; they have the courage to admit when they are wrong.
• Great leaders absorb shock; they are "the first to face danger, the first to battle; and shield the group from harm".
• Great leaders overcommunicate; they confide in their followers, trusting them with all the information.
• Great leaders think before answering; they do not feel the pressure to have instant answers to everything.
• Great leaders search for the right path; not the easy path.
• Great leaders have sacred time for themselves; they know that self-improvement and balance is imperative.
• Great leaders are in it for others; they are motivated by the desire to help others.

If you are trying to become a better leader in your work and life, Shane Snow sums it up beautifully:  "Strive to be the kind of leader you would follow yourself."