By: Jason Pistillo

This is the first in a series of posts I’m going to share about one’s leadership “game.” When I think about developing someone’s leadership game, I see three distinct areas to develop:

1. The Leadership Toolbox
2. Practice/instinct
3. Confidence

Let’s begin by discussing the Leadership Toolbox

The Leadership Toolbox

As we all develop as leaders, we get new tools with every new challenge. We get them from sharing experiences with coworkers, in our networks, by reading and learning from formal sources, or by creating them all on our own.

When I describe this toolbox, I am not referring to skills and innate talent. For instance, some individuals are “people-people” and are good at presenting to crowds, networking, etc. I’m talking about something far more granular. For instance, I have a great set of tools that I use for setting personal focus, settling my mind, and generally getting shit done. Continue reading →