Maureen's Advice on Forbes.com

Leaders Lead. Managers Follow. You can lead from out in front, from beside and even from behind. A leader can even report to a manager if they are leading the team or organization somewhere new. A leader leads. A manager follows. Both roles are important. To transition from manager to leader, you have to have a clear vision of what future needs to emerge. Then you have to earn people's willingness to follow you there. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

You Already Know It. Connect with those times in your life and career when you have felt like "this is what I am meant to do" as well as "this is how I am meant to be." There are golden nuggets inside those moments. Mine them and you will surface your personal mission. On our best days, we have already lived our personal mission. The form may change, but the goal never does.  To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

Focus on What Is at Stake for Them, Not for You. A great talk will impact its audience. Do you want your audience to learn something? Do something? Be something? Imagine that those people might never get that learning or change unless you make it happen for them during this talk. They will like you better for your fierce commitment to them. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.

Look at Your ROI. There is a curve we get on when we start a particular job or career: our contribution over time. It should continue to trend up. There is a point in every job and career when that contribution can start to trend downward. It can be a loss of passion, interest or engagement. Whether it occurs at year one or at 20 years, if it continues to trend downward, it is time to transition. To see more tips from other experts, read the Forbes.com article HERE.