CLINT SWINDALL

LEADERSHIP BLOG

The High Price of Negative Motivation

I was standing to the left of the stage in a huge ballroom preparing to speak to a group of 300 construction supervisors. I was...

The Myth of Being Busy

This past week I got a call from a client. Before I could say a word upon answering my phone he said, “Sorry it’s taken me so long to get...

The Power of One Simple Choice

There are some lessons we learn in life that stick with us forever, while others require constant reminders. For me, one of those lessons...

Why Failure May Be More Valuable Than Success

The morning after a sixteen hour drive from Illinois, my father-in law walked into my office and asked, “Do we learn more from our...

Why Failure May Be More Valuable Than Success

Share the Vision: Employees Can’t Embrace What They Can’t See

Some people are wonderful with details. They can take an incredible vision, break it down into bite-sized pieces, and identify a laundry...

Share the Vision: Employees Can’t Embrace What They Can’t See

How to Build Accountability to Avoid the Hall of Blame

Listen. Can you hear it? There is someone around you not taking the blame for something in their life. In fact, you hear it everywhere...

How to Build Accountability to Avoid the Hall of Blame

Five Areas of Focus That Will Lead to a More Balanced Life

Seven days in a week. It’s one of the few things we all have in common. From there, we all head in different directions regarding how we...

Five Areas of Focus That Will Lead to a More Balanced Life

Good Will Always Outnumber the Bad

The bombings in Brussels today served as another reminder of the evil in this world. Any time some pathetic and spiritless coward sets...

How to Stand Out When Screwing Things Up

Irish novelist James Joyce once wrote, “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” Some days I feel I’ve spent a little too much time...

How to Stand Out When Screwing Things Up

How Strong Leaders Go In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lion

“March comes in a like a lion, and out like a lamb.” I remember in my early years hearing those words from a teacher trying to explain...

How Strong Leaders Go In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lion

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Clint Swindall, CSP

- Speaker, Trainer & Author

Clint is a seasoned professional speaker you can depend on to educate, entertain, and engage. Clint Swindall understands the power of engagement. He understands the critical roles both leaders and employees play in building a culture of engagement, and how a focused effort for both can dramatically improve an organization. Here in his blog he shares some of his knowledge and understanding of people to help you where you are in your personal and business life.

My Books

"Engaged Leadership is the best of both worlds: an engaging business story coupled with a primer on the practical skills all leaders need. In the book, Swindall provides many useful tools for successfully meeting twelve major leadership challenges. I recommend it."
—Mark Sanborn, author of The Fred Factor and You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader

"If you want to have a team where leaders and employees are working hand-in-hand to build a culture of employee engagement, then you need to read this book. I'm confident it will help you become a weekday warrior." —Jon Gordon bestselling author of The Energy Bus and Soup