Employees generally agree that leaders with a passion for excellence, quality and accomplishment benefit their organizations. These qualities place leaders at the top of their fields. No one faults managers who give their all and make sacrifices, but too much of a good thing can also pose problems. Perfectionistic leaders may be as damaging as…
Today’s leaders face innumerable challenges that previous generations never confronted: employee disengagement, cloud-based speed of commerce, political correctness, cultural diversity, social sensitivities and a hyper-focus on efficiency, among others. Humility, however, is an often-overlooked character trait that flies in the face of culturally accepted leadership norms. It may, in fact, be the most powerful attribute…
Learning how to consciously leverage my strengths helps me navigate volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA world).
How well do the leaders in your organization share their disappointment? Leaders who provide constructive responses to disappointment reflect an honorable character worthy of following, describes Robin Camarote in Inc.com. This involves learning the skills of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. An experienced executive coach is a great resource to help you in this area. When…
Have you had an unfortunate response to disappointment? I wouldn’t be surprised. We’re hard-wired to respond to stimuli with feelings first and analysis second. When we act on our emotions, before we allow time to think, we respond unfavorably to disappointment. Unfortunately, emotionally driven types of responses are common for some leaders, according to leadership…
How are you dealing with disappointment? Leading in today’s competitive business market requires thinking and reaching beyond the norm. It requires leaders that give and gather the best: intellect, passion and commitment. Leaders know that they can’t achieve desired results without the engagement of others. We require vendors to fulfill contracts as agreed. We need…
With the impact of the Coronavirus and so many people “sheltering in place” for weeks, maybe months to come, balancing work and home in new ways is paramount for leaders forging a new normal for the time being. So many of us – yours truly included – grapple with striking a balance between work and all the other joys life has to offer. Here’s the common thread from the leaders I’ve talked with: our balance gets thrown off because we have this notion that we can’t be fully human at work. Personable, yes – but showing our messy edges? Nope. Here are three things you can do now to find work-life balance in times of crisis – and continue raising your leadership bar.
In a time when leaders are busier than ever and have no energy to spare, how do they raise their leadership bar? I’ve been writing about this in recent posts. The third step in learning to Raise Your Leadership Bar is to be more intentional. In Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations,…
As a leader, how do you sharpen your focus? The most effective leaders work on their self-development: they enhance their mindset, value and purpose. They make the most progress by cutting through the clutter, looking at the big picture and making basic, yet profound adjustments. As I wrote in a previous post, the first step…
Clarity is the ability to see things as they are with an accurate perception and understanding. It’s a freedom from uncertainty or confusion. It’s the skill to grasp fundamental truths and distinguish false alternatives. Clarity of mind stands as a basic framework to hang other usable skills, and successful leaders learn how to find it….
In today’s breakneck corporate culture, many leaders have redefined their success. Merely keeping up with the chaos has become an acceptable goal. The trend in organizational management is to focus on staying afloat and ponder the future if time allows. The common theme I often see is do more with less. Unfortunately, this attempt to…