Leadership Advice & Tips

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"Your ability to lead yourself will determine how well you lead and inspire others." K. Richardson

The founding father of self-leadership, Charles Manz, defines self-leadership as “leading oneself toward performance of naturally motivating tasks as well as managing oneself to do work that must be done but is not naturally motivating”

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¿Qué te detiene a para mostrar tu vulnerabilidad? La humildad es una fuente de fuerza profunda que genera liderazgo!

It takes great strength to display humility:-)

It is very rare to meet a leader with real humility.  It is often seen as a weakness rather than a strength.

Leadership (like it’s cousinstewardship, for example) isn’t a role but a process – specifically a process of influence; meaning those you choose to lead must also choose to be led — and choose you, in particular, to lead them.

A truly great leader operates from the soul level, inspired by vision and inner wisdom as opposed to greed. Do you have what it takes to be a great leader?

When first introduced to a leader, we immediately and unconsciously assess him or her for warmth and authorit

Warmth and authority are the outward indications of something more profound ... the character of the leader.  What do your non-verbal signals reveal about you as a leader?

Top employers create a blueprint, treat HR like a sales organization and govern by meritocracy.

Company culture is incredibly important ,and far too many companies fail to invest the time and resources to create a positive one. 

Make no mistake ...every single company HAS a culture, regardless of weather you try to create one, or not. 

What is yours?

Learn more:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=LeaderShip

Turbulent times are where the "action is" and when leadership is needed the most ... and when it counts the most.  The only question is will you choose to grab the "turbulent" bull by the horns and lead your people and organization to even greater potential, or will you let someone else lead instead ( ... perhaps your competition or adversary)?

Some great advice. Simple rules to follow. I would print this out and hang it on your wall and bring it out before every group meeting to refresh what you need to cover.

That brings up another key point - when was the last time you had a team meeting. We all think we have meetings all the time but the truth is we do not have as many as we think we do or should. 

Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly - what is the right frequency? Weekly is a good place to start but maybe you switch up the main purpose of the team meetings and make them mandatory.

We do monthly Team Talks - that allows everyone to communicate what is happening in their group / department and ask questions. Item #8 - Check.

We also do Lunch and Learns - that allows one person or a group /department to show off what they are thinking about or working on. Goo way to get the innovation ideas flowing - One more for #8 - double check.

Totally agree with doing a great job with on boarding - make a persons first day a great day. This is is a whole blog post on it's own. I also like sending good people off with some fanfare and a thank you. They are ambassadors for your company  thank you, good luck and farewell event to highlighting in a bigger meeting is a very good idea. #9 - Check, check.

The rest of the items - are leadership touch points to that should be communicated as often as possible - such as the events listed above. In fact, we believe that these communication should be free flowing and  a product like Kudos is designed  to help companies do that with a big dose of #7. Show your appreciation often and say thanks to people every week.  

I call it leading out loud and doing it in structured ways will make people feel more connected to the company and one another. Transparency and honesty is a good thing - Your team  can handle the truth so keep them in the loop :)

If you ever wondered what those companies you admire so much do - that is pretty well it.  

Cheers,

T

David, thanks for sharing.  Your note says it all.

Good ideas not just for keeping/growing top performers ... but also to grow and develop your leaders.

Leaders set the conditions for others to lead ... here are 5 easy steps to promote a culture to grows and develops emerging leaders at every level.