Tip 7: Get a coach It is said that it can be lonely when you are in a leadership position, but it does not have to be that way if you have a coach. A leadership coach serves as a sounding board and supports the leader with their exploration of most any professional topic. A...
Tip 6: Make time for self-care As the leader of an organization you bring the weather. Your work unit, for better or worse, will reflect what you project. As the leader you owe it to yourself, and your team, to bring your best self to the workplace. Make the time to care for your health...
Tip 5 Be open to feedback Make a point to ask what your team thinks about situations and challenges that they and the organization are facing. Ownership is developed when the team in invested and feels that they have input into the process. Seek feedback on how others see you. Take a 360 assessment or...
Tip 4: Keep a Journal A journal can whatever you want to make note of. Write about your daily accomplishments and challenges. Write about what you noticed about yourself. Make note of how you showed up as a leader that day and what you want to work on. Make a list of your priorities. The...
Tip 3: Intentional listening – Notice Consciously listen to what the other person is saying in conversations. Instead of formulating your rebuttal, listen to their words, the voice inflections, and notice their body language to get a fuller picture of their point and concerns. Be curious. Ask questions to get clarity. Try this in your...
Tip 2: Slowdown – Focus Leaders are often tempted to race through activities and interactions in order to move on the next thing. Some try to multi-task. Neuroscience has shown that people cannot effectively focus on more than one thing at a time. What actually happens is the mind is quickly shifting attention from one...
7 Tips to Improve Awareness (7 series) Tip 1: Meditation or Pausing Studies by Richard Davidson, founder of Center for Healthy Minds, show that meditation produces measurable changes in the brain and body. It enables a calmer state of mind and can assist the body’s immune system to function better. Being in a calmer state...
Successful individuals, like successful businesses, tend to have a clear idea of what they want to achieve. This definition of success, be it anything from being radically innovative to having a position of significant responsibility, is unlikely to be achieved without a practical strategy. Regardless of whether you work for somebody or are self-employed, below are...
When considering a particular area of life, be it career, family, relationships, health, and so on, individuals fall into one of five camps: 1. I don’t know what I want; 2. I know what I want, but don’t know how to get it; 3. I know what I want and how to get it, but...
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