Tag: Leadership Attitude

Thriving In A Rapidly-Changing World

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Change is here to stay. If you want to thrive, change is the way. If you are not willing to change, people will leave you behind.

But you can’t do it alone. You need other people. According to Arpil Rinne, ‘In times of great change, when the world is in flux, we need each other more than ever. We need one another’s support, wisdom, guidance, presence, and occasionally a shoulder to cry on. We need one another’s generosity.’

‘Knowing your enough means knowing that the more you give, the better you make others’ lives. The better you make others’ lives, the more they can contribute to the world, the more your life is improved … and the cycle continues.’

‘Generous leaders understand that having the greatest impact on the world means giving the most of ourselves, not acquiring the most for ourselves. To be more, give more.’

‘Leading with enough means nurturing relationships above all else: not for money, but for their inherent and often incalculable value.’

‘Knowing your enough sees through the futility of comparison and empowers you to develop your own metrics of ‘enoughness’ rooted in internal satisfaction, meaning, relationships, resilience, discovery, and helping others.’

‘Knowing your enough brings clarity about what really matters.’

‘When you know your enough, you have less anxiety and your ability to thrive expands a lot.’

‘We don’t need to find new solutions: we need to regain our bearings, reconnect with ourselves and one another, and discover what we’ve already known.’

‘Getting lost doesn’t mean lacking direction or being foolish- … it means being completely comfortable with what you don’t (and may never) know.’

‘Learning to see what’s invisible doesn’t mean losing focus or ignoring what is visible. … It’s the ability to adjust your gaze, see the full picuture, and really understand what’s what.’

Source:

April Rinne (2021). Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change

How You Can ‘Enhance Your Leadership Impact At Work’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Leadership is more than your title. It is more than your qualifications. Leadership is about people. Yes, it is about people.

If you want your organization to thrive, you must invest in your people. If you want it to die, then forget about your people.

According to Doug and Chuck, ‘Great leaders create a positive emotional climate that encourages motivation and extra effort, and they’re the ones with good emotional self-awareness.’

‘Self-awareness is essential to uderstanding whether or not we are living in alignment, that is, whether our behavior is in sync with our goals, and whether the goals we’re working toward are consistent with our principles and values.’

‘As a leader, you need to be seen as trustworthy, and you also need to trust those around you.’

‘Effective leaders accept responsibility for their choices, freely admit mistakes and failures, and embrace their duty to serve others.’

‘Leaders can’t make a positive difference without trust, and trust simply doesn’t happen unless a leader demonstrates integrity and responsibility.’

‘Being responsible doesn’t mean an individual leader can control a situation completely. It does mean holding oneself accountable for the actions one takes and committing to do the right thing as best as humanly possible, even in the face of obstacles or extenuating circumstances.’

‘Living in alignment is shorthand for the notion of aiming to live your real life as closely as possible to your ideal self.’

‘When communicating about your planned change, once is not enough.’

‘When sharing your thoughts as a leader, the compassionate approach is to suggest possibilities rather than dictate solutions.’

‘Emotional intelligence is ‘knowing’ how we’re feeling.’

Source:

Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer (2023). Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It: 8 Essentials to Enhance Your Leadership Impact at Work, Home, and Anywhere Else That Needs You