How To Navigate Leadership In A Changing World

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Leadership is not easy. It is not for people who don’t know what they want for themselves.

Leadership is not for those who don’t believe that they have what it takes to make a difference in the world.

Leadership is for people who are not afraid to do what other people don’t want to do.

If you are comfortable with yourself, leadership is for you.

‘If you lead from your best self, you feel exellence and even elation within you.’

‘If you are not able to enact courage to have a conversation or take action, the effects are significant.’

‘If you practice self-awareness, you can more easily notice fear, pause for reflective sense-making, and act.’

Acknowledging when you don’t know something sets up conditions for receiving support.’

‘Inspiring vision requires you to be a continuous student, learning from various outlets.’

‘Remember that every individual retains areas where they are not strong.’

‘Being an inclusive leader means you don’t have to be the superhero. You don’t have to know everything and do everything.’

‘Conrageous conversation mean being fearless in having direct conversations but in a thoughtful and gracious manner.’

‘As an authentic leader, if you make a mistake, own it, and try to make things better.’

‘The willingness to share of yourself in contextually appropriate and honest ways is important for buidling followership and building the next generation of leaders.’

Source:

Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, & Lynn Perry Wooten (2022). Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership

What Makes Great Leaders

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‘Leaders envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities.’

‘People want to follow those who can see beyond today’s difficulties and imagine a brighter tomorrow.’

‘Leaders are pioneers willing to step out into the unknown.’

‘Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.’

‘Leadership is something you experience in an interaction with another human being.’

Leaders are their organization’s ambassadors of shared values.’-

James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner

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‘Leading others begins with leading yourself and you can’t do that until you’re able to answer that fundamental question about who you are.’

‘Leadership is not merely about your values. It’s also about the values of your constituents.’

‘Conversations about values … enable people to find more meaning in their work.’

Being an exemplary leader requires you to live the values.’

‘As a leader, you teach, coach, and guide others to align their actions with the shared values because you’re held accountable for their actions, too, not just your own.’

Source:

James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner (2017). The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations