Tag: Laughing

How Great Leaders Communicate

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Whether you are in a leadership position or not, if you want to win, connecting with other people is the only way to get there.

In her book Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Stratrgically to Coach, Inspire, and Get things Done, Dianna Booher writes, ‘Effective communicators know that their body language and behavior trump their words.’

‘Strong communicators trade on trust. It’s their currency.’

‘Strategic thinkers use leading questions to advance a discussion and their cause.’

‘Nothing starts you on the road to recovering trust like admitting to your troops your lapse in judgment.’

‘Words are never the whole story.’

‘Getting upset boosts your blood pressure; laughing and a lighthearted culture boosts your productivity and your influence.’

‘With the pressures of leadership, you have a choice- to get upset or to get a laugh.’

‘Nothing makes leaders look more capable than handling tough questions with credibility and ease.’

‘Your document should not reflect everything you know about a subject. It should reflect everything you think significant.’

‘As with race cars, what’s ‘under the hood’ drives a meeting’s overall success.’

‘If you show up physically, be present mentally.‘

Source:

Dianna Booher (2017). Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done

When You Are Not Motivated, Remember These People

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

When you are with these people, they are with you. They are one hundred percent with you. They care about you. They care about what is going on in your life.

They want you to be happy. They want you to achieve your dreams, your goals. They want you to be who you are.

They don’t want you to fake who you are. They want you to live your life, to pursue what makes you happy.

They know what they want. When you are tired, they do not judge you. They bring you back up.

When you are with these people, they ask lots of questions. They ask questions to know how they can help you.

They don’t focus on your mistakes. They do not focus on what you cannot do. They are after how you are going to make progress.

They want you to grow, not to fail. When you fail, they don’t laugh at you. They laugh with you. When you are sick, they call to see how you are doing.

When you are not happy, they show you love. They bring you back to life. They respect you. They value you.

When you are with these people, you don’t want the day to end. So who are these people? They are your supporters. They are your pillars. They are your makers. They are your mentors.