As a leader, your people are watching you. Don’t assume you know how they see you. You don’t. If you want to know, you have got to know them. You have got to meet them where they are.
In her book The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day, Kristi Hedges writes, ‘When you show how seriously you’re taking a conversation, it raises the importance for everyone else as well.’
‘Embracing uncertainty and saying ‘I don’t know’ invites outside thinking. It also shows courage.’
‘To truly connect with someone else, we need to send out a beaming and accurate light that allows them to see our intentions and motivations clearly.’
‘Your leadership story tells people what you’re all about.’
‘Communicating potential helps people access their strengths.’
‘When we highlight potential, we boost confidence.‘
‘If you know how to shift your listening, you can go into deep and inspirational listening mode whenever you choose to.’
‘We need to shift to curiosity when we want to learn, rather than just confirm what we already think.’
‘When we exude positive energy, people borrow from it, internalize it, and make it their own.’
‘The energy we convey sets the benchmark for what other people will be able to feel.’
‘When you connect to the emotional core of your message, you exhibit a mobilizing force.’
Source:
Kristi Hedges (2017). The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day
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