10 Strategies For Improving Your Organization

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Transformation starts with transparency. Because people want to know what they are getting themselves into, why they are doing it, and what is going to happen to them.

If you want your project to succeed, don’t hide anything from your people. Be kind. Tell them the truth. When you do, you are more likely to succeed.

According Traci Fenton, ‘Transparency is at work when ideas and information are openly and responsibly shared.’

‘For leaders to own their inner power, they must have a moral compass- and use it.’

Purpose and vision are at work when each individual and the organization know their reason for being and have a sense of intentional direction.’

‘Integrity is at work when each individual and the organization uphold high moral and ethical principles.’

Dialogue and Listening are at work when each individual listens and engages in conversation in a way that deepens meaning and connection.’

Accountability is at work when each individual and the organization are responsible to each other for their actions.’

Decentralization is at work when power is appropriately shared throughout an organization.’

The Individual and the Collective are at work when the rights of both are valued and respected.’

Choice is at work when each individual chooses between different possibilities.’

Fairness and Dignity are at work when each individual is treated justly and impartially and is recognized for their inherent worth.’

Reflection and Evaluation are at work when each individual and the organization are committed to continuous feedback and growth.’

Source:

Traci Fenton (2023). Freedom at Work: The Leadership Strategy for Transforming Your Life, Your Organization, and Our World

Why Great Leaders Are Different

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Why are great leaders great? Why are they different? Because they are in it for others, not for themselves.

Because they do things differently. So if you want to be different, then you must do your own thing differently.

In his book 1% Leadership: Master the Small, Daily Improvements that Set Great Leaders Apart, Andy Ellis writes, ‘Leadership is helping someone become a better version of themselves.’

‘Find your blind spots by hearing unbelievable things.’

‘Make the smallest and most defensible argument necessary to spur action.’

‘Don’t be irreplaceable; be unclonable.’

‘Create safety to let people warn you of danger.’

‘Keep your hand on the wheel to stay in your lane.’

‘If you don’t pay attention, you’ll miss the gorilla in the room.’

‘Act faster than your adversaries and slower than your allies.’

‘Serenity is knowing that the crap you’re wading through is crap you chose to deal with.’

‘The best available outcomes often involve finding hard compromises between groups you advocate for.’

Source:

Andy Ellis (2023). 1% Leadership: Master the Small, Daily Improvements that Set Great Leaders Apart