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When You Are Not Leading

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Whatever your context, leadership is not about yelling at people. Leadership is about working with people. Leadership is not about showing what you know. It is not about trying to prove your point.

As a leader, you are not working for yourself. You are working for your people. And to do that really well, you have got to stop yelling at your people. You have got to stop treating your people like they don’t belong. They do. They belong. They are human beings. They deserve to be treated as human beings, not as animals.

Leadership is more than what you know. If you don’t lead well, what you know don’t count. It doesn’t matter. Your people don’t care about what you know. Your people care about who you are, not what you know.

If you want your people to connect with you, then you have got to show them who you are, not what you know. Show your people love. Show them care. Show that you care about them, that they matter. Give them something to believe in. And show them where you are going, what you are doing to get there.

Because leading other people is about vision. As a leader, if you want your people to change your world, just show them that they are important to you. And they will deliver. Don’t worry about who is going to do what. They will sort things out. But you won’t be able to take your people on a journey if you are the only man in the room, if you are the only man doing all the talking. Leadership is about inclusion.

Leadership is about inclusion and respect. Respect your people and they will respect you. Treat them as people. Include your people and they will include you. Accept your people as they are. Don’t try to change them. Because you can’t. The only person you can change is you, not your people. Accept them as they are.

That is what great leaders do. Great leaders accept people for who they are, not for what they can do for them.

When you catch yourself not treating your people well, when you catch yourself doing the opposite of real leadership, then you are not leading anymore. You have lost yourself. You have abandoned your responsibility. You are just bossing your people. Guess what? People don’t like to be bossed around. Don’t treat your people like that. They deserve more than that. Live your words. Embrace yourself, no matter what. And your people will embrace you. That is leadership.

Gary Burnison On How To Take Control Of Your Career

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘You get hired for what you can do but fired for who you are. So if you want to get ahead, start there- figure out who you are and the value you bring. Awareness awakens!’

‘Find your inner hustle. Call it fire in the belly, or drive. It is the sustaining energy that keeps you moving, especially when the going gets tough. With hustle, you’ll recognize those difficult times as opportunities to challenge yourself, learn, and grow.’

‘Without knowing your blind spots, you’re vulnerable to hit a brick wall in your career- no matter how talented and high potential you are.’

‘Assess, assess, assess. You can’t see yourself clearly if you only assume. You need to have the courage to truly at yourself.’

‘Remember: learn more, earn more. Be aligned with your boss about how you can stretch and grow in taking on more of what needs to be done.’

‘Unless you’re a sculptor working alone in your studio, chipping marble or molding clay, you are not a solo performer. Despite all the technological advancements of the past few decades, we still need to work with others.’

‘You can’t change your boss- you can only change yourself. Or you can change the situation by developing an exit strategy.’

‘Be accountable for your own behaviors and performance, and always ask for unvarnished feedback.’

‘Ego is not your amigo. Maybe it’s not them, it’s you.’

‘Don’t judge, understand others before demanding to be understood.’

‘Build your political capital on trust- it is earned, not given to you.’

‘Demonstrating what you do is only half of the equation. Be connected so others can see who you are.’

‘Be self-aware as you lead by your actions, not just your words. Your team will watch what you do even more than they will listen to what you say. Model the behaviors you want to see in others.’

‘Leadership requires fellowership. Your success as a manager is solely dependent on the success of others. If your team doesn’t perform, you won’t progress.’

‘Collective genius can only come from open and candid discussion, not a scripted performance.’

‘Networking is a contact sport– it’s all about building relationships. Lead with what you can give.’

‘It isn’t like microwaving popcorn on high. Advancing your career takes time, effort, and insatiable curiosity. Learning agility is the number one predictor of success.’

‘Self-awareness is the starting point for any skill development and will keep you from derailing.’

‘Know that no matter how much you study and prepare, you will make countless mistakes, especially at first.’

‘Learning determines your earnings for life- and learning can be as simple as following good old-fashioned curiosity.’

‘Learning generally happens only when you’re outside your comfort zone.’

Source

Gary Burnison (2020). Advance: The Ultimate How-To- Guide for Your Career