This Is Why Great Leaders Are Needed Today Than Ever

Leadership is about how you make people feel.’

Leadership should not be an earned status.’

True leaders can deal with challenging situations while their mind is relaxed.’

Leadership is not necessarily a person, it is a mindset which can be applied by anyone.’

It takes a leadership state of mind to bring people together and get the most out of their shared moments.’

The key requirement to managing an open focus is self-awareness.’

Leadership that is not controlling, not driven by competition and non-judgmental. It is the type of leadership that creates the space for people to connect and co-create.’

Anything unforeseen can be turned into an opportunity.’

By paying attention to outliers, better arguments can be built to support the final collective choice.’

You cannot force growth, you can only nurture growth.’

‘Only when the why is well-formulated does it make sense to proceed.’

‘When it is hard to find the right approach, it is a really good idea to sleep on it.’

Source:

Alwin Put (2021). Captains of Leadership: Build your Facilitative Confidence

How To Embrace Change

Whether you like change or you do not like change, it is happening right now.

If you want to renew yourself, to grow yourself, you have got to embrace change.

How?

You’ll have to deal with the tension between the stability that gives security and the adaptability that opens up opportunity.’

We must be willing to let go of what worked yesterday and learn new ways of seeing, doing, and leading.’

‘… We must stop wishing and start working. Instead of looking for the ‘secret sauce’ of success, we must start sowing seeds of success.’

Don’t hesitate to help another person by sowing a positive seed in his or her life.’

Don’t allow failure to be a bully in your life.’

You must be willing to admit where you’re wrong so that you can discover what is right.’

What you think about yourself determines the investment you will make in yourself.’

No matter what you want to do in life, you have to face reality, and you have to be willing to pay the price required to go uphill.’

Having the right attitude is essential because your actions often carry more weight than your words.’

If you fall down, you should learn from it, get up, and step forward.’

To stand up is to stand out.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2019). Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace