Tag: Leadership Accountability

How To Level Up Your Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Growth doesn’t happen by accident. If you want it, you have got to do the work, the hard work.

Do not focus on what you do not know. Instead, focus on what you can do to change your situation.

According to Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson, ‘You don’t have to be an expert to solve a problem. A lack of knowledge can be a blessing.’

‘Get comfortable with ambiguity. Not having all the answers at the outset can lead you to new ideas and solutions you never would have considered.’

‘Share your ideas with others. … If you don’t share it, no one can help.’

‘Dig deeper to find the root causes or systemic issues rather than solving for symptoms.’

‘Acknowledge hurdles and forces that are bigger than you, but don’t let that deter you. Instead, find others to help you tilt the scales in your favor.’

‘You don’t know what you don’t know. Focus on finding the right questions over the right answers.’

‘Time kills all deals. Don’t let perfect get in the way of progress.’

‘Do not play the blame game. Focus on solutions and move on.’

‘When something fails, mourn and then move on. The next opportunity is around the corner.’

‘Sometimes what is holding you back is not a glass ceiling but rather a sticky floor. Don’t let your self-doubt overcome you. Why shouldn’t you be the one to solve this problem?’

Source:

Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson (2022). Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back

How Great Leaders Energize People

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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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