Tag: Leadership Agility

The Power Of Personal Connection

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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When you connect with other people, your world gets bigger. If you want to do well in your life, connect with other people.

But to do that, according to Tom Gartland, ‘Connect with your heart, so that you can connect with the hearts of others.’

‘We cannot win by ourselves. Everyone owns it. And we all need each other.’

As a leader, you cannot truly connect by staying in your ivory tower. And the only way to connect is in person. And you can only do that one person at a time.’

‘You can train all you want, but if it does not come from the heart, it will not connect.’

‘We need to see beyond ourselves.’

‘Seeing the potential in people takes time, a shift in focus, practice, and care. It takes getting close to those around you.’

‘Leading is not about right now. Leading is about seeing the future in others.’

‘Treat people well and it will come back to you in spades.’

‘Truly connecting with those around you means being honest– about them and about how they are fitting (or not) into the organization as it (and they) move forward.’

‘Leading is about opening ourselves, and those around us, up to new possibilities.’

Source:

Tom Gartland and Patrick Sweeney (2018). Lead With Heart: Transform Your Business Through Personal Connection

How To Become A Great Manager

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Managing other people is not about control. It is not about telling them what to do. Managing other people is about love. If you do not love people, you can’t work with them.

Love means you care. Love says, ‘I see you. I am with you.’ The question is, ‘Are you a great change manager? Do you care about your people? Are you in the game for yourself? Or are you in it for others?

According to Scott Miller, ‘One of your key assignments is to help change feel participatory for your team.’

‘As effective as your first communication might have been, your team will need time to process and understand the change.’

‘Information and action are the antidotes to fear.’

‘… Communicate comprehensively and constantly.

‘Communicating change simply, clearly, and with respect for the concerns and experience of your direct reports is key to kicking off a change initiative in a positive way.’

‘Don’t make your direct reports guess your motivations for requesting feedback.’

‘Leaders provide feedback to help people see what they are not seeing.’

‘When a leader delegates and gets back a poor result, it is usually the leader’s responsibility.’

‘Great leaders plan goals with their teams rather than for them, and delegate tasks without abandoning or micromanaging. They shift from telling team members what to do, to aligning their work to greater purposes and supporting their efforts.’

‘Because you’re a leader, you’re noticed. Every time you communicate, every time you open your mouth, you create culture.’

Source:

Scott Miller, Todd Davis and Victoria Roos Olsson (2019). Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team