Tag: Leadership Agility

How To Inspire A High-Performing Team

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Whether in the arts, sports, sciences, or leadership, early exposure cultivates mastery of skills.’

‘The evolved leader blends the ideology of one’s true self with the well-grounded practicality that enables them to accomplish the mission.’

‘Evolved leaders must have the agility to assess each audience or individual with whom they interact and adapt their persona, while never being untrue to their own core values.’

‘The evolved leader never approaches an issue with an intractable position of certainty.’

‘A core skill of evolved leadership is the ability to ask questions that enable others to provide comprehensive, well-thought-out answers based on logic and reasoning.’

‘Never respond to a challenge with a statement. Always ask a clarifying questions.’

‘The evolved leader seeks truth over comfort.’

‘Just as companies create operating principles and value statements that are meant to endure through all types of change, so too should evolved leaders implement value protocols for themselves and their teams.’

‘Don’t sit safely blending into the camouflage.’

‘Don’t default to the inertia of your comfort zone.’

‘Require every criticism to include a recommendation.’

Source

Stephen Young and Barbara Hockfield (2024). The Power of Evolved Leadership: Inspire top Performance by Fostering Inclusive Teams

‘Leadership Lessons From The Great Antarctic Explorer’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Be bold in vision and careful in planning. Dare to try something new, but be meticulous enough in your proposal to give your ideas a good chance of succeeding.’

‘In a rapidly changing world, be willing to venture in new directions to seize new opportunities and learn new skills.’

‘Once you make a career decision, commit to stick through the tough learning period.’

‘Hire those who share your vision. Someone who clashes with your personality or the corporate culture will hinder your work.’

‘Motivate your staff to be independent. If you have been a good leader, they will have the determination to succeed on their own.’

‘Hire those with talents and expertise you lack. Don’t feel threatened by them. They will help you stay on the cutting edge and bring distinction to your organization.’

‘Take the time to observe before acting, especially if you are new to the scene. All changes should be aimed at improvements. Don’t make changes just for the sake of leaving your mark.’

‘Where possible, have employees work together on certain tasks. It builds trust and respect and even friendship.’

‘Create a work environment comfortable enough to entice professionals to spend the greater part of their waking hours there. Allow for some personal preferences.’

‘Give consistent feedback on performance. Most workers feel they don’t get nearly enough words of praise and encouragement.’

‘Get rid of unnecessary middle layers of authority. Direct leadership is more efficient in emergency situations.’

Source

Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparell (2001). Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons from The Great Antarctic Explorer