Tag: Leadership Agility

What Great Leaders Do

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

Leadership is self-leadership. To lead other people, you must first lead yourself. To develop other leaders, you must first put yourself through it.

‘You must develop the person before you begin developing the leader.’

‘It’s very difficult for people to rise up if their leader refuses to put the wind of development under their wings.’

‘Your ability to develop others is dependent on what you know and what you know how to do.’

‘The only way for any person to learn leadership is to lead. Leading isn’t a theoretical exercise.’

‘If you want to develop leaders, you need to encourage them to begin practicing their leadership and giving them a place to do it.’

‘When you develop leaders, you need to prepare them today to seize opportunities in the future based on their giftedness.’

‘When you develop leaders, the most important thing you can do is let them know what you’re thinking and why.’

‘As you develop leaders, help them to cultivate their creative thinking ability. Encourage them to push the boundaries of what’s possible.’

‘When people get to weigh in on their development, they more readily buy in to owning their personal growth progress.’

‘If you will sweat with your people, they can handle the heat.’

‘When people understand that you’re in it with them, they’re more likely to engage with you.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2023). The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders: Invest in People Like Your Future Depends on It

Want To Win?

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

Yes, leadership is not about you. But if you are not winning, then what is going on?

If you are not winning, you are losing. If you are not losing, you are winning.

If you are not growing, you are dying. If you are not going forward, you are doing the opposite.

‘The question is not if you will make a mistake, it is when. Mistakes will happen. Great leaders learn from them and apply what they’ve learned going forward.’

‘No one can do it alone. Leveraging other people’s intellect, relationships, and experience as well as establishing your own relationships will propel your success as a leader.’

‘As a leader, one of your most important jobs is to create other leaders.’

‘Today’s employees are looking for representation in their leaders. They want to see people who look like them with a seat at the table.’

‘There is no innovation without diversity.’

‘Great leaders accept that we all have biases and look for ways to mitigate them in hiring, development, and elsewhere.’

‘As a leader, you must make sure your team understands that diverse means different, not less qualified.’

‘People value being seen, and as a leader, you have an opportunity to inspire people when you recognize them. It is a way of saying, ‘You are important to this team; I value that you are here.’ It is extremely empowering.’

‘While it is not always easy or comfortable, direct communication and the courage to ‘call a thing a thing’ are the fastest and most productive ways to a solution.’

‘Leading today requires the ability to transform … people, situations, and yourself.’

‘Transparency builds trust.’

Source:

Carla A. Harris (2022). Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment