Tag: Leadership Improvement

What ‘Experimental Leaders’ Know About Leadership

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

‘The experimental leader is a new kind of boss, one that observes, tests, and adjusts according to the outcomes.’

‘… experimental leaders … create stability in an unstable world. They open the doors for change so innovation can emerge.’

‘Being curious about small improvements and small observations is what being an experimental leader is about. It isn’t about throwing the whole business or process out and starting over again.’

‘Neutrality and curiosity are at the heart of becoming an experimental leader.’

‘Become inquisitive about how you lead now, and picture the kind of leader you want to grow into.’

‘The experimental mindset requires you to hold on to an end-of-state as your goal, experiment in incremental ways, and assess your success, adjusting as you go.’

‘The experimental leadership is action-based, so it is essential that you act before you necessarily understand.’

‘Pay attention. Over time, you will see small changes become profound shifts.’

‘Intents describe what will be accomplished. Your people determine how the work will be done.’

‘Know the work of your team. Help them track progress. Engage them in questions to spark new discoveries. Above all, foster curiosity.’

‘Create an atmosphere in which your team knows and feels it’s good for you to see their work, especially the imperfections.’

‘What can you do today to move forward by tomorrow?’

Source:

Melannie Parish (2020). The Experimental Leader: Be a New Kind of Boss to Cultivate and Organization of Innovators

How To Become A Better Person

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

You are who you are. No one is going to be like you . And no one can do your work the way you do it.

If you want to improve yourself, you must embrace everything about your life.

Becoming a better you is not going to happen overnight. You have to wait. You have to be patient with yourself.

And you must be willing to take risks. Calculated ones, not reckless ones.

‘With opportunities come risks, but don’t be afraid to take them.’

When you mess up, don’t blame other people. Hold yourself accountable for your mess. Because ‘lack of accountability in our personal life will certainly lead to problems in our public life.’

Don’t try to be who you are not. Don’t try to do what you are not trained to do. ‘Being who you really are is the first step in becoming better than you are.’

‘To grow, you have to be intentional.’

If you want to grow yourself, you must have your own plan. Because ‘…if you don’t have a plan for personal growth, then don’t expect to grow!’

Growth happens when you are around the greatest, when you are around people who are better than you are. ‘Being around people who are better than we are has a tendency to make us stretch and improve ourselves.’

Do the right thing.’If you keep doing the right thing, you will continue to gain greater responsibility. And the more responsibility you have, the more tough calls you will have to make.’

‘Experience teaches nothing, but evaluated experience teaches everything.’

‘The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.’

‘Anytime you ignore reality for the sake of the relationship, you will have problems.’

‘The acquisition of experience can be costly. But it’s not as costly as not gaining experience.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2008). Leadership Gold: Lessosn I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Leading