Tag: Learning Mindset

Life Starts When You Move

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Move even when you are not ready. Move even when you are confused, don’t know what is going on. Move even when you are alone. Move even when life is not treating you well. Move anyway.

Whether you are just learning how to walk, talk, sing, write, do it. Move. Because their is life in doing. There is life in moving. There is life in running. There is life in walking. There is life in doing the right things.

Don’t wait for the perfect time to move, to try something. If you are really crazy about something, then move toward it. Is it going to be easy? Of course not. But go for it anyway.

If you wait for things to be okay, for people to give you permission, for you to feel ready, you will never get anything done.

Remember that life starts when you move. Things change when you move, not when you stuck yourself in your self-designed rut. Things get better when you decide to make things better, not when you reject growth.

If you are scared of failure, that is okay. But you have got to do it anyway. That is what successful people do. They do not run away from fear. Successful people face fear. That is why they are successful.

If you have the courage to face your own fears, you can change your life. Where change is, success is possible. Where change is, growth is possible.

The question is, ‘Are you willing to get uncomfortable?’

‘How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Great leaders build great teams. Great teams are great because their leaders are great. They are treated with love and respect. They have a vision. They know what they are doing. And they create a space for their people to grow.

‘Great leaders are willing to challenge their own beliefs. They are willing to prove to themselves, through earnest experimentation and adequate repetition, whether something works or not.’

‘Great leaders align their company vision with their employees’ personal vision.’

‘Great leaders define the tasks for each role first, and then find the best person to fill that role.’

‘Great leaders identify the few qualities and qualifications that will have the greatest impact in a role and find someone with those attributes.’

‘Great leaders look beyond what a candidate has done in the past and ask, ‘What can the person do in the future?’

‘Great leaders ask their team to express and document their dreams, however simple, and then guides them in achieving it.’

‘Great leaders keep their bench full so they can streamline the recruiting process and fill roles faster.’

‘Great leaders confirm that candidates have the skills they need through demonstrations and testing.’

‘Great leaders know there must be an expected return on their investment, since it is the only way the business can ensure it earns more than it spends.’

‘Great leaders consider their employees’ safety as times and technology evolve, and when making any new business decision.’

‘Great leaders give their team control over what to do and how to do it and hold them to their standard.’

‘Great leaders intentionally create bonding experiences that come from quality and quantity time. The goal is simple: build collective stories among the team.’

Source

Mike Michalowicz (2024). All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams