Tag: Meaningful Work

How Authentic Leaders Build Great Organizations

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report
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‘Authentic leaders are not ego driven, nor are they driven by power or money. They are more interested in learning, self-improvement, and helping others.’

‘Communicate directly with everyone in your organization and behave genuinely regardless of formal titles.’

‘Leaders who accurately size up external events and solve problems based on this assessment tend to be capable of greater achievements.’

‘Authentic leaders focus on results- setting both short-term and longer-term goals. They are not afraid of looking vulnerable and can own up to mistakes.’

‘Emotional self-awareness will enable you to lead with composure and a full understanding of your impact on others.’

‘Knowing your emotional triggers and reactions will enable you to use this emotional knowledge to effectively navigate through challenging or difficult situations.’

‘Acting arrogantly or not showing integrity can be the kiss of death in today’s world.’

‘Coaching means going out of your way o make sure people realize their full potential.’

‘Leading an organization when times are good and things are going well is not when one thinks of flexibility.’

‘Being emotionally intelligent means you’ll have the ability to successfully distinguish the emotions best suited to a particular situation from those associated with other parts of daily life and use those emotions to navigate the decision-making process.’

Source:

Steven J. Stein (2017). The EQ Leader: Instilling Passion, Creating Shared Goals, and Building Meaningful Organizations Through Emotional Intelligence

The Power Of Things That Matter

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

Life is too short. If you are not doing what matters to you, to your future, you are wasting it.

If you don’t want to regret your life, according to Joshua Becker, ‘We choose well. We set aside lesser pursuits to seek meaning in our lives. And we do it every single day.’

We must spend our time with people who mattter, on things that matter to us, to others, and ‘on things that meet the needs of others.‘

We must define what we want to do with our lives. Because ‘when distraction becomes a lifestyle, we lose control over the life we are living.’

Do not wait for the right time to start your life. Every day is a new day. If you want to own it, you must use it. And you must use it really well. ‘If we wait to be healthy, perfect, and prepared in every way, we’ll never accomplish anything. Everything valuable that has ever been done by someone with flaws and wounds.’

If we do not want to waste our lives, then ‘let’s run toward our problems. Let’s face them. And let’s do something about them.’ Because if you don’t, you are only making it worse, not better.

Doing something is better than not doing anything. Yes, you will make mistakes. That is okay. Because you are not in the game to make things perfect. You are in the game to make things better, to make progress, not to be perfect. ‘No one is so guilty or so damaged that they can’t make something different of their future and do something that is meaningful in the world.’

You can if you will. You think you are powerless. You think you are not smart enough to change your life. No, you are enouh for your life. You can do something about your life. You are not who you think you are. You are more than that.

You can do something about where you are. you can do something about where you want to be. But ‘you can’t change the past, but you can move beyond it in hope of a better future.’

Because you are in charge of your future. No one is good enough to lead your life. But you are.

If you do not ‘create a turning point for yourself‘, you will never move past where you are. And you will never achieve your dreams.

That is not you. Do not do that to your precious life. Do not do that to your work. Your work matters. You are not doing it for yourself. You are doing it for others. ‘Love your work because your work is love.’ Because ‘your work is a way of showing love to others.’

Remember, your work is a way of loving God. So if you want God to love you back, then you must do your work really well.

As always, remember, you are more, not less!

Source:

Joshua Becker (2022). Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life