Ron Roberts On How To Be A Great Leader

To lead other people, you must first lead yourself. Because real leadership starts with you.

‘Great leaders humbly admit their flaws and dig them up as they would dig up weeds about to take root.’

‘Great leaders strive to become more conscious of what motivates and drives them and what determines how they relates to others.’

‘Great leaders work to remain conscious of the influence of the invisible unseen ego.’

‘To be a great leader, you must develop your ability to think in an Other-Centric manner which constantly balances your needs with those of others.’

‘Great leaders see things in an open, clear, nonjudgmental manner, looking carefully at many sides of a decision or argument- a prerequisite for making good decisions.’

‘When you judge others, you will always either lower other people’s value or elevate your own.’

‘To help defensive colleagues communicate better, get them to own projections of the way they think things should be and then to accept reality as it is.’

‘Great leaders are patient at the right time and prudently impatient in moderation when the need and timing are right.’

‘Great leaders achieve results by staying calm under pressure.’

‘Great leaders let things unfold naturally, and they leverage the power of patience to achieve sustained success.’

‘Only when leaders take steps to unlock the system that locks in much of the leaders’ behavior can the leaders themselves begin to change.’

‘Everyone wants to feel important. When you help others feel important, the unimportant stuff either dissipates or falls into perspective.’

‘Inaction by leaders leads to system breakdowns. Ongoing interaction and acceptance of reality lead to process improvement and flowing systems.’

‘How much resistance is there in your organization?’

Source:

Ron Roberts (2012). The Well-Balanced Leader: Interactive Learning Techniques to Help You Master The 9 Simple Behaviors of Outstanding Leadership

How To Build A Strong Positive Workplace Culture

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‘The objective of a high-performance culture is to maximize adaptability.‘- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

‘Adaptive oraganizations require adaptive individuals– people with high levels of creativity, problem-solving, and persistence, and citizenships.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

Culture can’t be managed by chance.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

People must share a common view of the problem and a common perspective on the solution.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

People must emotionally feel the difference between their current state and their desired future state.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

People must have the ability to interact with one another to enable collective action.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

‘At each rung of the ladder, people should have more opportunities to expand their expertise.‘- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

A managerial promotion should not be a reward given to the top performer. It should be a path pursued by those who find play in learning how to manage and coach.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

‘Your people can either fight each other to survive of fight their competitors to win; your culture drives the choice.’- Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor