How ‘To Lift Your Leadership To New Heights’

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‘If we don’t stop, reflect, and alter our behavior, we may find that this gap- between the desired self and the true self- is widening beyond our imagining.’

‘Once you have compiled your entourage, it is always with you, wherever you go.’

Practices are what will connect your reflection to your actions.’

Douglas Conant & Amy Federman

‘To practice well, you can’t just do the same thing over and over again. While practice sometimes requires repetition, repetition alone is not practice; repetition and practice are not the same thing.’

‘If you are repeating a behavior without intention, and you’re not reflecting on how effective your behaviors are, your practice may actually be counterproductive.’

‘Deliberate practice requires dedication and smart application.’

‘People who think they can get better often do. Just by acknowledging that progress is possible, you are already one step ahead.’

‘You can’t become a world-class leader without being anchored in the fundamentals of your craft, the craft of leading people.’

‘Leadership is the art and science of influencing others in a specific direction. … Leadership is about influencing people in any direction- up, down, or sideways.’

‘Leadership is all about the people. Leaders need followers. Followers are earned; they’re not guaranteed on the merit of your title alone.’

Source:

Douglas Conant & Amy Federman (2020). Get Unstuck: The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights

RecruitTheBest Daily Digest- ‘Entrepreneurial Leadership’ In Action

Realise you will need different operating systems for different tasks as you move from manager to leader. Be flexible and patient with yourself as you try on different lenses.’

Don’t let your brand limit you to the familiar. Understand your meta brand and its possibilities.’

Every entrepreneurial leader needs a plan to help him or her escape the strong gravitational pull of work.’

Set boundaries on your work to make room for nonwork interests and communities.’

Work hard to articulate a clear purpose, a desired end result, what winning looks like.’

Break down your mission into a limited number of goals that can be measured by meaningful, qualified, and time-bound deliverables.’

Ensure your goals align with your values and with the actions necessary to achieve them.’

Make sure everyone in your organization can recite its top three goals.’

Correct misalignments unless they are over values. When values aren’t aligned, someone must leave the organization.’

Invest in culture by rewarding those who behave consistently with it and coaching or removing those who violate it.’

‘Teams succeed and fail together.’

Trust is enhanced by delivering on promises.’

Source:

Joel Peterson (2020). Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff