‘When Leaders Truly Listen’

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‘In a speak-up culture, people feel it is both safe and worth it to share ideas, concerns, disagreements, and mistakes.’

‘When people feel cared for, they are more likely to extend that care to others.’

Vulnerability doesn’t mean sharing everything- that could simply be oversharing. Vulnerability does mean sharing what is relevant, which includes admitting when you don’t yet know an answer or need help.’

‘If we want to cultivate a speak-up culture, we must embody the Platinum Rule: treat people as they wish to be treated.’

Any journey worth going on is made better when it’s shared.’-

Stephen Shedletzky

Recruitthebest.org

‘A toxic relationship, with a leader, or with anyone, is one in which the more you invest in that relationship, the worse it seemingly gets.’

‘Leaders go first- they listen first, extend trust first, and courageously venture into the unknown first.’

‘Great leaders are obsessed with building deeper relationships with their own attributes and skills, the people around them, and the world at large.’

‘Leadership is about owning our impact on others, even if that impact was unintended.’

‘No matter how great we are at leading, the time test of our leadership is in our ability to help others become great leaders, who then help others become great leaders.’

Our job as a leader is to teach, guide, mentor, coach, and support, not to tell people how we did it and make them do it our way.’

Source:

Stephen Shedletzky (2023). Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up

‘Illuminating The Heart Of Leadership Through Literature’

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‘Great businesses, great ideas, and great accomplishments usually originate in an individual’s deepest aspirations.’

‘A compelling image- of a better world and a best life for themselves- impels them forward through obstacles and hardships and engages the aspirations and dreams of others.’

Dreams have real and pervasive consequences, particularly the dreams of men and women with power over others.’

Good dreams have deep roots in a person’s character and everyday life, not in the images and seductions of society around them.’

What do successful leaders really care about?’-

Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.

Recruitthbest.org

‘Good dreams reshape themselves as time goes by, and they deepen and strengthen relationships with other people.’

‘Love of drudgery may be a better test of a healthy dream than excitement or inspiration.’

‘Leaders make a difference in the world by refracting their dreams through an endless series of small and large efforts- over hours, weeks, and years.’

‘Leader’s reactions to their failures can be as revealing as the failures themselves.’

Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.

‘To understand whether a leader has a moral code for conditions of change and instability, we need to look more closely.’

Leaders can lose their way, even when they have he best of intentions and outstanding skills, because of the relentless, intense, and extraordinary varied demands they face.’

Source:

Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. (2006). Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature