Tag: Respectful Leaders

A Life That Makes Sense

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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You can create a meaningful life for yourself. You can start now. You can start where you are. It does not have to be perfect. You do not need money to start.

I am not saying money is not good. Money is good, but it is not all. Money is just a visitor. Take care of money. And your money will take care of other things.

When it comes to creating a life that makes sense to you, you have to start with yourself. Because a life that makes sense is possible when you are yourself, when you are not trying copy other people dreams.

A life that make sense to you is possible when you know what you want, when you are willing to do whatever you can to bring your dreams to life.

When you do not let fear stop you from creating the life that makes sense to you.

When you are designing your life, the life you want to live, do not wait for one big moment. It happens every day.

Just be a good person. Do not disrespect people. Do not disrespect yourself. Take your life seriously, but not too seriously. Connect with good people. Help people when they are in need. Be real with yourself. Stand for something. Because if you do not stand for something, you are for nothing.

Be who you are, no matter what you are going through. Do not betray your inner self. Live your life with intention. Do not do things because other people are doing them. Do things for you, not for others.

You will enjoy what you are doing if you are doing it for you. You will learn more about what you are doing if you are doing it for you, because you like to do it.

You will get there. A great life is possible. But a perfect one is not. So if you are still thinking, here is the good news: follow your path!

‘When Leaders Truly Listen’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report
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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

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‘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