Tag: Strategy

How Good Leaders Make Good Decisions

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report
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‘Being a good leader boils down to one thing: responding to challenges by making good decisions.’

‘You’re always better off rejecting a role than accepting it for the wrong reasons.’

‘You are always negotiating and everything is negotiable.’

‘Leaders lead by building tool kits that they have developed throughout their personal and professional lives.’

‘Leaders need to find the right balance of creating environments for their employees to really enjoy coming to work while at the same time ensuring it is safe and inclusive space for everyone.’

‘Lead the company according to your vision. While it is important to respect the company’s traditions, you will likely have to break a few of them.’

‘Face the finances. If you’re leading a company with unsustainable losses, you won’t be a leader for long.’

‘Strategy begins with your specific approach to company culture and your leadership philosophy.’

‘Your growth strategy should concentrate on the few, strongest opportunities. Companies fail more often by lacking focus than by focusing on the wrong opportunity.’

‘Set short-term goals to achieve your long-term strategy. Small wins boost employee morale and permit for iterative planning.’

Source:

David Siegel (2022). Decide & Conquer: 44 Decisions That Will Make or Break All Leaders

Leadership Is Not For Everyone

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

‘You are lost in the woods if you think you can have positive and productive and productive impact while ignoring the artistic side of your leadership.’

‘If you are going to lead, then perhaps learning to be authentic and accept responsibility is the most courageous place to start.’

‘You must listen to the stories people are telling about you and your culture, and then you must influence the stories.’

‘As a leader, you need to look reality in the face and accept it.’

‘Eliminating pretending as an organizational or personal strategy is a critical step to leading courageously.’

‘It’s time to come to terms with the fact that you simply can’t do it all.’

‘Driving your direct reports into action and encouraging involvement and initiative is critical to building high performance.’

‘Your presence as a leader relates to the heart and soul of who you are much more than it does to what you do.’

‘People are not afraid of taking action; they are afraid of what will happen if they take action.’

‘A courageous leader promotes personal responsibility in the organization.’

‘If you avoid responsibility, responsibility will eventually come back to get you.’

Source:

Mike Staver (2012). Leadership Isn’t for Cowards: How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems