‘A Leader’s Gift’

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‘Employees give their all to leaders who are open to invest time in, listen to, encourage, and appreciate them.’

Leadership isn’t just something you do; it’s someone you become.’

‘If you’re not building relationships that will last with your associates, your financial success will be short-lived.’

‘Promotions don’t cure leadership flaws.’

Barry Banther

If we want to understand what really defines leaders, I suggest we start by looking at their followers.’

‘An open-door policy without an open mind always leads to lost opportunity.’

‘We can’t create time, but when we invest our time to build profitable relationships, we do multiply the effect of our time.’

‘Openness encourages employees engagement, and that is fundamental to business success.’

‘Nothing creates a sense of ownership in employees more than treating them like owners.’

‘Trust between leaders and their associates is built upon a transparency that reflects a freedom to speak and be heard.’

Source:

Barry Banther (2014). A Leader’s Gift: How to Earn the Right to be Followed

How To Be More Effective

The less you hold in mind at once the better.’

Group information into chucks whenever you have too much information.’

The only way to do two mental tasks quickly, if accuracy is important, is doing one of them at a time.’

Switching between tasks uses energy; if you do this a lot you can make more mistakes .’

When you need to focus, remove all external distractions completely.’

Peak performance requires the right level of stress, not minimal stress.’

Practice noticing what your expectations are in any given situation.’

Practice setting expectations a little lower.’

You need to work hard at creating connections to create good collaboration.’

Be open and transparent about your dealings with people, remembering that unfairness is easy to trigger.’

Creative people are all about putting together information in a novel way. Novelty gets attention.’

Source:

Dr. David Rock (2020). Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter all Day Long