Tag: Workforce Improvement

Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis On Career Management

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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The greatest takeaways for me are below.

‘Reflection, self-awareness and continual learning are now a career ‘must do’ rather than ‘nice to do.’

‘We are motivated by the freedom to work in a way that suits us best and in return organizations benefit from more productive and diverse employees.’

‘Design your own ‘operating system’. Technology is there to make your work better and easier- make sure the technology you use is working for you, and your organization.’

‘Know what you want people to say about you when you are not in the room.’

‘Knowing your values will help you make better decisions, based on what motivates and drives you (and not what other people expect or think you should do).’

‘Practise talking about your values in a way that works for you, as when other people know your values, they can help you live them more.’

‘Knowing your career must-haves and must-nots will give you valuable clues about what your values might be.’

‘Building a network based on what you want to learn is a transformative way of thinking about why networking is worth your time and effort.’

‘Assess the strengths and gaps in your networking by identifying the relationships you have which support your current role, career possibilities and personal development.’

‘Treat yourself as a work in progress to futureproof your career skillset.’

‘Take an action today, no matter how small. You will never regret investing in yourself and your career.’

‘Side projects give you the chance to learn, meet new people and pursue your passions.’

‘Everyone’s version of balance is different, and it doesn’t stay still. The best thing you can do is to take control of your choices to achieve the version of balance that works for you right now.’

Source

Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis (2020). The Squiggly Career: Ditch the Ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career

Your Action Is A Message To Those Around You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Leadership is about people. You manage things, but you lead people.

As a leader, whatever you do is a message to your people. If you want your people to follow you, to do what you want them to do, you must treat them with respect. You must value them for who they are, not for what they can do for you.

Be there for them. Do not be against them. Lift your people up, not down. Speak with them, not to them. Show them what is possible. Do not discourage them. If they are interested in something, make it happen for them. If you see them struggling with something, step in.

Instead of criticizing them, praise them. Because you are not going to be able to lead people if you do not like them. Think about it. Can you love what you hate? I do not think so.

As a leader, your people are watching you. Your actions are powerful. Your actions can change their lives. Your words can change their lives. They can change how they feel about themselves. Your actions guide what they do.

If you do not do what you say you are going to do, your people won’t take you seriously. If you want your people to bring their best selves to work, you must be there for them. Let your words make sense. Do not just talk.

If you want your people to support you, you must support your talk with actions. Doing something is better than just talking about doing it. Doing is attractive. Productive leaders follow other productive leaders. That is how they get things done.

As a leader, when you support your people, when you are there for your people, new beings are created. New beings are born again. The opposite is also true. When you don’t respect your people, when you don’t value your people, when you are after what they can do for you, you are not helping them; you are hurting them. You are not lifting them up; you are bringing them down.

Don’t go there. That is not what great leaders do. Great leaders listen to their people. So if you want your people to follow you, you must listen to them. Do we have a deal?