Wednesday, August 15, 2018

L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P. - (3 of 3)

Talking some more about Leadership, you may remember that I published a series of posts 2 years ago titled: L.E.A.D.E.R (see links below). 

 This is the final part of Rita Balian Allen's article. Comments in green font and pictures are mine.
Top Ten Competencies of Leadership (cont'd):
Sense of Humor - always keep things in perspective, maintain a balanced and grounded outlook at all times, use laughter and humor appropriately as an effective stress releaser as well as team builder; smile and laugh often appreciating the positive in all situations
EWE: One area where having a sense of humour has served me well is highlighting learning and "laughing" points when something doesn't go as well as expected. It is definitely a stress reliever - and releaser.
High Standards of Excellence - set a tone for high standards of excellence; display behaviors that create trust and credibility; maintain the highest level of integrity, honesty and sincerity; be genuine with your intentions; hold a high bar for acceptable standards, expectations, norms and behaviors and do not tolerate anything less than the highest of standards
EWE: Colin Powell said "Excellence is not an exception; it is a prevailing attitude." I fully agree. 
For this to be a prevailing attitude, it has to be a daily example. You cannot and should not expect excellence of your team members or others if you cannot consistently show them "how" it is done.
Influencing - develop a deep understand of the needs of all stakeholders, rally involvement and participation, make the connections and link for everyone involved; address their needs and gain their support; be the catalyst for change to impact results and communicate in a way that engages responsiveness and commitment by all
EWE: My definition of Influence is the ability to move people from the place of complacency and compliance to a place where they willingly cooperate, collaborate and even champion the goal. Needless to say that I know that sometimes compliance is required and hence agree with Dwight D. Eisenhower that 
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."
Proactive - be the strategic visionary who is able to envision and anticipate future needs, look ahead, be forward-thinking and translate goals and objectives into strategies, both short-term and long-term; and see all possibilities that you follow through to execution.
EWE:  John C. Maxwell puts it this way: "I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing." 
Your tomorrow starts today so do today what will set you up for a better tomorrow and future. When you do that, you are a worthy and wonderful example for the leaders you are developing.

 If you want to develop or just deepen your leadership skills, you can contact me for a free ½ hour Coaching or Mentoring Session. Send an email to: empoweredwomenexcel@gmail.com

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P - (2 of 3)

This is the 2nd part of the article by Rita Balian Allen. Her article was really rich hence my splitting it into 3 parts.

You will notice that I have added my comments in green font and added pictures too.
Two of the top Ten Competencies of Leadership:
Energy, Enthusiasm and Eagerness - these 3 E’s always generate positive attitudes and optimistic thinking, resulting in high impact and motivation; this is contagious - if you embody positive energy, enthusiasm and eagerness in your everyday interactions, so will others
EWE: These 3 Es are key for engaging others so I want to dig in a bit here
- Energy - according to Google, "Energy is :the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity." The word sustained is important in life and in leadership because you do not want things to start up on a high note and just stop short of achieving the set goal(s)/objective(s).
- Enthusiasm and Eagerness are synonyms and refer to the level of interest. It is difficult to make others more excited about a project than you are. It is also one thing to have the aptitude (ability/strength) to do something and another to have the right/positive attitude for it. 
Responsiveness to needs - anticipate the unexpected, take a big picture perspective, think differently and creatively, be a proactive problem solver, take into consideration the needs of all constituencies (peers, staff, managers, leaders, team members, customers, etc.) and the organization as a whole with the appropriate level of urgency
EWE: Responsiveness is a great trait and requires for leaders to be relatable. When you are relatable, people are more willing to highlight things that may go wrong before they so that there is time for a course-correction or complete change of direction.

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To be continued...
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