As a leader, I know that you have a lot on your plate on a daily basis, be it home or work. This is where I remind you to practice organizational leadership for your soul. As much as you give out, you have to replenish within yourself. A strong leader must always maintain line-of-sight to your long term results. Let’s talk today about how you can accomplish that.
“Conviction is the difference between checking the box and making an impact” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Conviction is determined by belief: “If you believe you will achieve” is cool to say, and even inspiring- but to be great– it goes way beyond a quote. As leaders and contributors, how well our organizations…
As a leader, you’re job is to help your team members reach their goals, and to an extent this involves helping them formulate their goals, but you must not define and set their goals for them. Not all of them, in any case. By asking members of your team to develop their own specific goals…
Accountability means no excuses. You acknowledge your responsibility for your actions, decisions, and policies. You take ownership of their consequences. If you are a leader, you expect your team to be accountable to you and themselves, but they also expect (rightly!) that you will be accountable to them. If you tell your team to exceed…
Sharing your game plan with others is an excellent way to keep yourself accountable. The feedback you receive will be invaluable. Who are some people, either on your team or otherwise, who can look over your game plan? What will each of these people bring to the table? Encourage them to share their plans with…
One of the best ways of holding everyone on your team accountable is to play favorites. Don’t focus your time and energy on the bottom performers–play favorites and spend your time at the top. Doing this inspires team members to compete for your attention by developing their strengths and diminishing their weaknesses. Because you are…