Leaders Need a Push Too

People who lead the best teams realize early on that they cannot run their business alone.  It will either kill them or they will fail. So surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

The only thing that ever instigates behaviour change is emotion.  Emotion (stirring up, moving up) is what gives energy to behaviour change – there have to be strong feelings behind the new behaviour – to give it the power to stick.

Once you realize that your reality can be changed by your energy, you will begin to recognize that your limiting beliefs and painful memories are more than just unpleasant.  They are actually preventing you from living the life you desire.  …..  Esther Hicks

Reality testing is a key contributor to how you make decisions as a leader, whether your approach is seen as grounded, objective and in touch with the work environment, or disconnected and biased.  A new year gives us an opportunity to revisit our intentions.,

Leaving a year behind gives us an opportunity to start over.  Reset out intentions as leaders.  Set clear achievable goals and include our people to ensure we have complete success.  Be authentic and they will follow you!

It is gift giving time.  The greatest gifts you can give to your team are the ability to be open, honest, and willing to listen without judgement.  What gifts are you willing to give?

“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.  Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”  Albert Schweitzer “No one who achieves success does so without the help of others.  The wise and confident acknowledge this […]

“The true measure of a team is that it accomplishes the results that it sets out to achieve.  To do that on a consistent, ongoing basis, a team must overcome the five dysfunctions: Absence of trust, Fear of conflict, Lack of commitment, Avoidance of accountability, Inattention to results.”  Patrick Lencioni

Difficult challenges are the “living laboratory” of emotional intelligence.  Adversity, not comfort, is the test of our core and character.   Winston Churchill said, “Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Executive EQ- Robert K. Cooper,P.HD., and Ayman Sawaf

“We all know that leaders need vision and energy.  But to be inspirational, leaders need four other qualities.  Probably not what you would expect, these qualities can be honed by almost anyone willing to dig deeply into their true selves.” Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones – Harvard Business Review