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Leading with Passion - LaShondra Mercurius - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode # 020

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Entrepreneurs need to realize that expressing and understanding emotions are important for leading their business successfully. LaShondra Mercurius worked in the corporate staffing world for over 18 before founding JLM Strategic Talent Partners. Now, her company is included in the Inc. 5000, and LaShondra has become an outspoken thought leader in the industry and at large. In this episode, LaShondra details how leadership and emotions and deeply intertwined, why you need to set the right example for your team, and how to grow your company through specializing.  

 

Takeaways:

  • If you eliminate emotion from business, you miss out on the opportunity to really feel into where it is that you want to go as a leader and how you want to guide those that are following you. You need to be able to express and understand your emotions.
  • When your team can see that you feel passionate about achieving a goal, they will step up and help you realize that goal. But to do this, they need to feel your emotion. 
  • Leadership is not about getting others to do what you want them to do! Leadership is really about instilling discipline and accountability for yourself and when you do that, you set the right example for people to follow. 
  • When you are in a leadership position, everyone is watching you and looking to you for what to do next. Because of this, it is imperative that you set the right example. 
  • In business, as in life, the relationship between you and your partners will evolve over time as everyone involved grows and changes. You need to be aware of the shifting dynamics and be responsive to them. 
  • Even if yoga or meditation aren’t right for you, it’s still important to practice some form of self-care. You need to make time so that you can enjoy life away from the business. 
  • While your business may start out serving very a broad client base, for long-term growth and success, it’s important to parse out the niche that you can specialize in and dominate.

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    Quote of the Show:

    • “Leadership is about how you make people feel” - LaShondra Mercurius

     

    Links:

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lashondra-mercurius/ 
  • Company website: https://jlmstrategic.com/ 
  • Real Talk with LaShondra: https://lashondram.com/real-talk/ 
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lashondram 
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lashondramercurius/ 

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