leadership leadership development
We never touch people so lightly that we do not leave a trace.
Peggy Tabor Millin
When we meet others, we will make an impression. It is a choice whether we wish that impression to be positive, negative or neutral. We believe positive interactions lead to the best outcomes, so when thinking about your next interpersonal engagement, consider what positive might look like for the other person or people involved. What makes you believe you've been ghost-like in the past?
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Living in stasis causes us to wither ... we must learn to get off the fence, choose a direction and leap. If we do this with good conscious and a positive intention - all the better. If we act and it turns out not to take us in the right direction, we'll hopefully have the chance to course-correct. If we do nothing, well ... nothing will change. We challenge teams to look around, explore possibilities, and dive into action. Because that's often what is needed to know! When did you last experience indecision? How did it feel for you?
A leader is someone who takes their team from where they are now to somewhere they have never been.
Henry Kissinger
Vision, vision, vision ... a manifestation of Purpose. We need to know where we are headed and why that matters. Only then do we understand the importance of the things we do. If you lead, your team deserves clarity of direction that's meaningful. That's how we gauge whether we are in the right place to thrive, making a difference that truly counts. Where are you headed? Why is that important for you?
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ego drives our passion to speak, to be heard, for others to validate our experience, knowledge and 'value'. Clarity arrives not while we speak, but mostly while we listen. What a joy to hear other points of view, fresh thinking and new ways of doing things. It's like we are no longer relevant. Just as it should be. We are but custodians of things only for a short while. Surrounding ourselves with people better than us is THE best thing we can do for the future. When was the last time you allowed yourself to be vulnerable by admitting you didn't know?
Be Better
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