In your personal life, authenticity is about being yourself regardless of social context. In business, it’s about walking the talk, being true to ethical principles and maintaining your personality and essence consistently. Traits of a true leader.
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Trascend via leadership
StandardLeaders look to be challenged
StandardIf you surround yourself with “yes-men”, you will never attain the unimaginable and you will never find out what you’re really made of.
A visionary leader looks to be challenged. “My way or the highway” is fine for emergency situations where decisions need to be implemented quickly but in the day to day operations and long-term vision, you’re missing out if you’re so insecure about your own standing that you won’t allow for (or promote) healthy debate. Valued professionals don’t want to follow… they want to co-create and co-achieve. Invite them to.
Obedience vs. alignment
StandardLead yourself
StandardBefore trying to understand what motivates and drives your team for results, have you taken the time and space to figure out what makes YOU tick? It’s amazing how many people operate by inertia and don’t identify their own drivers, just because they’re caught up in the daily grind and pressured to meet that next deadline. Breathe, reflect, know yourself. It’s essential if you’re going to try to lead others.
Teams enable awesome
StandardMake them shine and shine via your team
StandardLeadership embraces balance
StandardMany times, achieving professional results will mean having to sacrifice personal and family time. That’s just the way it is.
But you have to keep score… and an unyielding promise to even that score (with yourself and your loved ones) once you achieve said results.