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Have Courage To Be The Leader

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You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face… You must do the thing you cannot do.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

It seems like most, if not all, people have something that they really fear.  Fears can be very real at times.  They can cause people to freeze up and tremble.  Other times, fear and keep people from moving forward on their goals.  As a leader, it can be easy to let fear get a hold of you.  There are many things that you may fear as a leader.  Some of those fears may include:

1.  Fear of rejection
2.  Fear of inadequacy
3.  Fear of the unknown
4.  Fear of underperformance
5.  Fear of lack of control [Read more…] about Have Courage To Be The Leader

How To Lose The Trust Of Those You Lead

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Honesty gives you strength.  When you are honest you have complete knowledge that everything you said was the truth.  You can have a clear mind and feel confident that nothing you said or did will come back to haunt you.

When you are honest in every way, you are able to enjoy peace of mind and maintain self-respect.  You build strength of character, which allows you to be of service to others.  You are trustworthy in the eyes of those around you. ~Unknown Author

On the other hand, if you are dishonest in your words or actions, you will hurt yourself or those around you.  You will lose the trust of your closest associates, and that trust will be hard if not impossible to regain.

Some forms of dishonesty include lying, cheating, and stealing.  Three major consequences that come as a result of dishonesty are:

1.  Loss of Self-worth

When you are dishonest, you will feel a loss in your sense of self-worth.  When you are dishonest, you are telling yourself and the world that you are not good enough to do things the honest way.  With each choice you make, you know what is honest and what is not.  When you make dishonest choices, you are hurting yourself as well as others.  Because you know yourself, you know the truth about everything you say and do.  With each time you say something that is not true, you begin to lose your feelings of self-worth. [Read more…] about How To Lose The Trust Of Those You Lead

How Not To Lead By Example

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When you are the leader, it is important that you lead by example. The way you lead by example permeates your team, coworkers, management, customers, and everyone you come in contact. When you set a good example, it has a positive impact. If, however, you set a bad example, it has a very negative impact.

How Not To Lead By Example

Several years ago I had an experience where I had a leader that wasn’t a leader at all. When I worked under him he was responsible for training, leading by example, and giving a vision. As part of that responsibility, he was supposed to give us direction on what to do and how to do it. How Not To Lead By Example

This was very important because we were all very new and he was the one with the most experience. His training and guidance was especially important because in the environment we worked in, we had very strict and specific rules and regulations that we had to follow. If we didn’t follow the rules with exactness, it would lead to major problems down the road. His guidance was very important.

Shirking Responsibilities

My leader regularly fell short on his responsibilities to the whole team. He didn’t lead by example and wouldn’t do his job because he was lazy and didn’t want to put forth the effort. When he would try to do his job, he would go on a power trip and become a dictator.

Negativity

He would put people down as he told them to do exactly what he said. When he got on his power trips, he would constantly say we needed to follow his “example” of how to get the job done.  He would get an arrogant attitude as if he had been setting the perfect example all along.

Lack of Motivation

As I worked under him, there were many times where I found that I had to prod him to do his job and fulfill his responsibilities.  I understand that no one is perfect and everyone has their shortfalls, but as a leader he didn’t even put forth an effort to lead by example.  In no way was he an example that we could follow.

Summary

As you can see from the example above, the way you lead by example has a great impact on others. My leader’s poor example had a big impact on me and everyone around me. If he were to lead by example in a good way, it would have had a much different impact on everyone.

Have you ever gone through a situation like this?  How did you handle the situation?  How do you set the example for your people to follow?  Please share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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How To Make Your Meetings Fail

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Have you ever been in a meeting that got way off track? Or, have you sat in a meeting that had an agenda that was not effective? Have you sat in a meeting that was a great meeting where a lot was accomplished but you didn’t even need to be there?  These are all perfect ways to make a meeting fail.  There are three things that will make a meeting fail quicker than anything else.

No Agenda

Don’t prepare an agenda so no one knows what you are supposed to talk about.  When a meeting doesn’t have an agenda, you have set up the meeting to fail.  People will show up having no idea what the purpose of the meeting is.  Without an agenda you will not know how much time to talk about each item.  Ultimately, failure to have an agenda will lead to a failed meeting.  [Read more…] about How To Make Your Meetings Fail

Handle Leadership Adversity With Ease

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As a leader, you will always face adversity. You will see it from your employees, coworkers, and even from people outside your organization. The real question is, “how will you handle it?” Will you run and hide, find a way around it, or face it head on? As the leader, you must be confident when you encounter adversity because everyone is watching. If you falter or show insecurity, people will lose trust and confidence in you as the leader.

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Prepare for Adversity

So how do you prepare for adversity to handle it with ease? When I was in junior high and high school, I was always taught to plan how you will respond in a given situation before it ever occurs. If you plan out the scenario and determine how you will act, the decision will be a lot easier in the moment of adversity. [Read more…] about Handle Leadership Adversity With Ease

Leaders, Know Your People

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Do you walk in every morning and go straight to your office? Once you get to your office, do you focus on responding to all your emails? Then you run from one meeting to the next and before you know it your day is over. Does this happen day after day, month after month? While you were in this routine, did you talk to your employees? Did you ask them how they were doing?

Leaders, Know Your People

There are two prominent types of leaders: the work focused leader and the employee focused leader.

Work Focused Leaders

The work focused leaders stay to themselves and only do their job. They don’t make time for their employees because their work is “FAR MORE IMPORTANT”, or so they think. They are full of reasons/excuses as to why they can’t help their employees. They are great at deflecting their people’s concerns.

These types of leaders focus solely on their projects and success. They are also quick to anger when others ask them questions they don’t like. I am sure you know the type of leader I am talking about.

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