Leadership Qualities

How To Develop Leadership Empathy

By Brandon W. Jones on October 6, 2017 0

Have you ever wanted to obtain empathy? People have asked me on multiple occasions, “How can I obtain leadership empathy?” This is a great question, so let’s talk about leadership empathy.

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What is Leadership Empathy?

Before developing leadership empathy, one must understand what it means to have empathy. Here’s a few dictionary definitions of empathy:

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. (Google)
the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; (Merriam-Webster)
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other person’s frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another’s position. (Wikipedia)

When you have empathy, you can understand, relate to, and feel what others are feeling as if you were in their shoes.

How Does Empathy Relate to Leadership Empathy?

In leadership, you lead others. Those you lead have many things going on in their lives. They go through challenges, trials, and other difficulties.

When one has leadership empathy, they feel for those they lead. They pay close attention to the feelings and thoughts of those they lead. As they are in-tune with others, they change their behavior to help those they lead in the best way for them. [Read more…] about How To Develop Leadership Empathy

5 B’s of Leadership Organization – Are You Organized?

By Brandon W. Jones on September 6, 2017 1

To be a good leader, it is very important to follow the five B’s of leadership organization.

This can be challenging because in most cases leaders have many responsibilities they must constantly balance to be effective in what they do. It can be very easy to become very organized in your approach to one responsibility, while letting others gradually get less organized.

5 B’s of Leadership Organization

The five B’s of leadership organization will help you as a leader to focus your energy so that you can stay organized and maintain balance in your life.

1. Be organized In your communication.

As a leader, you must communicate with others regularly. That communication is done in many forms, for example public speaking, email, letters, and meetings. To be organized in your communication means that you have a consistent message that goes out to everyone. To be organized, you are also direct in the message that you convey.

Have you ever worked for someone that would tell you one thing in front of your coworkers and then something different in front of your boss or other departments? Isn’t that frustrating? A leader that is organized in their communication, maintains their integrity by keeping the same message on all fronts. When you, as a leader, are organized in your communication, you gain the trust and respect of those you lead and they are more willing to follow you. [Read more…] about 5 B’s of Leadership Organization – Are You Organized?

4 Leadership Skills Companies Want In Managers

By Brandon W. Jones on September 1, 2017 1

When it comes to hiring managers, companies make sure they do the toughest scrutiny of the applicants. One of the primary skills every company wants in their managers is leadership skills.

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For every manager, it doesn’t matter if they have an MBA or Life Experience College Degree, leadership skills are imperative. Managers lead teams of people with different mindsets, skills, technical expertise, and roles and responsibilities. Therefore, having leadership skills allows them effectively manage their team.

4 Leadership Skills for Managers

During the hiring process, every company examines the applicants according to different aspects of their leadership responsibilities. The number of leadership responsibilities is so extensive that it is impossible to compile them all in just one article. Therefore, this article focuses on four of the more common leadership skills companies want to see in their applicants. [Read more…] about 4 Leadership Skills Companies Want In Managers

3 Easy Steps to Become the Fearless Leader

By Brandon W. Jones on August 23, 2017 0

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to success in the business world is fear. Most people face fear in one form or another all the time. Sometimes it is the fear of losing your current job, not getting the next promotion, speaking in front of others, or something else altogether. Fear is the opposite of faith and can be difficult to overcome. This post focuses on three easy steps to become the fearless leader.

3 Easy Steps To Become the Fearless Leader

So how can you become a fearless leader? How you face your fears determines whether or not you are successful. Fear can be a strong positive motivator when used properly. It can also cause your downfall if you are not careful. You can become a fearless leader and be successful by doing the following three things:

1. Know Your Self-worth

When you realize your own self-worth, the sky becomes the limit to what you can do. Marianne Williamson made a powerful statement about self-worth. She said:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. [Read more…] about 3 Easy Steps to Become the Fearless Leader

Podcast Episode #12: Inspirational Leadership – The Inspirational Story of James Conner

By Brandon W. Jones on August 21, 2017 0

Hello, and welcome to the Leadership Done Right podcast, Episode 12: Inspirational Leadership — The Inspirational Story of James Conner.

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The Sports Fan In Me!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a major sports fan. I love sports and have played most of them at some competitive level throughout my life. I did baseball, basketball, football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, and the list goes on… Of all the sports I played, football has always been my favorite to play and watch. I follow both college football and the pros. I love football so much it is almost an addiction.

NFL Stories

Last week was the start of NFL preseason and college football starts in just a few weeks. As I have been getting back into the swing of football, I’ve heard many stories about football players and their triumphs to compete in the face of difficult challenges. Of all the stories, one stood out more than the rest. I’ll start by asking… Who is the current NFL football player with the most jersey sales? Your probably thinking, Tom Brady, Dak Prescott, Von Miller, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Colin Kaepernick or one of the other big name players in the league, right? [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #12: Inspirational Leadership – The Inspirational Story of James Conner

Podcast Episode #10 – Have You Experienced the Benefits of Gratitude?

By Brandon W. Jones on August 7, 2017 0

Hello and welcome to the Leadership Done Right podcast, Episode 10 — Have You Experienced the Benefits of Gratitude?

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Have you ever experienced the joy of gratitude? I would like to start this episode by relating the story of Corrie Ten Boom. She was a prisoner in the concentration camps in Nazi Germany. She was subjected to very harsh circumstances and conditions while she was in the camp. khouse.org relates the story as follows.

Thank You For The Fleas

In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom tells of a time she discovered that God was working even in the most horrific circumstances.

Corrie and her sister Betsie had been imprisoned by the Nazis for hiding Jews behind the wall of their Holland home, and Nazi prison conditions pretty well unbearable. [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #10 – Have You Experienced the Benefits of Gratitude?