From Episodes 82 and 83 of The Complete Leader Podcast
Futuristic thinking is one of those skills that does not come easy for a lot of leaders. So, if you feel this way, you are not alone!
It’s an important skill to continuously develop as our world is constantly changing. If you aren’t thinking about the future, you might find you’ve been left behind.
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Sorry managers, but training employees is not just a necessary part of your job, it’s essential. Employees may go through corporate training programs to learn the basics of their jobs, but knowing the basics isn’t enough to succeed.
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Leaders are a critical component of any successful organization—you play a vital role in setting the tone, establishing direction and guiding your teams toward success.
The key is to be intentional in your approach and to continuously assess and improve your leadership style to ensure that you are uncovering and maximizing the potential of your people. Because without your team, there wouldn’t be any results to begin with.
You may have heard a story similar to this one. Bob is amazing at programming. He can create algorithms and find bugs faster than most. He stays focused for hours and enjoys sitting at his computer. If your business needs coders, Bob might be a great fit. Bob is autistic.
In this example, Bob is a fictional character, illustrating that all of us have unique talents and can contribute positively to the workplace. Read More
Sharing the why, the value proposition, for what you are asking others to do can be an effective lever for setting up accountability. Value propositions seek to solve a problem and satisfy a need for a customer. When people know how their part of the job contributes to the value offered to the customer, and how their work directly impacts the customer’s perceptions, expectations and outcomes, they are much more likely to deliver their part of the work on time at the required specification and participate actively in improving results.
With 2023 ahead of us, let’s turn toward getting more of what we want.
This is a perfect time to focus on how you can support yourself to get more of what you want and less of what you don’t want, so you can achieve your goals faster.
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How acquainted are you with your subconscious?
My guess is you’re more like strangers instead of BFFs. I mean, you’re a busy professional! You don’t have time to dig into the corners of your mind—especially if it’s not paying you, right?
Yeah, no.
From Episode 61 from The Complete Leader Podcast.
The second component of self-management, the ability to manage your time and priorities, is near and dear to my heart because I have had to work so hard to develop this skill. While self-control comes more naturally to me, I remember the angst I had even at a younger age when trying to organize and execute around my priorities.
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Your teams are always coming across opportunities, whether they realize it or not. The problem is that many organizations rob themselves of valuable opportunities because they often cannot recognize these chances, don’t have the capacity or capability to take advantage of them, or simply ignore them and let them pass by—wasted possibilities.
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A few years ago, one of my clients hosted a bowling outing as a morale/team building activity for her company. We laughed about the experience of bowling especially if you don’t play it often. She recommended that it’s easier to play when you use a lighter ball.
Of course, when I heard this, I thought about how often we do things the “hard way” in the workplace, when using a “lighter ball” would make life so much easier.