To contradict one of my favorite movies, Fight Club, the first rule of leadership is: Always talk about leadership.
HERE'S WHY:
The first step of leadership is really to begin becoming aware of leadership. Observing it in your self, in others and in the world at large.
We're creating a new form of leadership every day and it's actually very much a work-in-progress, changing every day sort of a thing.
We can start by looking at people in the world, in our lives and in our industry who we believe are acting "leader like" whether we currently think of them as leaders or not.
LEADERSHIP VALUES:
We do this to understand and become aware of "leadership values." The qualities we value and notice that make us feel inspired to listen to someone, follow someone, trust someone or just give them the benefit of the doubt enough to let them finish talking.
We cannot effectively ask our collaborators to achieve skills that we are not working on ourselves.
SELF-MANAGEMENT:
While we'd often like the process to begin with ways that we can control and manage others, the journey actually must start with ourselves.
The skills required in self-managing are requirements/prerequisites for powerfully managing others.
How well do you handle your priorities and to do items? How can we expect to assign tasks and track progress with others when we can't do it well for ourselves?
If we can't manage our own responsibilities, time, tasks, or resources, how can we manage someone else's?
GOT PRIORITIES?
How can we expect others to be clear about their priorities and to think for themselves if we haven't clarified the vision for the project, company or period of time?
When we are in the process of gaining self-management skills, it helps us to be better aware of the challenges inherent in time management and self-management of modern workers.
400 E-MAILS:
One situation this is occurring now for many of us is the incredible barrage of emails we get each day. (Yes, including this one.) Many of my clients and friends report receiving 300 to 400 emails per day. After a lunch meeting with client recently, he showed me his black berry and said "See . . . 86 emails since we sat down to lunch."
Herein is a great opportunity for all of us to practice better self-management. And if we're overwhelmed, our staff will be too. And our clients and our colleagues up and down the food chain.
How many of you fear going on vacation because you'll come back to over 1000 emails when you get back?
How well do you manage your time?
Your priorities?
Your projects?
Your life, your friends, family, community?
Your email inbox?
What areas of your work or home life are out of control?
HERE'S WHY:
The first step of leadership is really to begin becoming aware of leadership. Observing it in your self, in others and in the world at large.
We're creating a new form of leadership every day and it's actually very much a work-in-progress, changing every day sort of a thing.
We can start by looking at people in the world, in our lives and in our industry who we believe are acting "leader like" whether we currently think of them as leaders or not.
LEADERSHIP VALUES:
We do this to understand and become aware of "leadership values." The qualities we value and notice that make us feel inspired to listen to someone, follow someone, trust someone or just give them the benefit of the doubt enough to let them finish talking.
We cannot effectively ask our collaborators to achieve skills that we are not working on ourselves.
SELF-MANAGEMENT:
While we'd often like the process to begin with ways that we can control and manage others, the journey actually must start with ourselves.
The skills required in self-managing are requirements/prerequisites for powerfully managing others.
How well do you handle your priorities and to do items? How can we expect to assign tasks and track progress with others when we can't do it well for ourselves?
If we can't manage our own responsibilities, time, tasks, or resources, how can we manage someone else's?
GOT PRIORITIES?
How can we expect others to be clear about their priorities and to think for themselves if we haven't clarified the vision for the project, company or period of time?
When we are in the process of gaining self-management skills, it helps us to be better aware of the challenges inherent in time management and self-management of modern workers.
400 E-MAILS:
One situation this is occurring now for many of us is the incredible barrage of emails we get each day. (Yes, including this one.) Many of my clients and friends report receiving 300 to 400 emails per day. After a lunch meeting with client recently, he showed me his black berry and said "See . . . 86 emails since we sat down to lunch."
Herein is a great opportunity for all of us to practice better self-management. And if we're overwhelmed, our staff will be too. And our clients and our colleagues up and down the food chain.
How many of you fear going on vacation because you'll come back to over 1000 emails when you get back?
How well do you manage your time?
Your priorities?
Your projects?
Your life, your friends, family, community?
Your email inbox?
What areas of your work or home life are out of control?
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