Be Visible
When all is said and done your people are going to make all the difference in your organization; the sooner you realize this the better off you will be.
Everyone?
A secret of leadership is 'Everyone Knows Everything'. Don't assume your people are stupid. Your constituents understand the tremendous strain you are under and how hard you are working to meet the expectations of your board of directors, mentors, peers, managers, employees, investors..blah...blah... blah, and all that seems to be at the heart of your people is how you treat them. Don't insult their intelligence by creating excuses as to why you aren't present.
As you end your day and think you are leaving everything at the office; which will wait your arrival in the morning, your people are thinking over how you treat and value them; this begins with being visible.
Make it a discipline to be with your people regularly and witness the transformation.
Thoughts On Leadership (Series)
Time To Begin
Own It
Be Visible
Push For Improvement
Grab Opportunities
Persevere
Showing posts with label Thoughts On Leadership. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thoughts On Leadership. Show all posts
Thoughts On Leadership: Own It
By: Santi Chacon
Business Coach
Denver, Colorado
Own It
To be effective you must think strategically. Commerce suggests being in the right place at the right time; which translates into: being everywhere all the time (this is a matter of strategy). Possessing a strategic focus will ensure that you are not taking opportunities for granted. Practice by planning, goal setting, and by constantly adjusting the plan as occasion calls for it.
Okay, So What Is Your Strategy?
If those individuals who were in charge of your pay check asked you to describe your strategy in painful detail, could you? Could you described what you have quantified and measured or would you provide generalities and assumptions?
Are You Ready?
It would be in your best interest to devote a portion of your life to planning your strategy for the next five to ten years. Planning insinuates writing and rewriting in painful detail your intention (how you will get from point 'A' to point 'B' effectively at the lowest possible cost) that includes matrices for measurement and time lines for feedback.
If It Doesn't Hurt, You Aren't Doing It Right!
Planning your strategy should not be easy, rather it is a mental and emotional exercise that you engage in that refines thinking, reveals challenges and solutions, as well as facilitates education and accountability.
What's Next?
After you have actually planned and lived your plan for a season begin to consider carefully how much of your attention you lend to the urgent needs of your projects, business, or people and how much of your time is dedicated to executing against a well thoughtout strategy.
In Conclusion
Remember to focus on growth opportunities, partnerships, training and educating your people, and decide to always document your strategy regarding these matters. Documenting every important strategy will demonstrate that you actually care about those you lead.
Thoughts On Leadership (Series)
Time To Begin
Own It
Be Visible
Push For Improvement
Grab Opportunities
Persevere
Business Coach
Denver, Colorado
Own It
To be effective you must think strategically. Commerce suggests being in the right place at the right time; which translates into: being everywhere all the time (this is a matter of strategy). Possessing a strategic focus will ensure that you are not taking opportunities for granted. Practice by planning, goal setting, and by constantly adjusting the plan as occasion calls for it.
Okay, So What Is Your Strategy?
If those individuals who were in charge of your pay check asked you to describe your strategy in painful detail, could you? Could you described what you have quantified and measured or would you provide generalities and assumptions?
Are You Ready?
It would be in your best interest to devote a portion of your life to planning your strategy for the next five to ten years. Planning insinuates writing and rewriting in painful detail your intention (how you will get from point 'A' to point 'B' effectively at the lowest possible cost) that includes matrices for measurement and time lines for feedback.
If It Doesn't Hurt, You Aren't Doing It Right!
Planning your strategy should not be easy, rather it is a mental and emotional exercise that you engage in that refines thinking, reveals challenges and solutions, as well as facilitates education and accountability.
What's Next?
After you have actually planned and lived your plan for a season begin to consider carefully how much of your attention you lend to the urgent needs of your projects, business, or people and how much of your time is dedicated to executing against a well thoughtout strategy.
- Wouldn't it be fascinating to have the capacity to direct your key players in a fashion that produced consistent and measurable results?
- Wouldn't you define effectiveness as your ability to use your talent (your people) in ways that would produce an increasing return on energy?
- Have you written down your strategic direction for the next five to ten years?
- Does your strategy live on a document for reference?
- What are you doing to take ownership of your strategy for personal and organizational growth?
In Conclusion
Remember to focus on growth opportunities, partnerships, training and educating your people, and decide to always document your strategy regarding these matters. Documenting every important strategy will demonstrate that you actually care about those you lead.
Thoughts On Leadership (Series)
Time To Begin
Own It
Be Visible
Push For Improvement
Grab Opportunities
Persevere
Thoughts On Leadership: Time To Begin
By: Santi Chacon
Denver, Colorado
Business Coach
Transformation Leadership begins with transforming yourself. First things first, you need followers if you want to be a leader. The word ‘Leader’ denotes, someone is following, even if it’s just you.
The Basics
The following thoughts are in the form of questions to help steer you in the appropriate direction.
When you grow your capacity to lead, you will find more opportunities to lead and when you find more opportunities to lead, you will grow your capacity to lead. The key to leadership is found in activity and in your ability to add value to each life that finds itself in your care even if only for a fleeting moment.
Thoughts On Leadership
Time To Begin
Own It
Be Visible
Push For Improvement
Grab Opportunities
Persevere
Denver, Colorado
Business Coach
Transformation Leadership begins with transforming yourself. First things first, you need followers if you want to be a leader. The word ‘Leader’ denotes, someone is following, even if it’s just you.
The Basics
The following thoughts are in the form of questions to help steer you in the appropriate direction.
- How big is your dream?
- How are your listening skills with those around you?
- Are you results oriented?
- Are you action oriented?
- How disciplined are you?
- Do you invest in becoming better and more knowledgeable in those areas you desire to lead in?
- How much time do you spend investing in personal or professional development?
- What is your purpose as a leader?
- What is the vision of your leadership?
- Do you have a leader, mentor or coach to help you to lead?
When you grow your capacity to lead, you will find more opportunities to lead and when you find more opportunities to lead, you will grow your capacity to lead. The key to leadership is found in activity and in your ability to add value to each life that finds itself in your care even if only for a fleeting moment.
Thoughts On Leadership
Time To Begin
Own It
Be Visible
Push For Improvement
Grab Opportunities
Persevere
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