Leadership lessons in 2020:

Leadership lesson #1: FAITH: Time and energy spent in the application of faith based perspectives results in deeper insights and advanced hope. Uncovering timeless wisdom In difficult times takes us beyond our current leadership.

Leadership lesson #2: FAMILY: Seeing others as brothers and sisters of the human race, even when there are strong differences and ideological oppositions advances our view as leaders. We move towards being a part of a bigger picture, a bigger story.

Leadership lesson #3: CORE VALUES: There is untapped potential when core values are activated within a change process.

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Thriving in the ebb and flow of resignations at work

A positive farewell work strategy.

Three questions when an employee is leaving:

First, how do we end it well from the perspective of the leader staying?

Second, how do we end it well from the perspective of the one going?

Third, how do we time the departure so that everyone is at the airport at the same time?

Three steps to support the most positive experience possible with a farewell work strategy:

Step one: have a plan to prepare everyone for a successful departure:

Step two: Recognize that departure is not an event but a process

Step three: for all involved, be prepared to give grace. Grace is a differentiator.

A front loading of strategy is needed into how to not only navigate the ebb and flow of departures but to learn how to thrive.

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Friends and family in business

The nuances of working in the business with friends and family

Four pairs of words that provide a balance to the nuances that exist when your work includes the close relationships of friends and family.

I. Roles and Responsibilities

II. Goals and Growth

III. Trust and Travelling On

IV. Communication and Commitment

Six questions that support conversations for leaders who want to dig into deeper into working effectively with your friends and family members at work:

1. Are we friends first or are we employee/employer or fellow employees first?

2. Are we clear on our roles and responsibilities or, over time and with familiarity with each other, has there been a blurring of the lines?

3. What happens to our trust in each other when performance falters?

4. Does our friendship waver when things are tough at work?

5. What goals do we have that are shared goals? What impact does this have on the business? On our friendship? On our family?

6. Do you see growth in our family and friend relationships? If so, who is helping who to grow and develop? If we don’t see growth, why not?

Resources:

Mark Cole

Jody Gittell

Gallup Polls in the workplace

The Imposter Syndrome

“We Become What We Do” Seth Godin

The imposter syndrome identifies that there can be times where we struggle with being accurate, being authentic in acknowledging our own accomplishments, our own competence. With the imposter syndrome there can actually be an internal fear that we will be seen as deceiving others – as someone who doesn’t really have the skills and talents that we have been identified with. A person with impostor syndrome struggles with acknowledging just how competent they are, with feeling inadequate

In December 2019, a research article Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review was published that looked at 62 different studies of over 14,000 participants looking at this idea of the imposter syndrome.

“Each time I write a book, every time I face that yellow pad, the challenge is so great. I have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody and they’re going to find me out.” Quote from Maya Angelou

“We become what we do.” Seth Godin

Five actions that will move you away from falling prey to a misalignment with who you are and how you connect with your world.

1. I trust myself.

2. I persist on the journey to grow and change

3. I pursue an understanding of my daily action steps

4. I give myself room to fail.

5. I serve others without guarantee that my service will be recognized or appreciated.

What is servant leadership? Robert Greenleaf

Resources:

Godin, S. (2020). The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. New York: Penguin Random House.

Maxwell, J (2000). Failing Forward, Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success. USA: Harper Collins

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The crucible of self- discipline

The missing piece in soft skill development

With the development of soft skills, we are not in a sprint, but rather a marathon.

Four steps to get started in building those new pathways in self discipline:

#1. Get really focused.

#2. Figure out how you are going to measure small wins.

#3. Establish the guidelines you plan to follow.

#4. Pause to celebrate your successes.

Self-discipline opens up windows of opportunity whether you are looking at

physical,

emotional and intellectual

or spiritual growth and development.

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Resources:

The Hechinger Report

Neuroplasticity.

Winters, J. (2019). The Science of Self Discipline. Reedsy.

Optimizing the value of anger

Strategic growth in the presence of emotions

Anger is a relevant topic for our world today.

2020 Gallup short term poll

Gallup: What's the World's Emotional Temperature?

“ANYBODY can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody's power, that is not easy.” Aristotle

Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. The Apostle Paul, Ephesians 4:26

The emotion of anger can fuel growth, just like the emotion of passion can fuel vision, and the emotion of happiness can fuel productivity!

The five rights of Aristotle:

#1: The right person

#2: The right degree

#3 The right time

#4 The right purpose

#5The right way

Can we be angry and grow as leaders at the same time?

My response is, “Yes. If we choose to engage in the hard work of using anger for the benefit of growth and development of ourselves and those we influence.”

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Add Value to your team with Peer to Peer Coaching

No-one Left Behind

Peer to Peer coaching

· Applauds how coaching each other adds value to the team

· Serves as a vehicle for moving a team upward

· Acknowledges and celebrates the presence of different learning styles

· Provides psychological safety

· Meets short term needs

· Focuses on a specific goal

· Timely

· Can be formal or informal

· Supports relevance, even more in a fast-paced environment

· Can happen between different generations and different cultures

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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Assumptions

As We Think, So We Lead

Three things about making assumptions:

#1: Assumptions can take our minds towards the negative without need or cause.

#2” Assumptions can decrease our ability to relate well to others.

#3: Assumptions keep us all from moving forward.

Consider using RED model of Critical Thinking

“Keep reminding yourself: I get what I think about, whether I want it or not.”

Wayne Dyer

What you and I “get” when we seek to be critical thinkers:

1. We understand ourselves better.

2. We are more likely to be open to changing our minds and our opinions in light of new information.

3. We concentrate on the most important parts of a body of information.

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