Leaders who train their staff to make decisions and those who spend much energy to develop people are setting themselves up for promotions.
Once you’ve learned to be a constant student, you’ll have the freedom from constantly proving yourself and to be free to start improving yourself.
Incremental improvements, towards an end goal, develop habits that create an atmosphere of sustained growth for the long haul.
Having talents alone will not take you far. The only way you can reap your talent’s full potential is by turning it into strengths. Talents turn to strengths when you sharpen it with knowledge and practice. Raw talents without learning the crafts and putting in the time to practice is useless.
Remember the time you had an insanely clever idea that you can’t seem to get buy-in from your leadership? You know it in your gut that it will do so well, that it will easily meet and surpass whatever goal you’ve set for it. Despite the strong potential for success of your idea, your boss is not ready to invest money and their credibility to give you the green-light because of the fear of the unknown.
“Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life” - Confusius (maybe)
This is a statement we’ve all heard. Something that drives many people to quit their jobs, take a leap of faith to find their dream job, or the job that they feel so passionate about. Do you agree with this? I DON’T.
A key superpower to become a successful leader in any organization is the ability to "get things done." Before you can "get things done," you'll need to set goals.
Multi-tasking has never been something I believed in. The thought of doing several, unrelated tasks at the same time and working at a certain percent above your maximum capacity just unsustainable.
Having regular one-on-one meetings with your direct reports is a great way to keep your finger on the pulse of your business and your staff.
Lateral coordination is crucial for any company to succeed in a matrix organization. It takes a special kind of organization with a special kind of culture to successfully navigate and reap the benefits of this organizational structure.
Now that you're prepared to enter negotiations, the first tactical decision you may have to decide on is which approach will work best with your situation. Both, informal and formal approaches in negotiating, have its ups and downs.
Relentlessly working hard isn't always the answer in becoming successful in everything that we do. Becoming successful requires strategic thinking, finesse, and constant vigilance in improving oneself.
Negotiating is a critical skill every leader needs to have in their toolbox. Without this skill, how can you push ideas (big or small) for your company, your team, and for yourself? How can you win people over? Having proper negotiating skills is important if you want to execute and create change.
Great leaders inspire success and influence the behavior of people around them. Regardless of your position or level in the company, your leadership qualities can be traced through breadcrumbs of happy employees, high production, and a positive working environment.
Creating small early wins infuse a positive energy toward your existence in the company. It excites the people around you, making them feel that you're here to make things better for them and for the company