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The Thoughtful Leaders BlogBe yourself
“This above all: to thine own self be true.” William Shakespeare
What I love about effective leadership, both in business and in life, is that there almost always is more than one way to successfully do something and more than one answer to any question or problem. Too often we may look at someone as the “expert” or the “best” at a certain skill, and we convince ourselves that in order to be successful we have to do it exactly like them. To say what they say. To act how they act. To do what they do. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyJust say noI have a client who is in overwhelm. How do I know? She personally told me that she has thousands and thousands of unread emails…that she will never get to. And everyone around her has confidentially told me that my client simply promises too much, overcommits, and just plain old “works too hard.” In essence, she “overpromises” and “underdelivers” – which is the exact opposite of what we coach our clients to do. We strongly suggest that they “underpromise” and “overdeliver” – thereby giving themselves some breathing space and wowing those around them with on-time (and even early) delivery of stellar results. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyWho cares what they think? Move forward anyway!
“You don’t have to let yourself be terrorized by other people’s expectations of you.” Sue Patton Thoele
I was speaking with one of my clients recently, and she shared with me challenges she was having with her boss. It seems that she was so convinced of how high a bar she had to hit for her boss, that she was afraid of doing anything, lest she fall short. “I don’t know what to do,” she said. “I know I have to move forward on this decision, but I don’t want to let my boss down.” Related Posts:Leave a ReplyLeave a ReplyTry, try again
“I have not failed. I have merely found 10,000 ways that did not work.” Thomas Edison
How often do we quit because, in our minds at least, we’ve failed? We try something new, only to feel defeated and give up our attempts and our dreams. Would we all be sitting here in darkness if Thomas Edison had done the same thing? Related Posts:Leave a ReplyHow powerful are your words?Inspiration can come from so many different places. This online advertisement, from an online content company, was forwarded to me by a friend. It has nearly 8 million views to date. And it’s good. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyAre you quitting too soon?
“It’s always too soon to quit!” Norman Vincent Peale
So often I’ve wanted to quit just before a breakthrough. I’ve been at the edge, ready to throw up my hands and give up in disgust, to walk away from what I wanted and what I wanted to accomplish, and for some strange reason, perhaps a bit more determination, a bit more hope, or a bit more prodding from someone else, I’ve held on and given it one more try…and I’ve broken through to my goal. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyWho needs happy employees? You do!Show me a happy employee and I’ll show you someone who is most likely using their existing talents and strengths in their work and also is probably developing additional skills and strengths in the process. Unfortunately, that is not the experience of many, many people working in organizations today. A few weeks ago I spoke to a room of HR professionals about what they are seeing in their workplaces. We talked about how the economic climate had created the need to cut back on benefits, eliminate training, and in some cases, layoff staff. Related Posts:Leave a ReplyLeave a Reply |
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