Leadership
Navigating the Leadership Paradox of When to Listen and When to Act
….and how to avoid having others put their monkeys on your back! Perhaps no other job I’ve had taught me
….and how to avoid having others put their monkeys on your back! Perhaps no other job I’ve had taught me
I have to admit – the recent election results have me in a tailspin. Emotions have run the gamut from disbelief to despair.
And last night, as I tossed and turned, unable to sleep – it hit me.
There is a fundamental shift happening right now. Like it or not, when things are changing is exactly the time when things are the most malleable.
So I’m not waiting four years to vote for a different candidate. I’m not waiting for things to go badly so that I can complain about them. I’m not waiting to make my voice heard.
Join me in my call to action.
Sometimes leaders think that communication is what happens when they make a presentation. Or send an email. Or hold a meeting.
In fact, leaders communicate every moment of every day. In their words. By their actions. With their inaction. Because people are watching and adjusting – sometimes to the subtlest of cues.
The minute you step into a leadership position, no matter what level, others begin to look to you for direction and guidance. And as such, what you say is important. Words matter and you can use them to further the worthwhile purpose you are leading. You can also, if not careful, use them to derail and detract and to detour effort.
This post helps you focus your non-verbal cues so that you can lead with clarity, congruence, consciousness.
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