The Infinite Possibilities of Your Leadership DNA – Exercise | Deliberate Practice
The concept of leadership is often presented as a set of predefined styles or characteristics that individuals should strive to emulate. However, true leadership is not about conforming to a specific model but about embracing your unique qualities and leading in a way that aligns with your authentic self. Ask yourself these two questions: What […]
The Infinite Possibilities of Your Leadership DNA
Be your unique leader Leadership is often portrayed as a formulaic process, with countless articles, books, and workshops dedicated to cultivating specific leadership styles. As someone who has developed and trained numerous workshops on leadership, I am acutely aware and guilty of the pressures and the paradox of this approach. Despite our best intentions to […]
Leadership, War, Ethics, and Balance – Exercise | Deliberate Practice
From the Post: Leadership, War, Ethics, and Balance Ethics, accountability, and responsibility are fundamental principles that overlap between leadership and independent contributors, creating a robust framework for strong teams. In both roles, ethics involves adhering to moral standards and ensuring fair treatment for all team members. Accountability means owning one’s actions and their consequences, whether […]
Leadership, War, Ethics, and Balance
I once heard someone compare leadership to war and on some days it’s difficult to distinguish between the two. On a good day, we grapple with ethics, accountability, and responsibility, often finding ourselves in situations that require us to reassess our priorities and strive for balance and clarity, regardless of our leadership status. Each morning, […]
Active Listening And Generative Listening – Listening Between The Lines
Performance communication One day my wife Lisa was sharing her thoughts on a topic that I seem to be having some difficulty practicing. As she was sharing her thoughts, she stopped, looked at me, and said, “Were you listening to me?” I responded, “Yes, I heard what you were saying.” “No, that’s not what I […]
Unconscious Bias before DEI – Exercise | Deliberate practice
From the Post: Leaders, Do This Before You Attempt Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Grab your journal and start taking notes about yourself. I recently was invited to submit one of my paintings to a national painting exhibition. The day before the awards were presented I went to the gallery studied the judge’s work and picked […]
Leaders, Do This Before You Attempt Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Unconscious bias plays a significant role in shaping our perceptions, decisions, and behaviors, often without our conscious awareness, this is our psychodynamics. These biases are formed by our experiences, upbringing, cultural background, and societal influences. While they may not be intentional, unconscious biases can have profound effects on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within organizations […]
The Rational Leader – Exercise | Deliberate practice
From the Post: The Rational Leader: Cultivating Self-Awareness, Critical Examination, and Determination Start with one of the five areas listed below to practice self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination: Make some time for yourself to explore all five areas. One is not more important than the other. All five are equally important when you use them together. […]
The Rational Leader: Cultivating Self-Awareness, Critical Examination, and Determination
In the realm of leadership, the quest for rationality stands as an enduring aspiration. Rational leaders are not merely those who make decisions based on logic and reason; they are individuals deeply attuned to their inner workings, capable of critical self-examination, and steadfast in their determination to navigate through the complexities of decision-making unswayed by […]
As A Leader, Prove Yourself Wrong First – Exercise | Deliberate practice
From the Post: As A Leader, Prove Yourself Wrong First: Thinking Before You Decide In the realm of leadership, decision-making is a critical skill. Leaders are often tasked with making tough choices that can have far-reaching consequences. In the pursuit of making informed decisions, the instinct is to seek validation for one’s ideas and beliefs. […]