Forbes published It’s Not About You. (The Best Leaders Focus On Others.) by Victor Lipman.
“One of the most fundamental lessons of leadership is that if you’re a leader, it’s not about you. It’s about the people following you. The best leaders devote almost all of their energy to inspiring and enabling others. Taking care of them is a big part of this.”
Forbes published You Don’t Have To Be Loud to Lead by Erika Andersen.
So, as an introvert, how can you let people know that you have leadership capabilities and not get overshadowed by your louder, more gregarious colleagues?
Make Your Point, Build Individual Relationships, and Lean Into Your Strengths are the 3 pieces of advice given in the article.
Forbes published 5 Powerful Things Happen When A Leader Is Transparent.
Each of the preceding points is interdependent and builds upon one another. This naturally takes us to point #5: higher-levels of performance. The formula is simple:
Efficient problem solving + the ability to build teams easier + the development of authentic relationships + trust = higher levels of performance.
Forbes published Want to Change the World? Define Your Organization’s Attitude, discussing positioning your business for success by defining it’s attitude.
As a leader of an organization, if you have not articulated your strategy, posture and culture, get them down on paper now. Only then can you align the three in order to unite your followers around the combined attitude.
Forbes published Creative Leadership: Trust. The author, Doug Guthrie, is the Dean of the George Washington University School of Business and talks about what he feels is the “most basic building block of leadership”.
You don’t trust your boss, and why should you? He micromanages your projects. His communication with you is uneven, and you’re never exactly sure what he wants. He takes credit for your ideas and successes, yet he is quick to hand out blame. He breaks promises. And sometimes he just doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. Taken together, or even separately, these are good reasons to not trust your boss.
Forbes published The Top 9 Things That Ultimately Motivate Employees to Achieve. The article list the reasons employees are motivated along with advice on how to use these factors with your employees:
Glenn Llopis published Leadership Success is No Longer Measured by Money or Power on Forbes. This article asks “What is Leadership Success?” and begins to answer it.
Historically, leadership success has been associated with money and power. The more you have, the more successful you are. This is a false idea of success. How many people do you know that have money and power that are also happy, ethical, and purposeful? Sure, there are a few – but only a few.
Jay Goltz published How to Diagnose What’s Wrong With Your Business in You’re the Boss, outlining the things he takes a look at when a business is struggling. The first 3 relate to Marketing, the next 3 to Management, the following 3 to Accounting & Finance, and the last one stands alone:
Forbes published Leadership – Why “Yes” is a Better Answer than “No” by Mike Myatt. The article points out how saying “No” creates a negative culture, how “Yes” leads to a positive environment, and saying “Yes” is a sign of intelligent leadership.
Ask yourself this question – If as a leader you find yourself always saying no, what does that tell you about your leadership ability? It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned, and your talent is not performing up to par.
Mark Suster published Lead, Follow or Get the Fuck Out of the Way on Both Sides of the Table. In this article he talks about the 3 productive options you have concerning your role in a business.
He told me his motto, which is one that I’ve always lived by. He said, “The reason I needed to go was the I believe that you either lead, follow or get the fuck out of the way. I was no longer leading, so I became the problem.”