Articles #Engagement

Leaders MUST ensure that they respect and affirm the value of each individual; this is a cornerstone of highly-effective organizations.

Leaders lift others to have the courage to be creative in their efforts – continually challenging the current way. Status quo, mediocrity, tried and true, compliancy, and all traditional thinking paradigms must be faced, disturbed and challenged through insight and foresight.

See people not as they are today but as their potential, encourage, teach, and lift to their full potential. Take the people and organization beyond the limits of management to leadership. Leadership is not about controlling people but serving and caring for people.

Be prepared to demonstrate what you expect others to do. Ensure your actions and words reflect the principles and the journey of the organization. Lead by modeling behavior and actions. Lead by creating the desired experiences, walk the talk. Practice “go and see”.

Leaders cannot treat themselves differently from other people in the organization, effective leaders know when to let others lead, even if doing so puts the member out of their comfort zone. Great leaders evoke the emotions of those they lead and use the command of emotions to make it all about the team members not about themselves. To do that leaders must be conscious about which emotions to display and when to display them.