The Art of Leadership
Dec 12, 2020
Looking back to look forward
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Leadership lessons in 2020:
Leadership lesson #1: FAITH: Time and energy spent in the application of faith based perspectives results in deeper insights and advanced hope. Uncovering timeless wisdom In difficult times takes us beyond our current leadership.
Leadership lesson #2: FAMILY: Seeing others as brothers and sisters of the human race, even when there are strong differences and ideological oppositions advances our view as leaders. We move towards being a part of a bigger picture, a bigger story.
Leadership lesson #3: CORE VALUES: There is untapped potential when core values are activated within a change process.
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Feb 28, 2023
Insights into Positive Compromise
Insights into Positive Compromise
Some of the most sought-after soft skills are problem solving, collaboration, and negotiation. All of these include the skills needed for positive compromise.
Three primary approaches with leaders around this idea of positive or negative compromise:
#1. The first group acknowledges the possibilities in positive compromise serving as a necessary tool for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation and collaboration.
#2. The second group of leaders talk about the act of compromise as a negative, undesired strategy that undermines a leader’s authority and influence.
#3. The third group of leaders seek to find compromise that is both positive and negative. These leaders seek to find a middle ground where all involved find at least some of their needs being met. A concern with the balance act of this third group is that, over time, changes subtly move the group away from the initially accepted “middle ground” and movement shifts towards either end of compromise.
THE BIG MISCONCEPTION IN COMPROMISE: In any compromise there is always and only a right and a wrong.
The priorities of positive compromise remain the same:
* each person’s fundamental beliefs and value are non-negotiable.
* each person’s identity is not being challenged.
* each person is respected in their desire for autonomy and freedom.
Here are 5 steps you can follow with positive compromise:
1. DEFINE THE SITUATION
2. COMMUNITY MATTERS
3. GENERATE OPTIONS
4. DISCOVER ALTERNATIVES
5. AGREE ON NEXT STEPS
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Jan 31, 2023
Economic opportunities with soft skills
Economic opportunities with soft skills
As a leadership strategist, I help leaders grow through the development of the
soft skills that are in demand in our job market today.
One way you, as a leader, moves from success to significance is that you become adept in
leveraging the balance between hard and soft skills every day.
* Hard skills are demonstrated through technical expertise with clearly measured goals and action plans.
* Hard skill development often focuses on the WHAT
* Hard skills are vital to the success of a leader’s career.
* Hard skills are what I call the “knowing”
* Soft skills emphasize the transformation of people with changes that make a difference in people’s lives.
* Soft skill development is more about the HOW
* Soft skills are vital for the significance of a leader’s journey!
* Soft skills are what I call “the living”
Discerning the dynamic balance of these two skill sets provides the right questions for you as you pursue your desired goals AND empower changes in people’s lives! I call this dynamic balance the significance framework:
Hard skills + Soft skills = Significant Leadership
Research of David Deming, Harvard professor, economist and premier analyst in skill development reveals that there is a decline of cognitive skills in predicting labor-market wage success while the economic importance of noncognitive skills has increased. Another way of saying this is that the job market, the supply and demand of labor, has demonstrated that soft skills are now predicting wage success over hard skills. Deming goes on to say that the share of US employment has grown at a faster rate for those professional jobs that rely on analytical and interpersonal interaction.
Here are some questions for self-reflection and discussion:
* When was the first time you realized how important soft skills were to your leadership development?
* Are you ready to clearly articulate the economic difference seen with soft skills in your work?
* Should there be even more intentional soft skill development in your workplace?
* Where do you see that soft skills are making a difference in the net margin?
* How have you seen soft skills impact the profitability of your company?
Thank you for joining me on the Art of Leadership. I help leaders who are seeking a fresh perspective to growth and development!
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Dec 27, 2022
Self-awareness in all seasons
Self-awareness in all seasons
"I must know who I am before I can go telling.
How can I share myself, if I don’t know who I’m sharing"
Dr Nina Ellison at age 13
Uncovering who you are, what you are, how you are and why you are! This is self-awareness! Being aware of the who, what, how and why of YOU plays a key role in how you approach new seasons.
“A workplace that encourages self-awareness is an environment where the most productive, curious, and innovative people thrive.” – Neil Blumenthal
Our lived experience demonstrates that self-centeredness blocks the promotion of self-awareness.
There is a tendency towards self-centeredness when:
1. I have little curiosity about others’ perspectives. Often the conversation I have with others focuses on my own story and leaves little to no room for others to enter in with their experiences and story.
2. I find I have no desire to receive feedback about being self-centered. In the past others have indicated that there is opportunity for me to change but I don’t see that there is any need for change. Another way of saying this is that I frequently hold on to my way being the right way.
3. I see within myself a heightened experience of frustration when events do not go as I expected.
4. I often disregard rules and guidelines, believing they don’t apply to me.
The greatest challenge you will face will be increasing your self-awareness is how you want to lead yourself and then how you choose to lead and learn from others.
“You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.” – Ernest Hemingway
Four questions that will add value to your growth as a self-aware leader.
1. In this new season who, what, how and why will I lead myself?
2. What is my sweet spot where I am at my very best? My strengths? My talents?
3. What is one way I will increase my self-discipline to advance the things I do well?
4. What is my personal purpose?
To be successful as a self-aware leader in your next new season of life, take the purpose you have identified within YOU and model it while helping those your influence to solidify their purpose, define their strengths and move forward with a new level of self-awareness.
As a soft skill expert, I discuss the skills that can be intentionally pursued to make a difference in your leadership. In today’s job market, it is well known that employees who demonstrate a balanced combination of hard and soft skills are in greater demand.
Leaders who are self-aware:
1. Are more effective in the workplace
2. Have better relationships with those they work with
3. Recognize the significance of purpose and passion in their everyday life.
4. Continue in the development of emotional stability
The concepts of character and core values are gaining momentum. Soft skill matter!
Are you ready...
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