Archive for the 'Core Values' Category

Find Yourself A Leader To Follow

One of the greatest opportunities we overlook in developing our leadership skills tool box, is locating a role model to follow. Why is this important? For one thing, we learn by example and finding an exemplary leader can provide us with incredible behaviors and attitudes to emulate. But here are a few more reasons why connecting with a leadership mentor can help us evolve into an influential leader.

 

  • Listening To Another Leader’s Point of View: In our busy professional lives we rarely take the time to evaluate our choices and decisions.  When was the last time you stepped back and actually asked yourself: “Am I focusing on the right stuff?’ “Am I moving in a counter
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Published on Tuesday April 3, 2012 in Core Values, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities and Open-Minded. 0 Comments Tags: , .

What is Your Brand of Leadership?

If someone asked you what kind of leader do you represent, would you be able to answer? Could you describe what you stand for and what is most important to your leadership goals? It is so important to take stock of what type of leader you actually are and whether or not this is the kind of leadership you want to display. So how does a leader begin the inward process of defining their unique brand of leadership? Here are a few ways to begin the process.

  • Find a quote: What words ring true to your leadership goals? There is nothing better than using a meaningful quote to become your leadership manta. For me
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Published on Monday March 19, 2012 in Core Values, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development and leadership qualities. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Three Leadership Lessons on Values

When it comes to successful leadership, nothing is more important than aligning personal and professional values. What do you stand for and what core values does your organization represent? What happens when our personal values conflict with the values of our work environments? Many of us deal with this inconsistency daily and end up feeling like “we don’t belong” or “we don’t fit it.” It is very stressful and de-motivating to have a different vision of the way we perform on our teams from the way we are inner driven. So what’s a leader to do?

 

The first lesson in managing our own core values is figuring out who we are and what is most important… Continue reading

Published on Tuesday February 21, 2012 in Core Values and Leadership Development. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .