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Values Based Leadership
Your essential tool for any climate The values conversation is everywhere and has been for a while. What does it mean to be a values based leader? In this webinar we will unpack how to identify values, how to use them to make your life easier and the power they give you in your decision making criteria. To grow a business today requires you being in touch and clear about your personal values and their alignment to the business values. This is the launch pad for great leadership! Key Takeaways: How to use values as an accountability structure inside of the business Discover the power of a distinction on your values Using values as a tool to empower your people
Debunking The Team Myth
Eliminating the obstacles to building great team Most of us will be on many teams throughout our working life. Some will feel like we have died and gone to heaven whilst others are more like a living hell and then there’s that place in between. What does it take to rise above all of this and create a dynamic united team? Research reveals the flatter your organisational structure, the more ‘teamwork’ is critical to your success. Yet we are driven by the myths and platitudes surrounding teamwork, for example, “there is no ‘I’ in team” and “a team that plays together, stays together”. This causes confusion and makes “I” a dirty word and a belief that to have a high performing team requires us to socialise with our people. This and many other myths kill the possibility of “team”. The Key Takeaways: What stands in the way of leaders building teams? How individual competency is critical to a powerful team How liking people is not a pre-requisite to team
THE POWER OF LEADING WITH VISION
You can work awfully hard to get someplace you don’t want to be, if you don’t know where you’re going before you start. As a leader you also take an organisation full of people on that detour with you. Doesn’t it make sense to know where you’re going and why? As a leader, your business vision becomes the context from which everything else derives meaning. What is a business vision? A business vision is an aspirational statement, said in the present tense where people could be doing something right now that affects the future. It defines both purpose and direction. According to research there are commonly shared attributes to inspiring vision statements (Kantabutra, S., 2008). Vision statements should be: Brief A vision statement should be brief, but brevity should not overrule the endeavour to state the vision definitely. Clear A vision statement should be clear and precise in such a way that it is understood and accepted. Clarity makes the overarching goals understandable to everyone. Future Orientated A vision statement should focus on the long-term perspective of the organisation and the environment in which it functions. It should guide the organisation far into the future. Stable A vision statement should […]
Weathering the storm of leadership
How to thrive in the face of pushback Leadership is not for the faint-hearted – it can be very isolating and lonely at the top. We will look at the pitfalls and obstacles that stand in the way of extraordinary leadership. Whether you are new to leadership or have been sitting in the role for decades, examining ourselves is vital for our continued success. This month in our webinar, we will explore how to close the gap between the leader you are today and the one you aspire to be. We will identify where you are reluctant, discover your learning edge and examine the crucial behaviours for your success. TAKEAWAYS Building the courage to make the tough calls. Honest self-reflection is the place you gain legitimacy. Examine where reluctance controls the outcome. Holding your ground in the face of no agreement. Watched the webinar? Now take the survey. Click Here
Driven by vision
Putting leaders and their people in the driver’s seat A powerful vision is like a compass in a leader’s toolbox. It gives you clear direction for decision making, gets everyone on the same page and facing in the same direction. When the vision is created or used as a marketing tool, it fails to resonate with the people and does not shape and inspire them to achieve great work. It is not a marketing slogan used to lure new clients. When your vision and values are alive in the business, you attract and retain good people. A vision is an aspirational statement about the future you would like to create, and in the present, you can enact and influence that future. Great leaders walk and talk the vision and bring it to life in the imagination of their people. This sets an organisation apart from the rest. TAKEAWAYS How to get your vision off the wall and into the hearts and minds of your team How a powerful vision takes the hard work out of decision making Learn to use your vision and values as an accountability structure How an effective vision increases productivity within your business
Truthfulness and the Hidden cost of lies
How truth repays with compound interest. Behind each rework, cost blowout or missed deadline, is a lie. Things don’t go off the rails in a business without someone having prior knowledge and lying about it or covering it up. By not saying anything, they lie by omission. By saying what they don’t believe, they lie by commission, by supporting someone else’s lie they lie by collusion. Whatever the lie, there is a cost which cripples growth and destroys culture. Of paramount importance is giving your people permission to tell the truth. “The speed of truth determines the effectiveness of our decisions. Being willing to hear the truth is as important as telling it.” Jennifer Elliott TAKEAWAYS How you can create a culture that welcomes the truth How leading by example creates radical truth in an organisation What it takes to give people permission to tell the truth Learn what lies are costing your business