Influential Leadership - Be the Example
One of the most critical, defining moments in your leadership is how you deal with a failure after it occurs. Everyone is looking to blame someone else, and no one wants to own the moment. It’s easy to be the example when things go well, but are you still able to be an example when things go wrong? In other words, if you’re talking the talk, are you also walking the walk?
Questions:
What are your weaknesses? Where are you likely to fail?
Identify one time in your memory where you failed or missed the mark. How did you handle this situation?
How would you want to deal failure differently in the future?
Influential Leadership Series
There are six videos in the Influential Leadership Series. They are all available immediately, and we will be sending emails twice a month that highlight important aspects from each video.
Influence is an incredible thing. Having the ability to impact the character, development, and behavior of someone else isn’t something to take lightly.
One of the most critical, defining moments in your leadership is how you deal with a failure after it occurs. Everyone is looking to blame someone else, and no one wants to own the moment.
Your influence is yours, and yours alone. What I’m trying to say is, it’s ok to be unique. In fact, people are more likely to follow someone who they see as authentic.
Being credible has nothing to do with your credentials - it has everything to do with trust. Can people trust that you do what you say you’re going to do?
We all know that we need to continue to grow if we want to be good leaders. But, just as importantly as our own growth, is the ability of those you are leading to grow along with you.
What happens when you choose to authentically build trust with your team, and grow your influence with those you lead professionally and personally?