Leadership Series - Week 3: Have A Plan

If You Fail To Plan, Then You Plan To Fail

Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the August edition of the blog. This month's series is the Leadership Series and this week's topic is Have a Plan.

You have established a vision, you are empathetic towards your team. The last part now is having a plan and executing that plan. You have to realize that the first 2 leadership qualities I mentioned do not really matter if you don't get the job done. If you as a leader don't deliver, then any trust or belief you did have will eventually disappear.

Being able to execute your vision and plan is not a skill that many people possess, but it is a quality that a leader must master in order to become effective. All great leaders in history had the ability to implement all 3 skillsets to achieve their goal. Now this doesn't require extraordinary talent, but it does require some self-awareness and hard work to build those skills up. This is not a simple task. I am constantly working towards this and fail and learn something new everyday. As long as you are heading in the right direction that's all that matters.

A lot of it will come through experience and mentorship. You will take a few bumps and bruises while trying to work on the skills it requires to become a good leader. It also helps if you can find someone to take you under their wing and guide you through the process. Just make sure that everyone is held accountable for their portion and EXECUTE, EXECUTE, EXECUTE!!!
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Leadership Series - Week 2: Emotional Awareness

"A Key Component Of Leadership Is Having The Ability To Understand The Emotional Make Up Of Other People"

 

 

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Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the August edition of the blog. This month's series is the Leadership Series and this week's topic is Emotional Awareness.

One of the key qualities of a leader is having the ability to understand and connect on an emotional and mental level. Truly understanding what makes their team tick, understanding why they do what they do. Also what makes them feel insecure and what they really care about.

This allows you to know how to approach each team member in different situations and get the best out of them each time. If you don't master this part of leadership, you will have a difficult time in persuading them into doing what is needed to reach a common goal. When you are connected to your team on this level you are able to develop the right type of culture and environment that breeds positive results.

I have seen how good and bad leadership can make or break a team. I've seen great employees become disengaged and have low productivity due to bad leadership. I have also seen the other side of the spectrum and notice those who normally have weak performances increase their productivity and bring even greater value to the team.

Bottom line is, when your team sees and knows that your genuinely care about them, they go the extra mile.  Having an understanding on how they feel makes them feel appreciated on a deeper level. Be aware of others emotions and what is going on with them at that time. I'm not saying hold their hands and baby sit them, that is not it at. What I am saying is understand what motivates them. Understand what issues they might have going on in their life that could possibly affect their performance and not be so results driven and cold to their feelings

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Leadership Series - Week 1: The Vision

Leadership Is Not A Position Or A Title, It Is Action And Example



Welcome and thank you for returning to the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This is the August edition of the blog. This month's series is the Leadership Series and this week's topic is The Vision.

Being a leader is a very big responsibility. You are the one that everyone looks to for guidance. They entrust you to lead them on the right path. In order to do this you have to have an unwavering conviction towards your vision. You must know the direction you want your team to go. It's very important to be very sure and certain in what you are doing and where you are taking them. The journey and process can be complex and seem very uncertain at times.

The people you are leading will easily deviate from the place or the path because they will get distracted by the many variables that comes with uncharted territories. This is where your leadership helps bring them back  to regroup. Help them remember the overall plan and stay the course. A leader must also be very logical and help get everyone on the same page with the bigger picture. When people start to feel uncomfortable or unable to see the vision, you will be challenged. If you are not able to be logical and justify the ultimate goal, it can cause the team to lose confidence in you.

Lastly, the leader must be the most passionate in the entire group in whatever project is being worked. Your energy must cascade to every member, you set the tone for how the project is going to go. If your energy is low then everyone else's energy will be lower than that. Remember you are the lighthouse that guides the ships safely through the seas. If your light dims or goes out then everyone is guaranteed to crash.


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