Saying No
Many a times, saying ‘No’ contributes to success. It needn’t to be offensive.. One part is for us to say ‘No’ – The other is to ‘receive’ ‘No’ from others. Practicing (both) helps..
Behaviour
Behaviour – Needs demonstration – Every moment. Is it worth (anything) having it as an attribute, which one doesn’t practise / demonstrate?
Diversity
Successful leaders create a diversified team around them, than a monoculture with people resembling him/ her, or his / her thoughts. How to promote, build such a team? Difficult, as one needs to traverse few (personal) hurdles on the way.. Being open.. Being Non-judgemental..
Feedbacks
We find it tough to receive feedback that we don’t agree with. One of the ways to deal with it is not to take them personally – easily said than done. Need to transcend this, to become a leader. Once tuned to receive the feedbacks, the kind of freedom that one enjoys, the broadening of
Denial
Denial – It is easier to see in others than in oneself. Noticing (in oneself) and accepting seem the first challenge.. That means coping with it and addressing it, is an effort by itself.. Let us observe.. and try interpreting things the way they really are..
Response
Great leaders respond to each challenge with a fresh eye, for what worked in one situation may not work in another. Dynamism, freshness in response – Yet being consistent, focussed..
Listening
Receiving feedback – a skill that needs to be perfected. Receiving feedback, listening with openness – assumes greater significance when making choices, taking decisions. When we offer a suggestion or feedback to another, what do we expect?
How good
“You are only as good as your last decision” – my Boss, circa 1999. A great learning for me that day.. And since then.. The need to apply ourselves – every moment, in every choice, in every decision.. Being mindful, being present.
Potential
“Your life shows us what you’ve settled for” – Robin Sharma. Are we at our potential? Here, Now? What prevents us (from reaching our potential)? Probably many reasons… At times known, at times not.. The good news is that we can work on it. If we know, if aware, if we want to.. A Coach
Visibility
A leader is visible. All the time. Irrespective of / despite efforts to keep a low profile. Therefore, that awareness is important – that you are getting noticed – in everything that you do, every comment that you pass, every communication that you make, every moment that you live..