It’s one thing to make a decision and quite another to make it happen. Lots of things get in the way – misunderstanding, lack of commitment, failure to listen – the little devils of delivery out there IRL (in real life)
Three initial suggestions here on what you can do to make your decisions stick and drive real change…
We’re supposed to embrace conflict.
It means you’re hearing all views and upping the chances that you’ll get to a better result. But how do you get to that kind of ‘productive conflict’ and keep yourself in one piece? A few first steps here.
Leadership lessons learnt the hard way. Don’t:
🚫 Put up with the wrong leadership team
🚫 Make assumptions
🚫 Cramp your style
If the year didn’t start quite how you intended this one’s for you. How do we accept what is, take full responsibility and treat is as a gift?
You need to toughen up, stand up for yourself. (But not too much.)
How do we navigate this ‘double-bind’ of conflicting expectations?
Here are a few suggestions. What’s your advice?
We broke the glass ceiling, but we forgot to re-build the house. Here’s a review of the latest evidence on women’s leadership
“If only I had just…”
How many times a week, a day, an hour do you berate yourself like this?
Rumination is fact of leadership life and I haven’t yet seen a quick fix. But here are some approaches that might help
“Can I give you some feedback?”
😨 Oh no. What now?
😲 Sometimes it’s a shock.
😢 Sometimes it just hurts.
Reflections on the pain and shame of feedback…and ways to make it just that little bit easier.
😶I used to worry about being indecisive.
🤔What if something I believed to be true was wrong?
😎Now I find that being open to re-thinking my beliefs is a strength.
Some thoughts here on the benefits of asking ‘How could I be wrong?’
The first few weeks in a new leadership role can feel like a daily re-living of your interview… constantly trying to prove yourself. How do I add value now? Am I even good enough?
Some ideas here on rein in the doubts and what to ask instead.
