Leadership Isn’t About Your Job Title

 

Leadership Isn’t About Your Job Title

You don’t need to be the boss to be a leader. Here are three actions you can take to hone your leadership skills right now and become a highly respected and influential team member. Embrace your existing strengths. Start by asking yourself: Which tasks at work feel most energizing and natural to you? Which projects do you excel at and enjoy? What unique perspective do you bring to the table? Your strengths, identity, and interests are what set you apart. The more you understand yourself, the more you’ll be able to carry yourself with the confidence of a leader. Devote time to daily development. Improving your skills will help you expand your impact and influence. For example, maybe your organization values leaders who can back up their ideas with hard data and insights, or those who project empathy, curiosity, and compassion. Whatever it is, take note and prioritize developing those skills and projecting growth on a daily basis. Connect with people. Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert (or somewhere in between), you can establish the kinds of meaningful relationships that are key to building influence on your team. Commit to being vulnerable, authentic, and empathetic in your interactions with your colleagues.

3 factors of how ''great'' companies stand out.

 From the book: Good to Great, what the “great” companies did differently resulted from three main factors that were more impactful than other factors like technology, mergers and acquisitions, and change management initiatives:

1.Disciplined people: having leaders committed to the long-term success of their organizations and getting the right people on the bus.

2.Disciplined thought: Sustained great results depend upon an overarching organizational culture of discipline.

3.Disciplined action: Every team member is rather afforded the degree of personal empowerment and latitude that is necessary to bring the firm’s envisioned objectives into existence.

Important to realize that this process takes time to see true results and sustained performance.