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What does leadership look like to you?
Gary Malcolm • Nov 11, 2022
The Question:
What does leadership look like to you?
The Insight
There are a lot of answers to this question, but a pillar answer from course participants tends to be ‘Doing what you say you are going to do.’ AND that is not always possible. However, you can always be responsible for it.
The Practice
When we can’t be our words as a leader, we can still be responsible for it.
That might look like, “I said I was doing X by Friday, and it will not be. It will be done by Tuesday.”, rather than stepping over it.
What are you in control of in communication?
The Question: "Why is it so hard for me to be understanding when others screw up?"
Trust is Earned, Right?
The Question: How do you respond to direction or request communication? Have you ever noticed resistance or avoidance?
The Question: I asked participants in my Leadership & Communication course, “What do you think about when others show up late to meetings or appointments?”