1st QTR 2009 Check-In
By Michael | March 27, 2009
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“Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey”.
- Kouzes & Posner, The Leadership Challenge
Dear Leaders,
As we approach the end of the 1st quarter we need to take a pulse of where we are, where our team is, and where the organization as a whole is going.
Admittedly this has been a difficult year for so many of us. Jobs have been eliminated, wages and benefits have been cut, and lifelong customers and clients are “taking a break”.
So what can we do?
We can revisit our vision, mission, and goals and either validate that no changes are required, or make revisions and communicate them to all that are impacted.
We can also conduct personal and organizational assessments based on skill-sets, organizational knowledge, and leadership behaviors. Where are there gaps?
Are you:
Lacking passion and motivation?
Experiencing anger or frustration?
Stuck in unproductive behaviors?
Not as accountable as you’ve been in the past?
If you are experiencing any of these issues there’s a good chance your co-workers may be in a similar situation.
Take the time to check-in with them. Ask how they are doing and share what you’re experiencing. This is a great time to utilize and grow your network and be aware how changes in your professional world may be impacting your home life. They are certainly not mutually exclusive!
Sincerely,
Michael W. Kublin and Jan Mayer-Rodriguez
OTHER AREAS TO EVALUATE:
- Spiritual
- Physical
- Emotional
- Energy level
- Job Satisfaction
- Self Satisfaction
- Relationships
- Family life
- Integrity
- Finances
- Stress
- Sleep habits
- Time for self
- Nutrition
- Humor/laughter
Is there anything you’d like to change?
“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it” - Warren Bennis
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Leadership Support
By Michael | March 20, 2009
The tip this week is to recognize the importance of depending on other leaders and the need to help each other through difficult times.
There are two skills required that enable this support to occur which are also key pieces to the foundation of leadership and teams:
”giving and receiving feedback”.
I was recently given some feedback based on last week’s leadership tip. I highly respect the person who gave me the feedback and it jolted me back to the present immediately. It was one line in our tip that he linked to what he saw in me.
This quote did not at first resonate with me personally. The recognition by another leader (one of my colleagues) of my not demonstrating this at first brought me some anger and shame. Then I began to think about it and said to myself how lucky I was to have other leaders looking out for me.
This helped me to look for the positive message the leader was sending me instead of me becoming defensive and thinking I was doing something wrong. In addition it helped me determine what was going on with my leadership behaviors. I was able to identify that I had lost my passion. It was not present and instead I had replaced my passion with fear.
Passion as we all know is critical for a leader and if it’s dormant or replaced with fear then the ability to motivate yourself and others is missing. After a few days I was able to refocus on my passion and what I love to do rather than feel so much fear that I stopped my normal leadership behaviors and replaced them with negativity.
While this process was not easy it was much easier once I recognized what was missing. I would never have done this evaluation without the feedback from a trusted colleague and leader.
Here are the steps I identified for practicing the skills:
o Know that you are not alone and that others are there to help you.
o Listen to others when they are trying to tell you something.
o Don’t react. Feel your pain.
o Determine a behavior that will be more effective for you.
I want to thank Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson for his willingness to pay attention, read, and then connect to others.
Sincerely,
Michael W. Kublin
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An Enlightened Leader
By Michael | March 13, 2009
“Motivate them, train them, care about them, and make winners out of them…”
- J. Marriott, Jr
AN ENLIGHTENED LEADER… (according to Mike Moore)
values the ideas and opinions of others
listens attentively
affirms generously
criticizes gently and privately
trusts the collective wisdom of the group
encourages others to achieve their enormous untapped potential
catches people doing things right
involves people in decisions which effect their destiny
keeps people informed
has a sense of humor
trusts the decisions of others
realizes that his/her opinion is just one among many
isn’t threatened when people disagree with them
rejects the “my way or the highway” paradigm
cares about the total well being of those with whom she/he works
believes that the most valuable inventory of any business is people
seeks out and acts upon the advice of others
gives credit rather than takes credit
“The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership”. – Jim Loehr
Dear Leaders,
What does being a leader mean to you? Do you define it differently than you would have ten years ago? Has your leadership style changed?
The roles leaders have played throughout the years have evolved and the transition has not always been easy.
Giving mandates, having a dictatorial style, and “ruling” by intimidation will probably not serve too many leaders well in today’s workplace.
According to Mike Moore, an international speaker, cartoonist and specialist in humor and appreciation in the workplace, successful leaders adapt to styles that reduce stress and anxiety, improve morale, build trust, increase productivity, and have a genuine interest in their staff.
Isn’t that what we all strive for?
Review Mr. Moore’s list and decide where your strengths or “magic dust” as a leader are. Next, review it for items you want to add to your development plan.
How’d you do? How can we help?
Sincerely,
Michael W. Kublin and Jan Mayer-Rodriguez
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Teams and Change
By Michael | March 5, 2009
| “The leader of the past was a person who told; the leader of the future will be a person who asks.” Peter Drucker |
“Coming together is a beginning.
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| Dear Leaders, We all know it’s a time of change and change not only impacts us as individuals but also the teams we lead or are a part of. As leaders we need to ensure team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities, share a common purpose, have specific goals and trust one another. Without ensuring these critical dimensions are in place our teams will falter as will our productivity and business results. We must first identify what challenges our teams are facing. Do you know? Have you asked?During uncertain times, we need to increase our level of awareness and communicate more than ever.We need to give and receive feedback in an honoring way and appreciate differing opinions. We need to re-build team synergy, retain, develop and re-skill top performers. We also need to “sell” our teams by publicizing its successes and the value it provides. This will help sustain the team as a whole, while encouraging and re-energizing the individuals on the team. How would you rate your team? How can we help? Sincerely, Michael W. Kublin and Jan Mayer-Rodriguez ***************************************************
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