Leadership tips to energise yourself
Positive can do leadership has a positive impact on company performance. In challenging times people look to their leaders to set a tone, direction and drive. High levels of energy lead to actions which drive results. How then as leaders do we keep our energy levels high? Consider below
1) WHAT MAKES YOU TICK? Be true to your own values and beliefs. If you believe in something then that finds expression through what you say and do. Demonstrate and talk about your passion for the customer, product, marketplace – whatever gets you fired up! Imagine how great it would be if everyone shared your dream and were passionate about working towards it.
2) PLANNED SPONTANEOUS RECOGNITION. Set yourself a target each day to catch someone doing a good job and praise them! Re-inforce the positive actions that your team take. Appreciate those that always turn up on time, put in that little extra, provide banter and wit. Seek to celebrate a different aspect each day. You will feel great too!
3) LETS GET PHYSICAL. High energy is supported by an energy producing system – your body. Being fitter produces more energy potential so why not walk a bit more , use that gym membership. Consider parking a bit further away from the office/factory – get 15 minutes of extra fresh air and exercise.
4) CHANGE A HABIT. Right handed? Try writing your name left handed ! We become our habits so to improve we need to change old habits/add new ones. You’ll suddenly notice new things ( previously taken for granted ) and feel different. Why not just spend a £1 a day differently to normal. Imagine the possibilities!
5) SET A VISION. Generate a clear VISION for SUCCESS in all the areas ( and beliefs ) that are important to you. What would it look like , feel like , sound like ? How would you know when you had got there ? Share this vision with those important to you.
This is a guest post by Paul Maisey from Advanced Business Performance, you can follow him on Twitter
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Particularly interested in point number 4. Aristotle said [i]"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit"[/i].
If you're seeking excellence, change your habits. If you want a different result, then do something differently. Couldn't agree more with Paul's blog.
I started to change where I sat in the monthly managers meetings. The first time I did it it really threw everyone - some where even asking where I was despite only being a couple of seats away from them!
It also put some people out when I took 'their' seat.
Still, it livened things up a bit and created some change. Well worth a try next time you go to a meeting (maybe best not to nick the big bosses seat for the first attempt though!!).
Thanks Ray,
Will certainly give this one a try. We're nothing if not creatures of habit!
Catching genuinely great employees doing a great job can sometimes be tough due to the fact that this type of employee are often not the ones to boast of such feats.
'Catching genuinely great employees doing a great job can sometimes be tough' - good managers will know they are doing a great job becuase they have their ear to the ground and they are out there seeing it. It doesn't require someone to boast about it. The key is actually knowing what good looks like!
Exactly - many managers don't truely know what good work looks like - they often look through the narrow eye glass that is their current favourite KPI. An unsatisfactory measure of 'good work' if ever I saw on.