Empowering Young Leaders With The Tools To Thrive In A Hectic World
Have you ever had a sick child or spouse? You wanted to see them made well, to feel better, to be cured.
Now think about a bad leader you’ve been under. Did you want the same for them?
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Probably not. I know I haven’t.
Instead of seeing improved leadership, there have been times I’ve wanted bad leaders gone. Out on the streets and out of a leadership position.
Looking back, I’ve come to realize this isn’t the proper attitude to have.
When you’re chosen or choose to be a leader, you’ll encounter certain roadblocks along the leadership road. We all face them, so fear not. You’re not alone.
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Since you’re not alone, lets start sharing some of our struggles. I’ll start with my list. I’ve come up with a list of 6 leadership struggles every leader will face one day.
Everyone wants to be effective as a leader. You want to have a team that will accomplish the task set before them. However, many leadership struggle to be effective.
I believe there’s five areas leaders struggle with and which causes ineffective leadership. Most of the times ineffective leadership slowly slips in. Before we know it, we’re wondering why no one is following anymore.
When we discover our leadership is ineffective, you might say our leadership is as useless as a screen door on a submarine (Thanks for the beautiful words Rich Mullins).
Visualizing where we want to end up is a big part of leadership. We’ve got to have an idea of where we’re going.
When we visualize, it’s like painting a picture of the end. It’s beautiful and we know the way we want it to end.
Did you know though that you can visualize the end at the wrong time?
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There’s a right and a wrong time to visualize. The wrong time can kill your momentum.
From time to time we lose that personal connection with our team members. The days get busy. Our schedules don’t allow us to meet regularly. We forget to pull up the chair.
As this happens, our team’s attunement is lost.
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Attunement is making your team aware and/or responsive. This means getting your team members on the same page and ready to work together.
When a team is attuned, great things begin to happen. Goals are reached. Relationships are improved. Business starts to grow.
Sounds great, huh?
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