| In the most recent issue of The Halpinion, I shared my opinion about how to grow leaders from within. In this issue I want to share my thoughts about one specific and very important aspect of this approach. If you recall from the previous issue, I have strong opinions about the importance of growing leaders from within. I think bringing in a key leader from the outside is typically a distraction for an organization. I have seen it take 12-18 months to assimilate a new addition into a leadership team.
What does it take to grow leaders from within? It takes some simple but not so easy steps and it requires you to take the time to:
1) Reflect and articulate the critical success factors on which the company is built.
2) Communicate and operationalize those success factors and lastly.
3) Provide continuous feedback and input for those who are not 'walking the talk' consistently.
How do you articulate these success factors in the first place? Well…you can't do it while you are running around with your hair on fire. As you know, all of my work with leaders is based on the leader taking time away to reflect and be introspective. If you take some 'think time' to reflect, you'll be amazed at the clarity that you will gain. This first step gives you the opportunity to review what your own values are, what drives you and why you've been so successful. This values clarification work will uncover your success factors. As Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman states in his books, Authentic Happiness, "our strengths are our core values in action".
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My experience as a Leadership Strategist for the past 13 years and a business consultant and CPA for 150 years prior to that, has trained me to understand the huge disruption that occurs when an outsider comes into a key leadership role. In my next few issues of The Halpinion I will discuss numbers 2 and 3 where I will share my insights about how to both communicate and operationalize these factors and create an empowering, growth oriented culture where people step up and utilize these same success factors to take your organization to the next level.
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Strategic Leaders empower their colleagues to work smarter not harder. Here are two questions for your 'think time'. How strategic are you being? How hard are your colleagues working?
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