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Top 10 Ways to Lead by Example
Good leaders must lead by example. Through their actions, which are aligned with what they say, they become a person others want to follow. When leaders say one thing but do another, they erode trust, a critical element of productive leadership. Here are 10 of the dozens of ways to lead by example.
1. Take responsibility. Blame costs you your credibility, keeps team members on the defensive and ultimately sabotages real growth.
2. Be truthful. Inaccurate representation affects everyone. Show that honesty really IS the best policy.
3. Be courageous. Walk through fire (a crisis) first. Take calculated risks that demonstrate commitment to a larger purpose.
4. Acknowledge failure. It makes it OK for your team to do the same and defines failure as part of the process of becoming extraordinary.
5. Be persistent. Try, try again. Go over, under or around any hurdles to show that obstacles don’t define your company or team.
6. Create solutions. Don’t dwell on problems; instead be the first to offer solutions and then ask your team for more.
7. Listen. Ask questions. Seek to understand. You’ll receive valuable insights and set a tone that encourages healthy dialogue.
8. Delegate liberally. Encourage an atmosphere in which people can focus on their core strengths.
9. Take care of yourself. Exercise, don’t overwork, take a break. A balanced team, mentally and physically, is a successful team. Model it, encourage it, support it!
10. Roll up your sleeves. Like Alexander the Great leading his men into battle, you’ll inspire greatness in your company.
Mastering Your Life
 To better understand the E-Factor in Energy Leadership, I will be providing information about how this unique process can help you get the most from its success potential.
What is a master? It is someone who resonates with success. It's a person who's mindset automatically attracts the right people, places, events, and opportunities, and the same mindset that allows the person to jump all over those opportunities with gusto, and without fear of hesitation.
While each of us can do many things well, there is really only one thing that we can truly master, and ironically, while it takes a lot of effort to become a master in what you do, there is no real effort necessary in the thing we can truly master, which is being who we are.
Each of us has a very unique makeup. That makeup, at its core, is perfect, and when we tap into our true core, our real gift to the world is revealed. When you share your true gift with the world, you can be considered a Self-Master.
Self-Mastery is made up of 3 parts: 1) Understanding that each of us has a unique gift offering to the world, and such an offering comes when we are truly authentic. 2) Discovering (remembering) what exactly is our truly authentic self. 3) Sharing who we are with the world, in a ways that only we can.
It's not what you do that matters, nor as much how you do it. Mastery is about knowing who you really are, and how you express that in what you do. So instead of trying to better yourself to finally be at a place of deservedness, why not relax, and instead look within to find that which you were really seeking?
Self-Mastery means living an abundant, fulfilled and enjoyable life. It means feeling in control without having to control anything or anyone. As a master, it means you are at the cause, instead of the effect of your life. It also means resonating at a high frequency of energy, and attracting all we could ever want into our lives, and...with little or no effort. I think this is a great way to live.
In future newsletters, we'll look at many things that get in the way of discovering and sharing our true selves. One by one, we'll identify those obstacles, limitations, and challenges and reveal them for what they are: distractions that can be rendered powerless through awareness and Self-Mastery. I'll help you to transform and mold your world into all that you desire, to reveal your unlimited potential.
For more information on how Energy Leadership can help you achieve the potential that has not yet been reached, contact me at herman@thinkbigcoachingandtraining.com; call us at 304-839-5101; or, sign up for our complimentary session on our website: https://thinkbig-coaching-training.coachesconsole.com
BIZ Bits
Great blog article on change leadership: http://switchandshift.com/the-three-bandits-of-change-leadership
Small things can matter:http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/03/three-mistakes-founders-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/
Creating high energy employees: http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/how-to-create-a-high-energy-workforce.html
Herman Dixon / 304-839-5101 / herman@thinkbigcoachingandtraining.com / https://thinkbig-coaching-training.coachesconsole.com
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