Emerson on Relentless Leadership

 

“Add energy, inspire hope, and blow the coals into a useful flame…”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

American writer and activist

Are you holding yourself accountable as a leader (with a title or not)?

As leaders, we enjoy the responsibility of helping people develop in a way that encourages them to hold themselves accountable for their attitudes, their work, and their results.

We need to be as disciplined, resourceful, and resilient in our efforts as we ask our people to be in theirs.

Relentless leadership is embracing the fact that the need for solid & ongoing reinforcement never ends and uncomfortable conversations are a necessity. This is how we create something special.

Managers: How much development attention are you giving to your team? (20% of your week would be a full day of nothing but development time… 40% would be two full days, beginning to end)

 

Professionals: Don’t have a coaching manager? Consider finding a development partner.

Ash on Loving Your People

“Pretend that every single person
you meet has a sign around his or
her neck that says, ‘Make me
feel important.’”

–Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001)
American businesswoman

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Sales care…

Do your people (customers, prospects, team, colleagues) know they’re important to you? Always? Sometimes? Rarely?

Remember… It’s your occasional words and continual actions that’ll help them know best.

To be sure it’s a closer to always thing, consider implementing a personal appreciation audit each month or quarter for your most important people – remembering that actions speak louder than words (but words are important too).

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Our latest Love Your People and Cross The Line booklets are a fresh way to say ‘Thank You’. You can sign the inside “Thanks for loving your people, Bob.” or “Nancy, Thanks for crossing the line”. Unless of course, their name is Fred or Mary or Joe or Stella (Are there anymore Stellas in the world?)

Pick up: Love Your People