Leading Ways
A blog dedicated to exploring, expanding, and understanding why we lead…
and how we can lead better
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BUILDING AND USING RELATIONSHIPS
Six things to do when building relationships with a focus on remote work.
Discussion on the Three main areas that help to manage conflict,miss aligned interests and unclear goals.
BUILDING AND USING EXECUTIVE TEAMS
Executive Team purpose, clarifying role and process, and building an effective team.
Important areas of focus when crafting/delivering effective communication as a Leader/Executive.
Leadership lessons/ideas to be aware of while transitioning from distance back to office work.
MOVING FROM MANAGING TECHNICAL WORK-TO LEADING PEOPLE
8 quick musings on switching perspective and focus as role go from managing to leading.
ENTERING THE CONVERSATION WITH LEADERSHIP SAVVY
Four scenarios and breakdowns on how to add comments/value when speaking up in each context.
LEADERSHIP WHEN CULTURES CLASH
Thoughts and areas of focus when bringing two different teams/cultures of working into alignment. How to keep mindsets and leaders on track to think of larger goals when this change occurs.
Resilience and its value in dealing with stress/change and things to help with strengthening the skill set of 'being resilient', with a focus on mindfulness and self learning.
The importance of setting aside time to align new teams and working partners on shared goals and/or differences. Agenda items to start the conversation into mitigating any differences.
Thoughts on moving from 'doing the work' to 'leading the work' and areas of focus to help make this change in perspective easier.
SELF-ADVOCACY *
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Thoughts and steps to dealing with conflict between to direct reports or peers.
The importance of developing others and Five steps on developing skills needed to develop those that are being led.
IMPROVING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Important question to ask when developing the skill of critical thinking in yourself and others.
Quick information on the importance of mindfulness and a general guide to starting on the path of being more mindful. Helpful Reading list at end.
THE ART AND IMPORTANCE OF DELEGATING
Breakdown on the importance of delegating, why leaders don't delegate, and tips on how to delegate better.
Breakdown of leadership equation L=V+T+R, and leading ‘Down, Out, Up’ with chart of influence graphic.
Longer form on what Vision means, its importance, and how it is created/cultivated to fit into the Leadership Formula.
Thoughts on setting up the Culture of Feedback, how to give feedback effectively, and a short section/chart on Reviews and how they differ to Feedback.
The importance of 'Influencing Up' and areas of focus to keep in mind while doing it/ to be better.
Deep dive into the major aspects of EI and how to become better at cultivating, recognizing, and actualizing it to help with better leadership qualities.
Thoughts on the importance of Mentoring, what it is/ should be, with heavy focus on the differences between it and the supervisor or coach. Ending with short paragraph on balancing all three roles.
HOW YOU LEAD WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS
Quick Tips/ things to remember when leading during hard or challenging times.
Detailed breakdown of the SIX considerations when needing to assess situations, improve iterations, and make quick decisions.
Intro on the importance of trust in leadership, Tips/ breakdown on how to improve it, re-build it when it may be lost, and recognize when it has been broken/ needs rebuilding.
Exploration on how to use the information from coaching sessions to maximize better self knowledge and development, using MBTI, FIRO-B.
Short refresher on the basic skills that make us good leaders.
Short primer on the skills used to cultivate better active listening.