You’ve come up with a fool proof plan and a really excited about rolling it out. You assemble your team and present the plan with a flourish and inspire your team to make it happen. Everyone seems excited about the plan and you are thrilled. It’s now three weeks since and you start to notice that people have fallen back into their comfort zones and business as usual. What do you do now? What can you do?
Have you experienced this? When it comes to new ideas, there is a lot of enthusiasm but when it comes to the implementation, all the energy seems to dissipate rather soon. What will make your team feel as motivated as you are to work towards the common goal? You’ve tried giving motivational talks and pushed and prodded them along but they are not fully in as you hope they would.
What is the secret of keeping your team motivated, engaged, and focused on the goals of the organization?
In this video, I share a success mantra that is backed by a deep understanding of psychology and works time and again.
Welcome to the 5th episode of this series. This episode continues with the CARES model of leadership development that I have designed for preparing leaders for success in this VUCA world. I talked about being credible and adaptive in the 3rd and 4th episodes, respectively and in this episode, I want to talk about why it’s important for a leader to be resolute.
In this VUCA world where there is constant change in the environment that we operate in, there can be many distractions, disruptions and disappointments. How do you respond to that as a leader? What gives you direction? What keeps you going?
In this episode, I cover why it’s important for you as a leader to be resolute and how you can become more resolute.
Resolute leaders know how to navigate through adversity, have the discipline to lead themselves and others, built relationships with people around them, and have a clear view of where they want to go. When your values are aligned with your vision you can proceed with confidence in knowing that today can be good and tomorrow can be even better.
Resilience refers to our ability to adapt and bounce back when things don't go as we planned or as we hoped it would. It's not that resilient people don't feel bad when things don't go their way, but they don't spiral out of control as well. Resilient people don't wallow or dwell on failures for long. They acknowledge the situation and their feelings, learn from their mistakes, and then move forward.
Resilient people view the difficulties in a situation as a challenge, not as a paralyzing event. They look at their failures and mistakes as lessons to be learned from, and as opportunities for growth. Their self-worth does not take a knock when things don't work out as planned.
They continue to be committed to their lives and their goals and have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning. They spend their time and energy focusing on situations and events that they have control over. Because they put their efforts where they can have the most impact, they feel empowered and confident.
Want to figure out how resilient you are? Knowing this is the first step to working towards becoming more resilient. Here is an assessment to help you figure out how resilient you are.
Many of us have been tripped up by the corporate ladder. Organisation structures are such that not everyone will get promoted to the top job, the C-suite roles.
What happens to those who were not selected, the ones that were passed over? If you were in such a position, how would you react? What would you do? Would you stay in the organisation or move out?
In this video, I share some insights and a simple 4-step process to handle this situation better. Want to talk this through with a coach, request a free consultation.
Want to know what will help you thrive in this VUCA world? In this episode I cover:
Have you ever faced the challenge of choosing between seniority and superior talent when it comes to promotions? What were your key considerations? What happens when you promote based only on seniority? How does it impact the productivity and profitability of your company? In this video, I share some insights to help you choose better.
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