Character-based leadership creates energy. Character-based leaders lead out of who they are rather than their position. They don’t manipulate; they inspire. Their character, personality, gifts, values, beliefs and behaviors communicate to the whole team and other stakeholders that they are part of the team. They share the goals and objectives of the team and serve the team in pursuit of that goal.
The team rewards those leaders with energy. [click to continue…]
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We have talked about vision in previous posts such as Can You Taste It?, Energize, Mobilize & Guide, Shared Vision, Align Your Vision and Own Your Vision. As a follow up to the whole series, let’s do a short check to see how you’re doing at deciding what’s most important.
As the leader of your team, you make choices every few minutes. Even as a contributor, more and more these days, you have some control over how you spend your time. You decide to attend meetings, write software or return customer calls or talk with a team member about some deliverable. You make literally hundreds of choices per hour.
Some of the things you choose are important and some are urgent. You know the urgent choices — the ones that must be done right now. Important tasks take longer to identify and complete. Often the most important tasks are the most strategic; requiring time and coordination to implement. Urgent problems demand attention. [click to continue…]
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