I hope you are all preparing to take a break over Christmas and getting a chance to reset for whatever 2023 is set to bring you and the business. Before you start noshing on mince pies please check out my 5 steps to ultimate enlightenment*
I was working towards my Ju Jitsu black belt and started teaching self-protection classes.
I talked about self-awareness and that if they were going to fight back, they should never punch with their fist (think punching a brick wall). So they slammed their open hands & elbows into the pads and channelled their inner warrior.
2 years ago Steve decided enough was enough.
His bonsai trees needed attention, he wanted to climb more, and frankly, if Covid taught us anything, it’s that life is too short. So we planned how he could shift from hands-on MD to behind the scenes Chairman.
Natural born leaders. This month I met one.
It’s like he had leadership in his bones. You know the type; they might not even manage many people, but you can tell they have the X factor.
This was a quote from my client when I spoke to him yesterday.
But last month when he shared his diary with me it was a car crash. So how did he do it?
What colour comes to mind when I say Coca-Cola?
Nobody admits on their LinkedIn profile to being an over-controlling micro-manager and there’s only a small percentage of (misguided) managers who actively choose this style.
He fearlessly ate her croissant crumbs, before finding another unsuspecting tourist to bother. He’d decided that she was unlikely to be a bird-eating predator and so it was worth risking hopping onto the table next to her.
Several years ago, I met a CEO who talked a LOT about their Values – I have to admit I was quite impressed. But then he dumped one of his senior execs in a way that couldn’t be described as ‘showing integrity’ or ‘putting people first’. 🤦♀️
It’s hugely frustrating when you hear something like this from your team, right? Especially if you’re asking them to be more of a leader and less of a doer.