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professionals. What this means is one Need to Know: Self-Leadership. Peter Drucker, respected manage-
party is legally required to act in the H If one can’t lead oneself, then ment guru, said, “Leadership is all
best interests of another. However, how can one lead others? Analyze what about results.” Today I would expand
for those who may not fall under skills one does well. Think about the his definition to include: “through
JOIN THE HEA SUCCESS.
the legal obligation, applying the way one communicates as a leader. the consistent demonstration of
fiduciary duties of acting in the best Question what motivates you as a positive core values.” Return to the JOIN THE HEA SUCCESS.
interests of the clients or customers leader. Many organizations fail because first Need to Know in this article and
only elevates those professionals who their employees including all executives invest the time to know what one does
demonstrate such behaviors. do not embrace self-leadership. well, how what one does helps you
communicate, and motivates you as a
professional.
Need to Do: Secure results through
clearly articulated core values. Align
SWAG?
one’s talents with one’s communica-
Need tion skills and motivating factors.
Have an end of the day conversation
with yourself by asking yourself these
three questions: What did I do well
today? What or where did I fall short
of doing well today? Was there any
person I failed to support?
Through these actions the know-
ing/doing gap can be closed. Remem-
ber knowing is about knowledge and
skills. Doing is about attitudes and
habits. If your organization or you are
not where you want it, ask yourself
this question:
If my organization or myself is not
where I want it to be, is this failure due
to my knowledge and skills or is the
failure due to my attitude or habits?
From my experience and observations,
the answer over 90% of the time is due
to a failure of attitudes and/or habits.
When the knowing/doing Gap
begins to close, profits will rise,
corporate culture will positively
increase, and stress should decrease.
Improving the performance of any
organization or any individual is not
difficult. As always, the choice is up to
the leadership of the organization or
the self-leadership of everyone. N
Leanne Hoagland-Smith is a clarity
832-766-1546 strategist, solving people and process
debra@nbizmag.com problems. As a thought leader who
challenges the status quo, she turns
tomorrow’s goals into today’s results.
Follow her on Twitter @CoachLee.
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