This is actually on week 2's class, but still wanted to share it...I thought of another benefit to understanding the different leadership "clubs" discussed in the reading and class. This may have been touched upon, but being able to see where your boss is coming from (especially if he/she uses a form of leadership that isn't personally motivating) will halp you take it less personally. For example, my boss is a pacesetter and always sets high expectation. My co-workers and I are sometimes demotivated by the lack of recognition of the sales we do make. However, understanding his leadership style enables me to take his feedback less personally and understand he is trying to help the way he knows best. As a result I am less stressed at performance review time and enjoy working with him more.
Mark, I love your insight here. It is usually the VOJ that takes things personally. I'm hearing that understanding this about your boss has lead you to greater clarity, enjoyment and less stress...all signs that you are coming from Essence and utilizing your VOI. Wonderful. This also taps into the work we will do in week 7 on relationships. Now that you know this, see what is possible here, that wasn't possible when you took his leadership style personally.
I was thinking of the different leadership styles a lot and came to a surprising and simple conclusion. There is no such thing as a perfect leadership style. The styles are tools which should guide you through different situations throughout a business cycle but should also reflect your own personality. Being a good leader means being authentic in every way. If you are authentic you are able to silent your VOJ:-). If you are tempted to judge other people (which is human I guess) then replace the "labeling" with a question mark. For example, why is this person different or what made the person become like that , why is this person judging me.... You will not only distract yourself from judging others but you will learn and understand.
Change within an organization is difficult in even the best environment. A key element in successfully achieving it is the understanding that it may take a moment to get up to speed once a new element is introduced. I remember reading about Tiger Woods and the season where he wasn't as successful while he was working on his swing. He allowed for the adjustment. The papers questioned his ability when he didn't win as many tournaments, but he knew that the adjustment would take time. Ultimately he knew the true success would be in the final result. Great leaders should reassure their teams that the proof is in the final outcome.
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This is actually on week 2's class, but still wanted to share it...I thought of another benefit to understanding the different leadership "clubs" discussed in the reading and class. This may have been touched upon, but being able to see where your boss is coming from (especially if he/she uses a form of leadership that isn't personally motivating) will halp you take it less personally. For example, my boss is a pacesetter and always sets high expectation. My co-workers and I are sometimes demotivated by the lack of recognition of the sales we do make. However, understanding his leadership style enables me to take his feedback less personally and understand he is trying to help the way he knows best. As a result I am less stressed at performance review time and enjoy working with him more.
Mark,
I love your insight here. It is usually the VOJ that takes things personally. I'm hearing that understanding this about your boss has lead you to greater clarity, enjoyment and less stress...all signs that you are coming from Essence and utilizing your VOI. Wonderful. This also taps into the work we will do in week 7 on relationships.
Now that you know this, see what is possible here, that wasn't possible when you took his leadership style personally.
I was thinking of the different leadership styles a lot and came to a surprising and simple conclusion. There is no such thing as a perfect leadership style. The styles are tools which should guide you through different situations throughout a business cycle but should also reflect your own personality. Being a good leader means being authentic in every way. If you are authentic you are able to silent your VOJ:-).
If you are tempted to judge other people (which is human I guess) then replace the "labeling" with a question mark. For example, why is this person different or what made the person become like that , why is this person judging me.... You will not only distract yourself from judging others but you will learn and understand.
Change within an organization is difficult in even the best environment. A key element in successfully achieving it is the understanding that it may take a moment to get up to speed once a new element is introduced. I remember reading about Tiger Woods and the season where he wasn't as successful while he was working on his swing. He allowed for the adjustment. The papers questioned his ability when he didn't win as many tournaments, but he knew that the adjustment would take time. Ultimately he knew the true success would be in the final result. Great leaders should reassure their teams that the proof is in the final outcome.
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