Did you ever wish someone else’s your boss ?
I think we all have encountered this feeling of ‘How I wish’ and secretly hoped that our boss was replaced.
But what changed once you were given the throne to lead your team?
Is it standard practice in your organization for people to send out Email messages in carbon copy to their boss in order to cover their back?
Do people keep a folder of all the good things they’ve done as proof of their accomplishments?
In that case, the odds are high that they are trying to protect themselves from their leaders. This is NOT the kind of company culture where people feel safe!
So this is the true meaning of a leadership:
Leadership is a lifestyle — what I need to do to look after people. Includes things like listening, learning how to give and receive feedback, learning how to have effective confrontations, how to discipline, when necessary, in a way that’s constructive, roam the halls and get to know people, how to ask questions, be curious.
Price of leadership:
“The willingness to place the needs of others above your own”. Simon Sinek
💪Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.
💪True leadership protects an organization from the internal rivalries that can shatter a culture. When we have to protect ourselves from each other, the whole organization suffers. When the people have to manage dangers from inside the organization, the organization itself become less able to face the dangers from the outside. But when trust and cooperation thrive internally, we pull together and the organization grows stronger as a result. A way to build up trust is not to offer help, but to ask for help.
Inspire Leadership Tips:
👥 Leadership is about having voluntary followers and influencing behavior through inspiration, not manipulation or rank.
🤝Communities thrive on shared values and beliefs, which create trust and allow for growth.
🧠People have an innate need for connection and belonging, which cannot be replicated online, as evidenced by the instant bond formed between Parisians and those from Lyon when encountering each other abroad.
👥Leadership is about having a strong conviction that inspires others to follow, while loyalty is built through a sense of identity and belonging.
💡Apple’s innovation comes from solving personal problems and challenging monopolies to give people options and hold individuals up.
🧠Believing in a cause and communicating values is crucial for success, as people make gut decisions based on shared beliefs and the law of diffusion of innovations.
Key insights:
The Power of Purpose
🤝 A true leader has followers who choose to follow them, not just those who are forced to follow through authority.
🚀 Real innovation changes industries and lives, while what many organizations call innovation is just novelty.
💡 The alternative to manipulation is inspiration, which is what great leaders and organizations like Apple.
💡 It’s not what you do that matters, it’s why you do it – people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
💡 Knowing why you do what you do is crucial for leadership, as it allows you to hold yourself and your people accountable to your own guiding principles and values.
