Sol’s Wisdom for Leaders:
Did you ever hear the suggestion, “Look for the good in people?” Something I was taught long ago about establishing a cobweb of personal relationships, was to look for the good in people. This practice is especially good for leaders like you, who desire to mesh strong teams throughout their organizations because, as you may have already learned, you will always find in people what you are looking for. As a new manager, it was suggested that I employ the practice of managing by exception. That process called for looking for the things that were wrong, so the employee could fix them. That practice was uncomfortable for me as I didn’t believe that it helped build the best employees possible by always looking for what’s wrong. Soon, I developed the process of asking two questions of the team member, -> What was your view of how the activity (sales call, training, prospecting) went? -> What one thing could we have done better? Those questions focused more on building good practices by the employees, resulting in the habit of always performing at their best. Sol says… “If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!” ~ Proverbs 11:27 Be sure to search for good in all you do, make it a great day and keep being awesome.
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Sol’s Wisdom for Leaders
Who are the people from whom you seek advice, insights or an outside perspective? Remember, Jim Rohn said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” If that is true, and if you do an honest self-evaluation, you will find it to be so. So, ask yourself, “Am I satisfied receiving counsel from all of those people?“ If you answer, “No,” you should begin seeking some new people with whom to invest your time who are wise and full of understanding. Sol says… “Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,” ~ Proverbs 10:13 Do it now and alter the trajectory of your life from the counsel you receive, make it a great day and keep being awesome. #smallbusinessowners #entrepreneurs #managers #salespeople #coaches #briankennedyglobal #excel #investors Sol’s Wisdom for Leaders
Does it appear to you, as it does to me, that so many in leadership positions seem to be more concerned with the recent “great resignation” phenomenon, than they are paying attention to their employees, resulting in poor engagement? A Gallup study reveals that employee engagement has dropped to 32%, meaning that 68% of an organization’s employees are not fully engaged, if at all. It appears that too many employees are more focused on the folly associated with looking for greener pastures than they are on their work. Yet, folly pays no bills and can ruin one’s reputation in the process. The problem with being engaged in folly is that it screams of self-absorption while creating an atmosphere of ignorance. Sol says… “The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.” ~ Proverbs 9:13 Stay focused on the main thing, keeping distractions that take you nowhere at bay. Make it a great day and keep being awesome. Sol's Wisdom for Leaders
Building on the leadership lesson shared yesterday, the teams I led grew to be self-aware, independent, and confident that the direction and insights shared with them were for their benefit for growth, not for that of the leaders. While your methods may change from situation to situation, as a leader, you must be consistent in your direction to help your people become more, in order to achieve more, leading to unyielding trust in you and your motives. Sol says… “My advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it.” ~ Proverbs 8:8 Perform a self-evaluation of the trust level your team has in you and begin today to be consistent in developing and maintaining that trust so your team will know that your advice is wholesome. Make it a great day and keep being awesome. Sol’s Wisdom for Leaders
Have you ever worked for someone you didn’t trust? During my career, one such experience rings out in my memory. Following my rookie year in a new job in a new industry, the manager who hired and trained me was promoted, leaving me to work with a different manager. The new manager introduced himself to me via phone and never came to work with me on the job. Following my third month under the new manager, I received a letter that stated that I was not performing to standard. I was at a loss since he never worked with me nor set goals with me. As an athlete, I understood both goals and standards since I was measured by them every day. I immediately distrusted anything and everything this manager had to say about my performance, so I responded in writing, with copies to those leaders he copied on his letter. As a result of the two letters, what began as a witch hunt on the manager’s part, became a review of both his and my work, leaving him in an awkward position. From this experience, I learned that good leaders… ->are forthright with the people they lead, ->are focused on building trust through both words and actions, ->judge others by their actions, not personal feelings, and ->build others up to help them be better. Sol says… “Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.” ~ Proverbs 7:1 Make it a great day and keep being awesome. |
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