Good leadership makes you feel safe by providing clarity, and confusion is an enemy to progression…
Through no osmosis, I’ve identified the type of leader I don’t want to be, which is indirectly shaping the leader that I am becoming…
My obsession with the topic of leadership was formed through my own personal experiences with it…
Personally, my Wife is factual, and data driven. I am feelings/emotions driven…
Admittedly, I’ve experienced the dangers of relying too much on emotions…
This explains my affinity to emotional leaders over the years. There was common ground between us, and I felt safe around them…
Interestingly enough, the leaders that I experienced the most difficulty with throughout my earlier years were deeply analytical & factual.
How I treat people and the experience I endeavour to provide is the engine behind my approach to leadership…
Self-awareness is the first step in this process…
People follow you when you are clear of who you are, what you want, and where you desire to be…
Any hint of ambiguity will compromise your position as a leader…
Self-awareness allows good leaders to lead with clarity, and clarity builds a tent of safety around their followers…
It’s an intentional and strategic process of self-discovery that only the courageous embark on…
This is why feedback is necessary from those around us since we’re fundamentally blind to our own shortcomings…
Those who solicit feedback from others and make the required adjustments become our best leaders and create environments that are safe for their followers.
Over my 15 years as a Search Partner, I’ve had countless conversations with leaders from all walks of life. Through this journey, I’ve concluded that leadership and recruitment are interconnected. They’re so closely tied to each other that when one is in a delinquent state, it negatively impacts the other. Recruitment provides the people who are then coached, mentored, and directed by leaders.
In light of this, I’m deeply invested in the development of our leaders to make sure that I am truly doing people a good service…
Recruiters who have reduced themselves to just ‘resume pushers’ have diminished their own value in the marketplace…
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