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Connected leader beliefs, thinking, and practices |
Exercise initiative.
(Be proactive.) |
- Take responsibility for your own life, rather than blaming others.
- Know that you can “act, or be acted on.”
- Work with the things you can do something about—within your “circle of influence.”
- Lead by taking the lead, not only in your organization but also in your personal life.
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Create the future.
(Begin with the end in mind.)
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- Take the time to envision the future and refine what you are trying to accomplish.
- Value people who look at the big picture.
- Be continually aware that doing the right things comes before doing things right.
- Be aware that the faster your environment is changing, the more you will feel like
- controlling efficiencies. Yet your purpose, priorities, and direction need consideration
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Keep perspective.
(Put first things first.)
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- Have a clear mission statement that provides meaning, purpose, and direction.
- Ensure that your actions are aligned with your mission and based on values and principles you are proud of, not upon moods, feelings, and circumstances.
- Remember, the most important things in life are usually not urgent, are easy not to do, and are often avoided
- Say “no” to the unimportant, no matter how urgent.
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Foster interdependence.
(Think win-win.) |
- Seek agreements or solutions that are mutually beneficial to all parties.
- Encourage and foster relationships of mutual benefit.
- Work from an abundance mindset. Seek solutions that enlarge the pie.
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Show empathy
(Seek first to understand, then to be understood.) |
- Exercise patience and thoughtfulness, reflecting on your understanding of what others have said, before seeking to be understood by them.
- Diagnose before you prescribe.
- Remember, it’s impossible to influence people without first understanding them
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Value differences.
(Synergize.) |
- Creativity is based on differences and seeing things in new ways. Foster a climate in which people will share their ideas and be open to each other.
- Value different opinions and perspectives when seeking solutions.
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Continually improve.
(Sharpen your saw.)
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- Continuously renew the physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and social dimensions of your life.
- Formulate a personal program to keep balance in your life, and encourage others to do the same.
- Continually become more self-aware through personal development activities (e.g., learning more about leadership, examining your actions to discover underlying principles, getting feedback, and coaching).
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