As we near election day, conversations about this candidate or that person, this policy, or that claim have reached a fever pitch. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and they not only want to share it with everyone but are not inclined to stop telling until the person they are speaking with concedes to their point of view. We have moved away from health discussions into a place of my way or the highway dialogue.
As these conversations about voting have taken center stage over the past few months, it raised an interesting question about how your team view you. If you were in an election race for a leadership role in the business, would they vote for you?
The good news is that, hopefully, you are not in a place where such a distraction from daily work would occur. Businesses don’t typically take a team vote to see who the next leader for this or that area will be moving forward. Leadership tends to be best when a person’s characteristics, competencies, and capabilities collectively earn them more significant responsibilities and accountability to lead. Thus, they earn the team’s respect to follow them into higher performance.
It is still a worthy question to ask of yourself. Am I demonstrating the characteristics, competencies, and capabilities of a good, if not better, leader? Does my team clearly understand who I am and my expectations? Have I been clear about how I communicate and desire their feedback? Am I invested in my team and the individuals that comprise the team’s future success? These are just a few questions to get you thinking about how your team may view your role as a leader.
This question applies not only to the top executive, owner, or “Top Dog” in the business but also to each person responsible and accountable for leading a group of people to a designated outcome. It might be someone on the shop floor or at a field office. It could be a person in customer service leading clients through a change in procedures.
When we pause and examine the impact and influence our character, competencies, and capabilities have on the outcome, we determine whether they are aligned in such a way that others not only follow but desire to be led and take on the energy of the objectives.
We have all witnessed the media hype surrounding the forthcoming election and likely have personal opinions about candidate policies and how they demonstrate themselves to the voting public. If you placed yourself under the microscope of your team’s opinion, what might they think about you?
This week, think about how or even if your team would vote for you. Do you demonstrate the qualities of a leader that energizes your team to excel? How does your leadership help them gain self-worth and self-confidence? Leading is not about dragging people to a destination. It is about cultivating individuals’ talents so the collective group can desire more of themselves and be led to a better outcome.
Are you interested in getting your team to vote for you? It is time to enlist a Promise Guide to help you enhance your leadership talents. Call JKL Associates at MI (313) 527-7945 or FL (407) 984-7246.
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