Status
Status is about relative importance, “pecking order” and seniority. Think about a time when you’ve met someone you really admire and look up to. You may have built them up in your mind. When you meet them you may experience being tongue tied, not knowing what to say. Your brain shuts down a bit. This is what happens when your perceived status is lowered, a threat to your status.
It can be easy to accidentally threaten someone’s sense of status. It can occur when giving someone advice or instructions, or simply suggesting someone is… Continue reading
Your #1 Asset
I happened upon some interesting studies regarding how the brain reacts to different situations. In particular, about our capacity to make decisions, solve problems and collaborate with others. The information has a profound impact on the performance of a team. When individuals have a threat response, capacity to perform and reason diminishes and it is increased under a reward response.
Our brain is constantly evaluating whether a situation is a threat or a reward. In social settings (working with others) there are five areas of human experience: status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness. These… Continue reading
From Manager to Leader #3
This blog continues with the June theme of Leadership. See what you think and leave your comments below. Leadership skills can be developed at any stage in your career. Some people naturally possess these skills, others do not. Here are still more shifts to make when you’re aspiring to be a leader.
Shift 12: Minimize consequences to advantages. Many managers tend to hide, justify, color or reshape consequences such as bad news, dropping sales or business disruption. Leaders celebrate the consequences, learn from them and go make a whole lot more money because… Continue reading
From Manager to Leader #2
Leadership skills can be developed at any stage in your career. Some people naturally possess these skills, others do not. Here are some additional shifts to make when you’re aspiring to be a leader.
Shift 6: Trust yourself to trusting others. Managers often think they have to come up with the ideas they create. Leaders enlist the big thinkers for ideas and let them contribute. Create an outrageous plan to grow the business or your career. Show that plan to trusted associates who are big and smart thinkers. Listen to their ideas… Continue reading
From Manager to Leader #1
Leadership skills can be developed at any stage in your career. Some people naturally possess these skills, others do not. The good news is you can practice these skills and become good at them without the title or the money that comes with the title. Acquiring these skills can also prepare you for your next promotion, they will get you noticed. Following are some shifts to make when you’re aspiring to be a leader.
Shift 1: Income to Value. A manager wants to increase his/her income, a leader wants to increase his/her value. … Continue reading
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