by Rick Baker
On Jul 31, 2013
Thought Tweet #793 Personal Values and Strengths are wonderful ingredients…when they are put to good use.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
People can lead extremely happy and fulfilled lives when those two personal things are aligned and put to good use. That use does not have to be leadership. Leadership introduces another layer of complexity. To illustrate this, we added a wrapping called Vision - the Leader’s Vivid Vision. If you want to lead then you owe it to your followers to provide the Leader’s Vision. And – that Vivid Vision has to include the delivery of value to real clients. That way, the followers have at least a fighting chance to succeed. You expand that chance for success by making your Vision vivid. And, communicating it with sticky stories….real stories…personal stories. You are able to do that when you know how to apply your Personal Values and your Strengths and you can envision the end point and the generation of value…ie, the business value that must be exchanged if you are to get to that desired end point.
by Rick Baker
On Jul 30, 2013
Thought Tweet #792 Meshed closely with the Leader’s Personal Values, we find the Leader’s Strengths.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Strengths show themselves when the Leader performs in an excellent way at certain tasks…and the Leader feels good and glows while doing those tasks. Strengths are a very personal thing and they can only be judged by their owner and by very-skilled observers. The more the specific details of the Leader’s role are aligned with the Leader’s Strengths – the better.
by Rick Baker
On Jul 29, 2013
Thought Tweet #791 At the core of every Leader, we find Personal Values...the Leader’s moral compass.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet
Personal Values generate feelings, guide thoughts, they guide actions. A Leader’s Personal Values are the colours and the fabric that create the ‘character of the person’. To the extent the Leader possesses Integrity the Leader’s Personal Values will be visible in the form of consistent messages and consistent actions.
Consistent Action: one of the most-important keys to success.