http://talkingstory.org/2009/07/your-alakai-language-of-leadership/ Starting new conversations in the workplace! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://talkingstory.org/2009/07/your-alakai-language-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Rosa Say Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:35:53 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=18#comment-19 And you Terry, have made this an even better true statement for me: "Self-esteem is values affirmation you feel good about." I have always believed that, and will now think about you every single time I say it! Your post was a gem, and I hope more in our Ho‘ohana Community click through to read your other 9 leadership lessons: Snippets only folks... visit Terry! Leaders must: 1. Practice “Full Spectrum” management, where high performers get the recognition they deserve, AND underperformers either get coached or let go. 2. Teach instead of just tell, by using repetition, consistency, plain English, common sense, and best of all, rolling up the sleeves and showing them how it’s done. 3. Be an Enabler, not a Disabler, because if we can’t entrust someone with proper responsibilities commensurate with the job description, we simply shouldn’t hire them. 4. Develop a Zen-like mantra of goals that permeate the minds of all your teammates, and watch great stuff happen. 5. Avoid inertia at all costs - or risk heading in the wrong direction. Provide the needed acceleration to propel a business forward, always. 6. Trust the facts, for if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. As John Adams said, they are indeed “stubborn things” 7. Understand that words alone don’t make the leader- proper presentation, attitude, inflection, cadence and structure are musts to inspire to action. 8. Exhibit a blend of will and humility - we push hard knowing we don’t have all the answers, with a sense of decency, fairness and mindfulness. 9. Know “the secret of work” for their team - the passion, the cause, and the fun that results. 10. Be able to mix it up and do the unexpected, like break out in song at a staff meeting. Put in a memorable hook to go with your message. And you Terry, have made this an even better true statement for me: “Self-esteem is values affirmation you feel good about.” I have always believed that, and will now think about you every single time I say it!
Your post was a gem, and I hope more in our Ho‘ohana Community click through to read your other 9 leadership lessons: Snippets only folks… visit Terry!
Leaders must:
1. Practice “Full Spectrum” management, where high performers get the recognition they deserve, AND underperformers either get coached or let go.
2. Teach instead of just tell, by using repetition, consistency, plain English, common sense, and best of all, rolling up the sleeves and showing them how it’s done.
3. Be an Enabler, not a Disabler, because if we can’t entrust someone with proper responsibilities commensurate with the job description, we simply shouldn’t hire them.
4. Develop a Zen-like mantra of goals that permeate the minds of all your teammates, and watch great stuff happen.
5. Avoid inertia at all costs – or risk heading in the wrong direction. Provide the needed acceleration to propel a business forward, always.
6. Trust the facts, for if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. As John Adams said, they are indeed “stubborn things”
7. Understand that words alone don’t make the leader- proper presentation, attitude, inflection, cadence and structure are musts to inspire to action.
8. Exhibit a blend of will and humility – we push hard knowing we don’t have all the answers, with a sense of decency, fairness and mindfulness.
9. Know “the secret of work” for their team – the passion, the cause, and the fun that results.
10. Be able to mix it up and do the unexpected, like break out in song at a staff meeting. Put in a memorable hook to go with your message.

]]> http://talkingstory.org/2009/07/your-alakai-language-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Terry Starbucker Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:28:58 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=18#comment-18 Hi Rosa - I loved how you linked my leadership lesson and this post together, and then ultimately linked it to personal values. I couldn't agree with you more on how they drive our default behavior. Thanks for making my learning on my lesson #7 even better! All the best, Terry Hi Rosa – I loved how you linked my leadership lesson and this post together, and then ultimately linked it to personal values. I couldn’t agree with you more on how they drive our default behavior.
Thanks for making my learning on my lesson #7 even better!
All the best,
Terry

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