Leadership Action-Prompter
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Are You an Action Hero?
A tree that grows beyond your reach springs from a tiny seed.
A building more than nine stories high begins with a small mound of earth.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Lao-tze
Tao Te Ching
Setting an example for your team is perhaps one of our greatest responsibilities as a leader. It's easy to forget that our own behaviors and actions set the tone for those looking to us for leadership. Ask yourself an important question and think through your answer:
When your team watches you, what do they see?
Print a copy of this page. List the top 5 attributes that you would most like your employees to see and emulate as they work with you. Rate yourself.
Consider your current behaviors and actions against attributes, such as: sets clear expectations, communicates honestly, exemplifies integrity, acts with fairness, always reliable, values timeliness, produces quality work, consistently follows-through, creatively solves problems, is thoughtful risk-taker, respects others, dedicated to mission, acknowledges other's contributions, reflects a sense of accountability for results... "you are what you say; you do what you say... ... and when the "going get tough" do you keep the vision alive for everyone and look for what you CAN do?
Use the Action Commitment space to jot down personal commitments where you know your actions and behaviors, if changed, would set a better example for your team.
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Setting the Example for Others
"I learned that expectations have a way of becoming reality, so I tried to use every available means-semantic, symbolic, and behavioral-to send messages that would shape expectations."
Ralph Stayer, Co-Author
Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees Lead
Breakthrough!® Everything You Need to Start A Solution Revolution®
ISBN: 0965767795
$ 30.00
by Debbe Kennedy