Post category: Insights + Inspiration

“We’re a nation hungry for more joy: because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.” ~ Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

Have you ever felt like this – running on empty and uncertain how to fill your tank? 

Evidence suggests that 72% of leaders feel used up at the end of their day.

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Pressure in the workplace incites varied reactions and preferences.

Does a deadline motivate you to complete a project? Do you prefer the buzz of a busy schedule? Or on the flip side, are you the kind of person who needs more time and space to think and accomplish tasks?

Regardless of where you fall on the pendulum between thriving under high pressure or low pressure, all people need to pace themselves to attain optimal energy and avoid exhaustion. 

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How do you define a leader? What words do you think of when you hear the word leader?  

Commonly, the following words are closely affiliated with “leader”:

• Boss
• Person in charge
• Manager 
• and in some cases, not-so-nice references or nicknames…
  

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Conflict is an inevitable part of the workplace and relationship building. For some, it’s the uninvited guest in a meeting or the storm cloud on an otherwise sunny day. 

Yet, within the dynamics of conflict lies the potential for extraordinary leadership and team building.

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“Only in community do we feel confidently vulnerable about opening up and being courageous enough to tell our truth.” – Christa Williams, Executive Director, Sophia Partners

Being a part of a community is an integral part of society. But how do we build community?

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A forgiveness mindset is a necessary factor for servant leadership. 

It’s only when we genuinely allow ourselves the room to totally mess up, and forgive ourselves when we do and others when they do, that we can truly embrace the type of mindset that fosters servant leadership and the ability for self and others to grow. 

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Perspective. It can make a big difference when considering a significant change to your personal or professional life.

So often we resign to responding to change and fail to recognize that as leaders (at all levels within organizations) we have the influence and opportunity to create the transition and change we wish to see in the world, not simply react to it.

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“I believe that servant leadership is ethical, practical, and meaningful. It is the best kind of leadership for the leader, for his or her colleagues, or for those being served.” – Kent Keith

In today’s world, there are so many ways to learn about leadership: podcasts, books, webinars, you name it. And naturally with all that learning, questions will arise.

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“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other. ” – Simon Sinek

As a leader or peer, how and where do you begin with trust?

As an individual, on a team, or throughout an organization?

“They will freely respond only to individuals who are chosen leaders because they are proven and trusted as servants.” – Robert Greenleaf 

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