The Lead Yourself First Blog
How a sense of Purpose impacts Job Satisfaction
Have you considered the importance of linking your organizational vision to the meaning and value of all job functions? One of the most important things that we need to realize is this new reality: As far as today’s workforce is concerned, there is a direct correlation between job satisfaction and purpose. Not only does the […]
Leading Change while Drawing on Experience
In times of uncertainty and change, the adage: “Experience is the Best Teacher” is apropos. As leaders, we often find ourselves at the crossroads, realizing that perhaps that we need to move in a different direction. Something may be propelling us to look elsewhere…we may discover the need to take our business in another […]
Authentic Leadership and the difference between Hearing and Listening
How often have you found yourself in a conversation with a leader or manager where you are not being heard? There’s probably nothing more unattractive, in my view, than a leader who lacks the capacity to listen. And listening and hearing are two very different things. An authentic leader is always paying attention, doing […]
The Three C’s that demonstrate Authentic Leadership
Compassion, curiosity and courage. Three great traits of authentic leaders. Having compassion for your workforce, having compassion for your team is all about recognizing when they are going through their own hardships, their own struggles, their own difficulties just as you indeed have gone through yours. Being curious, being interested, genuinely interested in what […]
Health, Happiness, and Work life Balance in your Workplace for strengthening employee engagement
Health, happiness and work-life balance. Very important values in the workplace and something that we all need to pay attention to. This continues to evolve because we’re in a time now where it’s expected. Not only do people want flexible hours and they value that well-being even more than a paycheck, people also need […]
Five Ways to Find Opportunity in Change
“I love change.” How many times have you heard people embrace change with such enthusiasm? Rarely is the likely answer. One could argue that it depends on an individual’s perspective, or perhaps, one’s response to imminent and on-going change is influenced by unexpected circumstances, either personal or professional. The reality is that unless we reside […]
Transformational Leadership and Leading with Vision
Many people talk about transformational leadership, but what does it actually mean? For me it’s all about vision. It’s all about being a person who is constantly looking to raise the bar, and who is thinking long term, and is very cognizant of the big picture. And this is something that if you possess […]
Personal Transparency and Successful Leadership
In so many situations where I’ve found myself meeting leaders, working with leaders, I would say that probably one of the biggest struggles that they encounter is this question of how transparent should I be? How much should I reveal about myself? I believe that transparency doesn’t mean that we reveal every single detail […]
Work as an Experience for Employee Engagement
Do we think about work as work, or do we think about work as an experience? Because today, let’s make no mistake, people are looking for an experience, and those experiences include feeling like work is fun, and being totally engaged in what they’re doing. People wanna have the opportunity to have balance between […]
Millennial engagement in the Workplace and their Sense of Purpose
In my conversations with HR professionals, it’s astounding to me that they are telling me that despite all the effort and energy that their organizations have put into creating more engaged workplaces, we are still finding that less than 30% of Millennials are feeling engaged in what they’re doing. Now how can this be? […]
