My Take on Leadership

It is not the critic that counts; not the one who points out how the strong person stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena , whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again … who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if they fail, at least fails while daring greatly. T. Roosevelt (Gender pronouns have been equalized) Courage in the Arena When we take feedback and criticism to heart, we can become overwhelmed and lose faith in ourselves and our abilities.  But if we armour our heart and shut off from all feedback, we won't feel any connection with others or joy in our actions and successes.  Brené Brown suggests using the Square Squad, a small one-inch by one-inch piece of paper to keep in your wallet with the names of a few close frie...

Challenges - Stuff goes wrong. Whoever we are, whoever we are with, family, friends or business colleagues, there will be times when something goes wrong. Life would be boring without challenges. Some challenges come to us unexpectedly and some we create intentionally.  So what can we do or who can we be? As a leader, being quiet and listening to your team is a powerful skill. It can allow space for all your team members to contribute. But if you've a lot of quiet team members, you will need to manage the space so the quiet ones get a chance to speak. But what if one of your team is a team leader themselves. They have the knowledge and skills to do their job leading their team, but they stick a little too much to business. Or when they share a little about their life, you find it hard to connect with their emotion.  Humans are emotional beings. Sure, we've been hurt in the past and we need to choose who we share ourselves with as some people won't, or don't know how to ...