How Do You Measure Your Leadership Skills?
A weekly roundup of the latest future of work and conscious leadership news and insights
In John Mackey’s book Conscious Leadership, he shares the story of business owner Andy Eby who, after leaving a lucrative NFL career and taking over the faltering family business, realized how much leadership matters. Eby suddenly understood, “If you want to grow the business, you have to grow the leader.” It was this heart-felt realization that led Eby to become a more conscious leader.
Oftentimes leaders are scared to measure their leadership abilities and do the work of becoming a better leader. The ego doesn’t like to be confronted with areas that need growth. But it’s necessary for the leader to grow if the business is to grow. So how do you measure your current leadership ability and determine how you want to grow?
One of the key tools I use with clients is the Energy Leadership Index Assessment (ELI). Many assessments look at behavior, aptitude, or strengths. But the ELI looks a level deeper: it assesses the energy, attitudes, perspectives, and emotions that drive your thoughts, emotions and actions. Energy animates literally everything, so it’s important to include it in any conversation about leadership.
The ELI is a personal assessment consisting of 70 questions so leaders can determine what kind of energy they bring to life and work. There’s also a 360 component that invites colleagues, family, and friends to share their perception of the client’s energetic leadership capacity. It’s one of the most powerful tools I’ve found for going deep and helping clients achieve transformational growth from within.
Right now you may be in the same situation as Andy Eby: realizing you need to grow as a leader in order to grow your business, or enhance your relationships, or increase your overall satisfaction in life.
If that resonates with you, let’s connect so you can determine where you’re at and start working on your growth plan. You, your colleagues, your family, your friends, and ultimately your community will be so glad you made this life-changing investment in yourself.
Here is some of the future of work and conscious leadership content I found interesting this week:
Last week I had the pleasure of making a new friend (and fellow conscious leadership champion), Aileen Boyle, who recommended the work of Shirzad Chamine. Many of us struggle with internal saboteurs (I call them gremlins), and Chamine’s research shows how using mental fitness can strengthen our positive mental muscles and overcome these saboteurs.
Entrepreneur shared the most important job of a leader: developing and coaching your team. Conscious leaders know that investing in their team’s growth will grow the overall organization, establishing it for long-term success.
Fast Company posits performance reviews may be a thing of the past. Instead, ongoing conversations about growth and setting goals will empower employees to excel faster and grow continually.
Learning how to negotiate can help leaders diffuse workplace conflicts. Coaching skills such as active listening, mirroring, and labeling can help teams work through challenging situations.
Work happy. Live happy. BE happy.
Meredith
The way we work and build teams is rapidly changing. Leaders often feel unprepared to navigate the transition. As a conscious leadership coach, consultant and communicator, Meredith helps leaders and their teams create new ways of working and relating so they can prepare for the future by consciously co-creating it.
Contact her to develop your conscious leadership and transform your organization into the workplace of the future.
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