Becoming a More Effective Leaderby Harrell's

Blog, Special Interest February 4, 2010 9:58 am

Management isn’t just about giving orders. Here are some tips that will make you a more effective leader.

Managers vs. Leaders

• Managers do things right – they lead by authority
• Leaders to the right things – they lead by example, learn by teaching and reinforcing learning

Keep the Main thing the Main thing

• Always work on self development, self concept and self confidence

Get out of the trenches

• Emotional trenches are not good for your career
• Network, network, network
• Concentrate on the things your boss values in your current position

Have a destination and a map

• Any road will take you there if you don’t know where you’re going
• Create your blue print, goals and personal mission statement. Your mission statement is your life’s blue print
• When you write your goals down, it increases your chance of reaching them by 20%
• Put goals in bite size pieces
• No one limits yourself more than you

Reduce Stress

• The #1 cause of stress in America is financial bondage
• 98% of retired folks today are dependent upon SS, welfare and families to survive
• Are you a 40, 40, 40 planner (work for 40 hours a week for 40 years and receive a $40 watch) or do you have a Plan B (investments, passive income)?
• Simplify your life
  • Decrease or delay your spending
  • Care for your needs, defer your wants
  • Establish priorities and stick to them; Revisit as often as you need to

Increase your Knowledge

• Insanity: Doing the same thing the same way day after day and expecting the different results
• Grow and be confident in your knowledge

Take Action

• Successful people make decisions quickly

Top 5 Reasons People Don’t Change

• Don’t know what to do
• Think idea won’t work
• Don’t know how to do it
• See no positive reward
• Think they are doing it now

Emotional Control

• It is imperative that we grasp the ownership mentality vs. the victim mentality

The Victim is…. While the Owner is:

• Outer focused …… Inner focused
• Allows others to dictate how I feel …… I own my feelings
• Allows others to impact my choices …… I own my behaviors
• Allow others to determine how I act/react …… I own my attitude
• If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten

How to work with People

• Stop using pre-qualifiers
• Be clear about what you want when you want it
• Watch for signs that your audience is listening (notes, nods)
• Ask for clarification for “my” benefit – speak up
• Be mentally prepared

Reflecting
Avoid these words….. And use these instead:

• Need …… Important
• Should …… Imperative
• Must …… Necessary
• Have to …… Crucial
• Ought to …… Beneficial

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