Leadership in Action
Are you working in an organization where leaders display highly tuned emotional intelligence and social intelligence? Do the leaders in your organization stand out as being different?
One of the most powerful questions one can ask oneself is “Am I aware of my unique leadership qualities?” Inspiring leaders consistently pay attention to their uniqueness.
Are you a leader who has a distinct leadership style? Are you able to create a high performance workplace by creating a workplace climate where employees are fully engaged and leaders display their uniqueness?
Leadership in Action
There are no universal formulas for becoming an inspirational leader. That’s why so many of the recipe-style business books fail—the ones that prescribe leadership according to Moses, Shakespeare, Lee Iacocca or Jack Welch. No one can ape another leader.
It’s up to you to develop your own leadership style. The challenge is for you to be yourself but with more skill. Accomplish this by making yourself increasingly aware of your distinct leadership qualities and manipulating them to come up with a personal style that works for you.
What’s needed will vary from context to context. It’s up to you to develop and refine your intuition and sensors, find ways to be different, selectively reveal your flaws and empathize while remaining steadfast.
There are no cookie-cutter leadership development programs that will turn out inspirational leaders with all the right qualities. But it’s possible for most leaders to become aware of their unique qualities and use them advantageously.
Consider doing the exploratory work with a trusted executive coach or consultant. Leaders who are confident enough to risk being vulnerable and do the work will grow in ways that ultimately benefit their organizations and the people they lead.
Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help you become an inspiring leader who displays the qualities authentic leadership. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence, and who inspires people to become happily engaged with the strategy and vision of the company.
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