The Lead Yourself First Blog

  We do live in a world that is so rich with cultural experiences, with people who are traveling the globe, and are seeking these experiences. And it’s important to understand that when it comes to how people are seeing the world outside of work, how they are seeing the world within the workplace, that […]

  One of the biggest turnoffs for just about anyone at work, is to be around a leader who takes all the credit. It’s very important, if you wanna practice authentic leadership, to share your successes with the team, to share team success, to not be the person who is only focused on yourself, and […]

This article was originally posted on November 9, 2016, and has been updated. “I’m done.” If an employee is telling you this, it means she has reached her limit. For one reason or another. It could have nothing to do with low morale, lack of opportunity, or a dislike of her job. She may be […]

When I think back to my career and one of the most influential leaders in my history at work, it was an individual who practiced tremendous humility and I found it to be an incredibly attractive quality. This was a person who was very transparent and always willing to let us know when she had […]

This article was originally published on September 7, 2016, and has been updated. Do you remember your first encounter with a passionate leader? The reality is that any leader can be passionate…if they know what to do. But first, let’s look at why this is so important.

   So, SHRM identify leadership competencies in three different categories, leading organizations, leading self, and leading others. And when it comes to leading organizations the ability to influence is one that they identify, and something that is so important to you as a leader because it’s not about your title. Are you an influencer? […]

   Two great competencies for an executive are resilience and optimism. Is that you? Are you a resilient executive? Because in order to be successful and continue to have success in today’s economy, we need to be able to hone our resilience muscle. When you think about all the trials and tribulations of your […]

   Conflict management is the higher order of interpersonal skills. It is so important as a leader that you are able, that you that the ability, the competency, to be able to manage conflict. You may not always resolve it, but let’s make no mistake that as a leader if we do not address […]

   Communicating effectively. Is that you? Communication is the secret to success. Without understanding others, without understanding that we, when we send a message as leaders, we are ultimately responsible. Your communication is not something that other people should be trying to figure out. In any communication, there is always a sender and a […]

  There are many highly effective leadership styles. Every leadership style has a time and a place. The laissez-faire leader, for example, is one who recognizes that people have the ability to take the work and just run with it. They are not micromanagers. A laissez-faire leader recognizes that that is the optimum style for […]