Career-boosting tips for aspiring leaders

If you're an aspiring leader, you'd be wise to seek advice from seasoned CEOs who've been around the block once or twice before.

It's a great way to climb the corporate ladder faster. Here’s some wisdom from the world’s brightest minds to set you on your way:

Reflect:

Chart your own path

The path to CEO or Executive will have career-defining moments; planned and unplanned.

‘The Friday Email: 88 Tips for Aspiring Leaders” author Renee McGowan advises aspiring leaders to chart their own path to leadership: To the role they want, to the type of work they want to do, and the type of leader they want to be.

Unplanned opportunities can be amazing and successful too, so watch for these moments and think about how willing or brave you are to lean in and give the unexpected a chance.

Take Action:

Set a high bar so others rise to the occasion

From accountability expert Mark Green to author of “The Culture Code” Daniel Coyle , thought leaders will explain a curious phenomenon - when a bar is set high by the leader, their people will (often) rise to the occasion.

Experiments show that just saying “I have high expectations and I know you can meet them” can increase effort in study participants by 40%. And the same rule can apply to ourselves.

Be Inspired:

“Leadership is as much about doing things right and doing the right thing, as it is about doing things that have not been done before.” – Renee McGowan, CEO for India, Middle East & Africa at March McLennan