Developing New Leaders

Do you find that everybody in your organisation comes to you when they want to get things done? Do you feel like you are the only leader in the place??

Well, stick with me because this week, I want to finish this series by helping you shift that.??

Hi, this is Grant Herbert, VUCA Leadership and Sustainable Performance Coach, and today I want to continue our conversation around all things people leadership by helping you Develop New Leaders.??

It's been said many times that leadership doesn't take place until you duplicate yourself and develop new leaders. In my corporate career, I had a lot of problems with that because I thought that if I developed new leaders, then that was taking something away from me, which meant that I wasn't as valuable as I was before.??

We've dealt with those issues in the identity area of personal leadership, however, you need to continue to work on it throughout the journey. So, what is stopping you from developing new leaders? Is it the same as me???

Do you find that your identity is in that leadership role, and sharing that with others will water yours down? Well, NO.??

In my experience, the more leaders that I develop today, the greater leader that I become.??

To have that shift, I first had to change my mindset from "taking something from me" to actually "adding to me".??

Every single person you've been given to lead has the capacity to lead others, and by looking at it that way, you realise there's going to be a distribution of the load. People—instead of coming to you all the time—will come to other people as well, and you’ll get more done.??

What I want to do today is help you shift your mindset and beliefs about this and give you practical ways of thinking about how you can develop new leaders.??

As we've gone through this process, we've already realised that everybody's a leader. It's not bestowed upon you when you have a team. If you're only leading you, then you are a leader. Everybody who is in your team is already a leader. And that's why I like to use the word DEVELOPING.??

You and I are developing every day in our leadership capacity. As a leader, you need to create an environment where others can do the same thing.??

So, you need to shift your mindset around the following: “If I create new leaders, I won't be necessary.” Once you’ve moved beyond that and realise that that's not the case, the next shift that needs to happen in your mindset is to move from performance reviews and management to coaching.??

The coaching leader provides an environment for people to grow.

There are two elements of that environment:?

The first element is SUPPORT. Being able to support them, walk the journey with them, and show them what they need to do gives them an environment where they can incrementally grow in those skills that they don't have. That includes being okay with people making mistakes....

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Grant Herbert (aka The People Builder) describes himself as an ordinary guy, with an outstanding wife and 5 amazing kids, who has a passion to help people escape the performance trap and regain their authenticity in every area of life. He is a VUCA Leadership Mentor, Sustainable Performance Coach, Master Coach Trainer in Social and Emotional Intelligence,?and the founder of People Builders.

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