Scale Your Leadership
If you want to scale your business or team, you must scale your leadership
When I joined StoneAge over 15 years ago, I had no idea how to grow a company. I learned through trial and error, by taking risks and surrounding myself with people smarter than me.
But the most important lesson I've learned is that to scale the business, I had to scale my leadership. I had to be better than I was the year before. I had to improve myself and build new skills. I didn't want the company to outgrow my capabilities, so I pushed myself to learn, grow, and improve.
Besides capital, scaling a business requires leadership with vision, curiosity and grit. But how do you do this?
?? Surround yourself with people who have done what you want to do.
?? Have a clear vision and plan.
?? Develop ambidexterity.
?? Develop your leaders.
?? Never settle for mediocre.
Scaling a company isn’t easy, nor is it a simple process. It requires vision, strategic capacity and grit. But it’s worth it in the long run. When you scale, you not only solve more of your customers’ problems, but you also have the opportunity to create meaningful and engaging jobs for more people.
Check out my latest article on?Forbes.com?for more.
Reflect Forward Spotlight: Your Brand Is the Stories People Share About You When You’re Not in the Room
Guest:?Gabrielle Dolan is a master storyteller and teaches executives how to use stories to connect with customers, partners, and employees. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, educator and author; Gabrielle’s extensive client list includes Telstra, EY, Accenture, and more!?Her most recent book is?Magnetic Stories: Connect with Customers and Engage with Employees with Brand Storytelling.
Episode in a Tweet:?The ability to share your ideas or instructions in an impactful way is vital for leaders and executives alike.?To be an effective leader, you must become an effective storyteller.
Quick Background:?Gabrielle Dolan knows how to tell stories. In fact, while working in a senior leadership role at National Australia Bank, she realized the power of storytelling in effective business communication. Since that epiphany, Gabrielle has found her calling as a global thought leader on strategic storytelling and real communication.
In this week’s episode of Reflect Forward, Gabrielle and I discuss the importance of storytelling in business. She shares the five types of business stories and how to use them effectively. We discuss why leaders are intimidated to tell personal stories and the importance of getting a bit vulnerable. We talk about how stories motivate people and why you should always make your employees and customers the hero of your story.
Advice From a CEO: How To Become an Emotionally Strong Leader
Have you ever wondered how some leaders breeze through tough situations, never appearing stressed? It all comes down to being emotionally strong.
All leaders must deal with stress, but the very best leaders handle the ups and downs with ease, letting things slide off their backs with resiliency, grace, and grit. They are emotionally strong.
How do these leaders get to the place where stress doesn’t consume them day in and day out? Here are my tips:
???Prioritize Yourself
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?? Be Clear About What You Want
?? Focus, Focus, Focus
?? Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself
?? Stop Ruminating
?? Understand Your Triggers
?? Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help
If you like this and want more detail, check it out on this?YouTube episode of Advice From a CEO.
Leadership Tip: Be a Leadership Role Model
Leadership comes with great responsibility. And if you want to be a transformational leader, you must embody your values, walking the walk, not just talking the talk.
This doesn't mean you have to be perfect or hide your flaws. Just the opposite. No one is perfect, and we are all working to improve ourselves. People are inspired by the struggle and then triumph.
If you want to be a leader worth following, embody the behaviors and characteristics you want to see in others. Embrace your flaws and be honest about the setbacks and mistakes you've made on your journey to becoming a better person and leader.
Be a role model, showing what it's like to connect with your flaws, values, virtues, and work ethic. People want to follow this kind of leader.
Read more on how to role model in my blog?here.
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