Through the Gray: New Look, New Era, New Challenge for You

We’ve been busy at Through the Gray updating our website’s look and content,

expanding more across social media, and creating exciting new offerings. Follow the

TtG blog posts for upcoming free offerings, short course virtual learnings, and more.

Explore our site to find out how we help make leadership teams stronger.

We’re also growing in our network of coaches and trainers allowing us to expand our

offerings and help you navigate the changing landscape of the modern workforce.

Watch this space for introductions from our new folks as well as articles from guests.

Speaking of the modern workforce – things changed going into lockdown, things are

going to change coming out of lockdown. There is no new normal; the “normal” is that

nothing is ever settled. What can you do about it? First, take care of yourself. That’s

not a call for being self-centered at the expense of everyone else – rather, it’s

recognizing that you cannot lead others unless you have provided for yourself: personal

development, mental well-being, managing tasks, guiding outcomes, providing vision,

and understanding all of the things that make you a Grounded Leader.

Sounds nice, but… how to do it? You need to invest time in the right place. Contact

TtG and we’ll help you sort through it. In the next few months we’ll be posting about the

applicability of assessments, how to maximize leadership consultation, the important

differences in coaching vs. mentoring vs. supervising, the value of Values, having

awareness of time and capacity, and myriad other topics applicable to the struggles

faced by leaders at all levels. Leadership Development can be a big gray area, and we

can guide you through it.

What we do

At Through the Gray we want you to have something executable, something applicable.

We believe that leadership trainings and books on unlocking potential are only great if

you do something worthwhile with the knowledge you’ve harvested from them. When

you finish one of our workshops or when we come into your organization as a “pair of

hands” for your leadership team you get something you can actually use. Our one hour

workshops and short courses are designed to provide insight as well as tools that you

mold to suit your needs.

In Fact, let’s start: 5 Minutes, Now

Take five minutes right now and make two lists;

1. Write down the five to eight things you most value (environment, family, wealth,

mental health, etc.…). The prompt may seem vague – that’s on purpose.

2. Make a separate list of the top three or four things you did in the last month at

work and at home that you are most proud of, were the most impactful, gave you

the most satisfaction, etc.…

3. Now, compare the lists.

Do your actions match your values? Don’t force fit, make an honest assessment. If you

want an even more honest assessment show the lists to someone who knows you really

well. Now, pick one value that doesn’t seem to get enough attention and make a plan of

action for it (which could mean accepting that you don’t actually value it!). Do

something about it over the next month, just one thing to start. Hopefully you will be

surprised by how easy some value guided small changes can be.

Keep getting better!

byron willeford

Through the Gray

This article first appeared on the Through the Gray blog at https://throughthegrayllc.com/blog.