Each week I collect the resources related to leadership I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Elizabeth Svoboda:
“Self-Compassion Could Help You Be More Tolerant of Others”
(1-9-23).
“A new Rutgers University study suggests that self-compassion [besides enhancing well-being and resilience] has another, counterintuitive benefit: It helps you to become more accepting of other people who are not like you. Being kind to yourself, the study reports, can broaden your tolerance of others—so long as your self-compassion is rooted in ‘common humanity,’ a belief that life’s joys and struggles are part of the shared human condition.”
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Kellogg Insight:
“5 Ways to Get the Most out of a Mentor–Protégé Relationship:
Protégés, it’s not just about landing your next job—and mentors, there’s plenty of benefits for you, too.” (8-1-18).
“For mentors, being present also gives you a better chance of gaining deeper understanding of the issues your protégé is facing.
‘As a mentor, your role is to help guide and facilitate how that individual solves a problem or tackles an opportunity,’ [Diane Brink] says. ‘You’re asking questions and providing context for greater clarity. You’re not the person who’s going to have all of the answers.'”
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Denise McLain and Ryan Pendell, Gallup:
“Why Trust in Leaders Is Faltering and How to Gain It Back”
(4-17-23).
“When leaders communicate clearly, inspire confidence in the future and support their people during times of change, they build the trust necessary to reach higher levels of productivity and performance.”
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Candace Smith:
“It’s Not Just What You Say, But How You Make People Feel”
(4-16-23).
“Making a habit of considering how you make people feel during your daily interactions can contribute to your long-term etiquette-ful quotient. And remembering, as Adam Smith reminds us, that ‘kindness is the parent of kindness’ will inform anything you have to say.”
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Selina Powell:
“Study finds link between work-life balance and effective leadership:
Managers who disconnected from work at the end of the day were rated by their employees as more capable leaders” (4-19-23).
“‘What we found is that on nights when leaders were able to completely turn off and not think about work, they were more energized the next day, and they felt better connected to their leadership role at work. On those same days, their followers reported that these leaders were more effective in motivating them and in guiding their work.'”
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John Spence:
“What Do You Mean We Need to Change?” (5-10-21).
“It is imperative to create a coalition of respected and trusted individuals to serve as change champions. This group needs to be the entire senior team, key managers, and people who might not have any formal title but are strong opinion leaders in the organization that people see as highly credible. If you get these opinion leaders on your team, the change process will go much more smoothly.”
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David Burkus:
“5 Simple Ways To Become A Great Leader” (4-17-23).
“The fifth way to become a great leader is to care. That’s the secret behind how great leaders tell their people they matter—those great leaders believe it. They genuinely care about the team they’re leading. They care enough to know about team members’ career desires and life goals, and they care enough to help each member fulfill those desires and goals in their work.”
