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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Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry:
“Our Seat at the Table” (11-19-23).
“[B]y modeling the examples of those who have elevated us throughout our lives, we can aspire to be that person for whom others are genuinely grateful—the one who offers and extends a hand.
After all, leadership is not a role—it’s a calling.”
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Rick Hanson:
“Recognize What Is Improving in Your Life:
The importance of seeing life as it is and acknowledging progress.” (11-20-23).
“Personally, I’m tired of the widespread meme—’in these dark times’—however, it gets expressed. It’s ignorant, defeatist, and often used to further an agenda. Every time in human history has been dark in some regards—and bright in many others. In a hundred ways, daily life is better for the average person worldwide than it’s ever been.”
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Kira M. Newman:
“How Gratitude Can Transform Your Workplace” (9-6-17).
“‘[Gratitude is] going to make your business more profitable, you’re going to be more effective, your employees will be more engaged—but if that’s the only reason you’re doing it, your employees are going to think you’re using them,’ says Steve Foran, founder of the program Gratitude at Work. ‘You have to genuinely want the best for your people.'”
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Christie Wilcox:
“ScienceAdviser: Small acts, big impacts: the science of gratitude” (11-23-23).
“Just thinking about the things you are grateful for more often—counting your blessings as one study put it—can make you happier overall.”
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Anne Chow:
“The Unexpected Character Trait Every Leader Needs Now” (11-22-23).
“Leaders whose job it is to create a compelling culture would do well to ignore the idea that there is only one route to success. Rather, they should extend to their employees, and to themselves, a level of grace, understanding and flexibility that will set them and their teams apart. It is through this grace that we can move forward together – professionally, respectfully, collaboratively with civility and compassion.”
