Are you ready for a coffee break? Here are five of the leadership articles that inspired me last month. Pour yourself a fresh cup, grab a [healthy] snack, read, reflect, and grow.
1. Who are the most successful people you know? Do you ever wonder what habits they’ve developed over the years that support their good work? Inc.com offers some help with 17 Things Really Successful People Never Stop Doing (Ever) by Bill Murphy, Jr. Would you add anything to his list? I thought of …serving.
2. A strong leader is not afraid to hire people who are smarter than she is; in fact, she may seek them out. But, how do you lead them? Harvard Business Review offers some tips in How To Manage People Who Are Smarter Than You, written by Rebecca Knight.
3. What traits and abilities help leaders succeed? Business Insider contributor Steven Benna shared a list specific to today’s business environment. Read Harvard Says These 8 Leadership traits Are Critical For Success and let me know if you have a favorite. Mine is #6: Effective leaders inspire engagement.
4. How do you think about your work? How does your team think about their work? Is the work simply a means to a paycheck or is it work worth doing; meaning, a reflection of values, inspiration and aspiration? Author Barry Schwartz addresses these questions and more in his terrific New York Times opinion piece, Rethinking Work.
5. Before taking our teams or organization from ordinary to extraordinary, we need to look at ourselves and our own development. Performance strategist Laura Garnett offers some guidance in 7 Steps To Go From An Ordinary To Extraordinary Leader, published on Inc.com.
Well, that’s the August five. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. If you have an article that really inspired you, add a comment and share the link!
Lead on, friends.
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