I recently attended a conference in Kelowna, BC at the Grand Okanagan Resort and during that time went through some exercises and workshops that led to me developing the following list of five guiding principles for leadership. The workshop I attended limited us to five leadership principles or values and I would suggest no more than that as well just to allow you to focus and really hone down what is "most important" to you and your organization. I am not suggesting that these are the five key values to every organization as every organization is different, especially in what they value and how they wish to conduct their business and the reputation they are trying to build. These are the five I have chosen to drive our organization and my life and leadership going forward. One thing I did is add comments or 'sub-values' so I further hone what those values mean to me and what I feel they drive and focus me on becoming. This is a wonderful exercises I encourage you all to do and I would love to hear your feedback and what values you hold for yourself and/or your organization.
My five guiding values/principles for leadership are:
1. Vision
2. Passion/Heart
3. Courageous
4. Integrity
5. Approachable
Further breakdown of each (Based on my perception/goals/values):
1. Vision (Innovative/Long-term Thinker)
2. Passion/Heart (Focused/Disciplined/Determined/Perseverance/ Positive)
3 Courageous (Proactive/Innovative/Forward Thinking/Empowering)
4. Integrity (Honest/Principled/Accountable/Priorities/Humble/Respectful/Authentic/Lead by Example)
5. Approachable (Good Listener/Understanding/Empathetic/Open-Minded/Generous/Positive/Wise[Wisdom]/Fun/Humorous/Caring)
The other important thing that all leaders need to do with their team is
celebrate and share successes! This drives morale and performance and, most importantly, it is the right thing to do. I will write more on this topic in a future blog.
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