Develop your Leadership Point of View
It has been almost a month since I visited the University of Wisconsin-Stout with the Renewing Leadership message. I had a great time on campus and loved how engaged the students were in defining what leadership meant to them. This was the first time I have visited a campus specifically to talk about Renewing Leadership and on the drive home, I had one thought that kept coming into mind....I HAVE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO DO THIS AGAIN SOON! Huge thanks to my friends Aaron Pabst, Adam Ludwig, and the leadership team in University Housing at UW-Stout for providing this opportunity.
As I was putting together the workshop, I came across a video I believe encapsulates what I am trying to convey with Renewing Leadership. By making leadership more inclusive and broadening the definition of what it means to be a leader we open the door to leadership possibilities we may otherwise overlook.
A necessary first step in opening and walking through this door of possibility is looking inside yourself to define what being a leader means to you. Author Ken Blanchard calls this your "Leadership Point of View". I didn't get a chance to show this video during the workshop, but I would love to share it here.
Although it may seem obvious, defining your leadership point of view is something that many may often bypass and not define. Similar to goals, if you take the time to write down your leadership point of view and display that in your office, at home, in your car, anywhere, you will be more likely to live it. I love Ken's idea of calling a meeting and providing an opportunity to share your leadership point of view. That type of meeting my be coming soon for the people I work with!!
In many of our work or organizational environments we are doing more with less. The demands of the day can easily threaten our ability to stay true to our leadership point of view. When I watched Ken's video I realized that I have never shared my leadership point of view with my professional staff team, colleagues, family, or friends. While many of those folks may not care that much about it, my colleagues and team in my department would probably appreciate knowing where I come from and what drives the thoughts and ideas I share.
Sometime soon, challenge yourself to write down your leadership point of view. Display it somewhere, share it with colleagues, talk about it with friends. In addition, encourage those you supervise, advise, mentor, or have some other connection with to develop and share their leadership point of view as well. Allow yourself any opportunity to acknowledge your leadership capacity and solicit the help of others to live it each and every day.
As I was putting together the workshop, I came across a video I believe encapsulates what I am trying to convey with Renewing Leadership. By making leadership more inclusive and broadening the definition of what it means to be a leader we open the door to leadership possibilities we may otherwise overlook.
A necessary first step in opening and walking through this door of possibility is looking inside yourself to define what being a leader means to you. Author Ken Blanchard calls this your "Leadership Point of View". I didn't get a chance to show this video during the workshop, but I would love to share it here.
Although it may seem obvious, defining your leadership point of view is something that many may often bypass and not define. Similar to goals, if you take the time to write down your leadership point of view and display that in your office, at home, in your car, anywhere, you will be more likely to live it. I love Ken's idea of calling a meeting and providing an opportunity to share your leadership point of view. That type of meeting my be coming soon for the people I work with!!
In many of our work or organizational environments we are doing more with less. The demands of the day can easily threaten our ability to stay true to our leadership point of view. When I watched Ken's video I realized that I have never shared my leadership point of view with my professional staff team, colleagues, family, or friends. While many of those folks may not care that much about it, my colleagues and team in my department would probably appreciate knowing where I come from and what drives the thoughts and ideas I share.
Sometime soon, challenge yourself to write down your leadership point of view. Display it somewhere, share it with colleagues, talk about it with friends. In addition, encourage those you supervise, advise, mentor, or have some other connection with to develop and share their leadership point of view as well. Allow yourself any opportunity to acknowledge your leadership capacity and solicit the help of others to live it each and every day.
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