Leading Beyond Any Title

Leading Beyond Any Title – How to Lead When the Leading Gets Tough

Aug 6, 2024

Leadership can be especially tricky during tough times. Self-care is crucial for leaders to stay effective when the pressure is on. Understanding the difference between reacting impulsively and responding thoughtfully can enhance decision-making. Building trust and engaging the team in evaluations fosters a collaborative spirit. Emotional intelligence plays a key role in maintaining morale and composure, while recognizing small wins is vital for progress. These insights guide leaders through challenges and promote a supportive environment.

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Quick takeaways

Leaders must prioritize their well-being during tough times, as self-care is crucial for maintaining team morale and energy levels.

Engaging teams in discussions about performance issues fosters collaboration and ownership, enabling effective identification and resolution of obstacles.

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The Importance of Self-Care for Leaders

Leaders need to prioritize their own well-being, especially during challenging times. This self-care is essential as it prevents the stress and overextension from negatively impacting their teams. By maintaining their health and energy levels, leaders can model appropriate behavior and foster a positive team environment. If leaders neglect their well-being, they risk projecting their stress onto their teams, which can degrade morale and hinder motivation.

Intro

4min

Self-Care for Resilient Leadership

6min

The Power of Pause: Reacting vs. Responding

2min

Navigating Leadership Dynamics

12min

Navigating Leadership Challenges with Emotional Intelligence

2min

When things are going well, leadership can seem easy, and focusing on developing leadership skills can also seem like a nice thing to do.

However, leading when times are tough… when a team is not performing as expected – the number isn’t being hit, the results are being generated, collaboration and communication are failing… can be a different thing. Leadership development during these times can seem like a luxury one cannot afford to take time for.

Leading a struggling team is never fun, but paying attention to leadership basics – remain positive, take care of yourself first, check the reality of the situation, diagnose what the cause is, and enrolling your team in determining next steps – are all critically important leadership skills that this episode covers.

If you have questions about leadership, please send them to us at leadership.questions@sait.ca

Referenced in this discussion are these prior conversations:

Trust in Leadership with Ila Edgar https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQGT3sBPnFPBtw

Critical Thinking with Evan Weselake https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQFEDNvzT1KDMA

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