Self-Leadership - Finding The Time

Self-Leadership - Finding The Time

Being a leader involves a different type of commitment and dedication. The difference comes from being a a committed and dedicated leader 24/7/365. That's non-negotiable. 

Being a leader is your other full time job. It is going to take up that much time. That is one reason most people feel they are ready to do what it takes to be a leader until it is time to step up and be the leader. 

It is nothing against who they are as individuals, nor is it a strike against their knowledge, skills, wisdom and character. Far from it. Those that recognize that at this moment they are not ready to lead are great leaders in the making.

Once underway, there are people that know they cannot hack the toll leadership takes on the individual. Yet, there are those that decide to fake it and never make it are not even worthy of qualifying as a bad manager. The individuals that would rather continue faking it soon become "micro-managers" thus fail to give respect to those they are supposed to be leading. They will soon find themselves without true and genuine followers. Then what good are they?

What does finding the time have to do with knowing when to play your hand or when to fold'em?

Everything. If the individual is not prepared to find the time to work on her skillset or his soft-skills will amount nothing more than a hill of beans. 

But there are only 24 hours in a day and eight of them are already spent sleeping!

True, but what about the other 16 hours? Eight of those sixteen are for working and working with the people you leading. That leaves eight hours for personal matters. Matters such as spending time with the family, hobbies, and personal development. All that and dinner, too?

You have to. You have no choice. 

One thing to remember you and I and all us one thing in common. We all have the same 24 hours. Believe it or not every Doctor, Lawyer, Computer Engineer, Graphic Designer, Photographer, Janitor, Teacher, Bus Driver, and Student, all have those same 24 hours. 

What does all that mean?

It means that while we are all unique individuals were are all, also the same. We have that same amount of time. Yet, there are plenty of people finding the time within those 24 hours to work on the commitment, dedication needed to become a better leader.

As you can see, it will be difficult but you have to find the time to be better. You have to use that time to grow both personally and professionally. In upcoming blog posts I will take a deeper dive into how to properly use your new found time.

As always if you have any comments, questions, remarks or concerns please email me at dave@daveguerra.com

Thank you,
David Guerra

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CRACKING THE CODE OF COMMUNICATION / A Tuesday Night with Lolly Daskal (07/08/14)

July 8, 2014:  #LeadFromWithin Tweetchat with Lolly Daskal (@lollydaskal)
The Tweetchat topic was CRACKING THE CODE OF COMMUNICATION

Join us every Tuesday evening from 8PM EST to 9PM EST and use the hashtag #leadfromwithin to find us and interact with us.


Here are Lolly's Questions and my Answers:

Q1: Why is communication so important? #leadfromwithin
A1: If you want something done, effective communication is necessary. Without it, all is lost #Leadfromwithin

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Q2: What are core elements of communication? #leadfromwithin
A2: Clarity & Brevity are the core of any communication. Otherwise, confusion sets in #Leadfromwithin

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Q3: Why is listening so important in communication? #leadfromwithin
A3: Without effective listening the understanding of what is being declared diminishes exponentially as the conversation continues #Leadfromwithin

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Q4: What is the best way to communicate in crisis? #leadfromwithin
A4: Practice crisis situations and learn from that and share that with all members of the org. #Leadfromwithin

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Q5: How does communication go beyond words? #leadfromwithin
A5: Commo goes beyond words when the action takes place with little to no follow up or questions about the action #Leadfromwithin

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Q6: What is the best way to handle criticism? #leadfromwithin
A6: You handle it with open eyes, open ears, and closed mouth. Criticism is essential for growth and development of all concerned #Leadfromwithin

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Q7: What are strategies can we use when conveying a sensitive topic? #leadfromwithin
A7: take the lead, remain calm, be professionalism, and most of all compartmentalize to those that need to know ONLY #Leadfromwithin

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Q8: How does communication increase influence? #leadfromwithin
A8: Increasing influence can only occur through consistent communication known as dialogue NOT monologue #Leadfromwithin

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Q9: What are some communication mistakes and blunders? #leadfromwithin
A9: biggest mistake is conducting a MONOLOGUE. ALWAYS have DIALOGUE, otherwise people will feel bored and move on #Leadfromwithin

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Q10: What are some important words to use when communicating? #leadfromwithin
A10: “WHAT DO YOU THINK?” and mean it! #Leadfromwithin

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Thank you,
Dave Guerra

P.S. I do invite you to join the conversation and tell me what you are thinking.

As always you can read this blog post in its original location at http://daveguerra.blogspot.com

I invite you to
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DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS / A Tuesday Night with Lolly Daskal (07/01/14)

July 1, 2014:  #LeadFromWithin Tweetchat with Lolly Daskal (@lollydaskal)
The Tweetchat topic was DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Join us every Tuesday evening from 8PM EST to 9PM EST and use the hashtag #leadfromwithin to find us and interact with us.


Here are Lolly's Questions and my Answers:

Q1: How do you define leadership? #Leadfromwithin
A1: I define Leadership as the ability to motivate others to the point that they willingly do what must be done #leadfromwithin

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Q2: What are some qualities and traits a leader requires? #Leadfromwithin
A2: Know themselves completely before attempting to lead. Know that others are depending on them for inspiration #leadfromwithin

A2: and direction and motivation and and the list goes on and on #leadfromwithin

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Q3: How can we turn our innate instincts into Leadership skills? #Leadfromwithin
A3: By knowing our limits on those instincts then we can move past the limits and teach others #leadfromwithin

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Q4: What are some privileges of leadership? #Leadfromwithin
A4: Leaders get to learn from and teach others. That is the greatest privilege. #leadfromwithin

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Q5: If leading is ‘setting an example’, what example should we set? #Leadfromwithin
A5: The only example to set is that WE WALK OUR TALK. We do as we do and do as we say. 100% of the time, it’s non-negotiable #leadfromwithin

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Q6: How does a leader strike the balance between control and freedom? #Leadfromwithin
A6: Striking balance is achieved through trial and error. You have to make your mistakes as well as achieve success for proper balance #leadfromwithin

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Q7: How do we ensure we keep growing/ learning as Leaders? #Leadfromwithin
A7: We keep growing and learning as leaders by ACKNOWLEDGING that we still have so much to learn from each other and then we can grow, together #leadfromwithin

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Q8: How do we measure our development as a Leader? #Leadfromwithin
A8: We can’t measure our own development because that’s constantly changing. We can measure the number of leaders we help create #leadfromwithin

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Q9: What steps can we take to accelerate our development? #Leadfromwithin
A9: Eyes Open, Ears Open, Mouth Closed, Then ASK QUESTIONS.  Question everything. Question Everyone.  #leadfromwithin

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Q10: How do we know we’re truly a Leader? #Leadfromwithin
A10: When we know deep down that we are not leaders but followers of those that follow us #leadfromwithin


Thank you,
Dave Guerra

P.S. I do invite you to join the conversation and tell me what you are thinking.

As always you can read this blog post in its original location at http://daveguerra.blogspot.com

I invite you to
follow me on Twitter: @daveguerra
visit my website: www.daveguerra.com

To order your copy of The Walking Leader:  Amazon Paperback / Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble

Here are some Technorati Tags: • The Walking Leader • Leadership • Leadership Development • Leadership Skills • Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way • Dave Guerra • Leadership • Leading • Leadership Development • Professional Development • Lead, Follow, or Get out of the way • Ready, Fire, Aim! • If it ain't broke, break it. • Hire Crazies • Ask dumb questions • Pursue failure • Spread Confusion • Ditch Your Office • Read Odd Stuff • Avoid Moderation • Higher, Admire, Desire, Require, Satire, Inquire, On Fire, All Possible Scenarios • Give to the American Red Cross • Hire A Hero