If the first person you lead each morning isn’t yourself then you’re likely having challenges leading anyone. You must lead yourself exceptionally well before you can lead anyone else. 

 

Leading yourself exceptionally well means doing what you say you’re going to do. It means controlling your attitude and choosing to do what you must to make certain your attitude is as positive as it can be. 

On a balance scale, if you place weights more on one end than the other the scale will tip towards the heavier side. Employee engagement is very similar.

 

The overall goal of leadership is to weight the scale so heavily on the positive engagement side, with virtually no negative on the other balance. However the delicate nuance is to understand each individual’s scale and ensure their engagement side is properly weighted.

The next time an unexpected, frustrating setback happens to you or your team, ask yourself these questions.

 

If you’re a leader with a team full of frustrated eyes looking at you, these questions work great to guide others through as well.

For many organizations, surviving and thriving in today’s environment depends on making a fundamental transformation to become more agile. 

 

To build and lead an agile organization, it’s crucial that senior leaders develop new mind-sets and capabilities to transform themselves, their teams, and the organization.

Research shows that people have a very reliable and tangible preference for things that have been around longer. However, doing what we’ve always done would be an acceptable strategy if the world weren’t changing.

 

One of the things that makes leaders so valuable is that many of them are naturally gifted at recognizing when a change is needed. They aren’t as intimidated by change as the rest of us.