authenticity

Authenticity in Leadership: Why Being True to Yourself Matters

July 21, 2024 2 minutes of reading

Are you being an authentic leader? When you are leading from an authentic place, people will naturally gravitate to you. They want to work with you or work for you and be on your team. They trust you and see that you are genuine. This type of leadership translates to sharing information with each other at a deeper […]

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Do Others See Your Authenticity at Work?

April 27, 2022 2 minutes of reading

A leader who doesn’t feel ready for leadership responsibilities will struggle to trust their abilities. They will compare themselves to everyone else, live with doubt and insecurity. They want to show up authentically, but because of their own doubts it isn’t easy for them. Brene Brown said that “authenticity is a practice and you choose it

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Are You Willing to Admit Your Mistakes?

March 31, 2020 2 minutes of reading

It isn’t easy to admit when you make a mistake or fail at something. For some reason we don’t want to be told we are wrong, so we don’t talk about it. Why is that? People have been making mistakes for hundreds of years, but for some reason it seems easier not to admit it. We

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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 11/6/17

November 6, 2017 3 minutes of reading

Client Question: “I would like to be perceived differently than I am today. I want my management to see that I am ready for the next level. How do I do that?” The best place to start is to understand fully how you are being perceived today. Have you been given feedback that you need to

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Are You The Leader That You Want To Be?

June 23, 2017 2 minutes of reading

One of the things that is a challenge as a leader is to be authentic to who you are. Without realizing it, you may become what others want you to be. It isn’t something that you may even recognize right away. You begin conforming into what is expected based on feedback from your management or

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Do You See Yourself as a Humble Leader?

May 18, 2017 2 minutes of reading

When you are trying to share a lesson with your team, do you share how you learned that lesson yourself? In the article “4 Lessons You Learn About Humility While Ambitiously Chasing Success by Silvia Turnova, she talks about sharing more of yourself when you are trying to reach your goals. She lists four lessons

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Who Do You Want To Be Today?

April 13, 2017 2 minutes of reading

One of my favorite thought leaders on leadership is Lilly Daskal. She posted a blog recently that was focused on the fact that “you are the leadership message.” Here are 3 of the 9 different messages highlighted in the article that stand out for me: You get the best out of others when you give

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What Does A Confident Leader Look Like?

January 16, 2017 3 minutes of reading

My first role with direct reports was a new role that didn’t exist before. I had three direct reports and oversight of the daily activities of 22 indirect reports. It was a little overwhelming at the time. The great thing was I got to make up what the role would do, how it would work

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Don’t turn me in. I am an Impostor!

December 20, 2016 2 minutes of reading

I heard an interesting podcast today on the subject of being an impostor. This is something that many people feel throughout their career. Here are some of the questions that go through an impostor’s mind: “What if people find out I don’t know everything that I should? What if they realize I am not ready

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Building Authentic Connections One Day At A Time

December 8, 2016 3 minutes of reading

For simplification reasons, I recently moved some of my accounts to a different bank that is near where I live. I noticed immediately that when I walked into the bank I was greeted by a person seated near the entrance. They asked me how I was doing, what my name was, how could they help

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How powerful is a story for a leader?

November 11, 2016 2 minutes of reading

Today is November 11th, which is a day known by different names ( Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, Armistice Day, etc.) depending on where you are from as a day to remember all those in the armed forces who fought for our freedom. Thank you all for your service. Picture yourself getting together

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5 Ways to Put Better Balance in Your Life

November 4, 2016 3 minutes of reading

“You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” – Anna Quindlen I saw this quote and it made me think about how much balance we have in our lives. In my past, I had been known to have some (okay more than some ) workaholic tendencies at times.

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To be an authentic leader, just be yourself.

October 28, 2016 2 minutes of reading

I met a leader who was getting feedback from his manager at work that he was not being seen as authentic. I will call this leader Tom. I asked Tom some questions to better understand his perspective on the feedback. What did he think was holding him back from being an authentic leader? Is he

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