Lead with Grace, Live with Gratitude

Lead with Grace, Live with Gratitude

The action I find myself leaning on the most is Grace. Extending mercy and honor to others as well as yourself is so much more than a notion, it is a requirement. Life is hard. And, it gets harder. We must learn how to find moments of forgiveness and mild correction; we need to explore our full range of emotions (maybe not in your supervisor’s office, though) and then develop tools that aid us in our awareness of what caused such feelings. 

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How to Lead at Every Position

How to Lead at Every Position

I talk a great deal about leading at every position. Mostly because I believe that in my years as a leader, and in my studies of leadership principles, it has been marketed as a skill that only a few of us can have. That is painfully sad, and terribly daunting for employers.

This is not to say that every person will be a leader of a multinational company. My point is really to help team members, particularly junior staffers, those who struggle with confidence, or those who are great at their job but have trouble exhibiting value, understand the necessary leadership components that will help them to excel, or at least be seen as a valuable team member.

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