Evolving CEO

𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! I’ve seen too many examples of companies struggling as a result of employees feeling trapped between a rock and a hard place because their leader’s self-worth was tied not only to the team’s success, but the need to be right most of the time.  Talented team members tend to feel enormous pressure and hesitate expressing opposing views because leaders couldn’t readily receive the feedback.  Without the benefit of their teams’ expressed expertise, the likelihood of project success is necessarily lower — increasing the odds of a negative impact on the leader’s self-worth.  Everyone has ego involvement in their work. The more aware we are of it the less it will interfere with leading with excellence.  #selfworth #leadershippressure #consciousleadership #overcomingpressure #selfawareness #leadershipdevelopment #personalgrowth #awareness

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 Do we live our strong moral principles equally in our business and personal lives? It’s a question worth pondering, because our principles can be “inconvenient” when they run up against the possibility of winning a dubious but lucrative deal. #integrity #consciousleadership #decisionmaking #values #moralprinciples #wiseleadership #awareness

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻 Have we not all compromised our integrity at some point in our lives? While some breaches are major and have a big impact, others “appear” to be minor — but they’re not. Not really. Each one becomes like a small hole in a balloon, with integrity leaking out. Why do we do this to ourselves? Let’s dive into ways in which we can shore up our integrity — living and leading steeped in steadfast alignment with our deepest values. How do you keep yourself in alignment with integrity? Are there specific things you stay mindful of or pay close attention to? #Integrity #ConsciousLeadership #Decisionmaking #Values #MoralPrinciples #WiseLeadership #Awareness

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Conscious leaders truly listen to all feedback from our teams, even the things we don’t want to hear that may call out our questionable decisions or actions. Because when we truly listen to and learn from criticism, we can evolve as leaders. Team members feel heard, honored, and valued, and that’s good for our people and our business. #transparency #consciousleadership #control #trust #consciouscommunication #selfawareness #professionaldevelopment

"𝗢𝗠𝗚, 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗲!" Making success about “me” — my worth — is an invitation to Leadership Hell that sets the stage for us to suffer, and likely, cause suffering for those around us, too.  If we are driven to reach a goal because we think we will impress others enough to be worthy in their eyes, that will generate stress.  Why? Because we’ll be placing so much on the line (our self-worth) that we’ll live with an ongoing tension of seeking and needing the approval of others — an ongoing cycle of self-generated pressure. For most of us, this need for approval operates beneath the level of our awareness. It’s not like we’re walking around strategizing, “How can I get approval today.” It may be subtle, but it’s there if you dare to look.  When we make the quality and success of our work about our self-worth, every misstep becomes magnified way out of proportion and perceived as carrying great consequence. That’s a lot of unnecessary pressure to place on ourselves.  Making other people’s opinions a measure of our self-worth is a fool’s errand, anyway, because even if we do succeed, there’s no guarantee that anyone will notice or give us the recognition we want.  A better approach is liberation from making everyone else our appointed judge and jury. Lighten up. Most people who have earnestly looked into this part of themselves have laughed so hard when they realized how much they’ve tortured themselves over the years. One CEO yelled, “OMG, IT’S NOT ABOUT ME!!!!”  That’s liberating. #selfworth #leadershippressure #consciousleadership #overcomingpressure #selfawareness #leadershipdevelopment #personalgrowth #awareness

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗡𝗶𝗿𝗼 If we’re acting transparently simply as a strategy to mine more coal out of our team, you can bet that our team will detect it. Instead, be authentically transparent; don’t put on a face, be the face. #transparency #consciousleadership #control #trust #consciouscommunication #selfawareness #professionaldevelopment

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 With greater presence, we gain a far more comprehensive view of what's really going on in our companies. It's astounding how much valuable "data" becomes available as our presence grows and our awareness expands. With that awareness, our choices can bring forth a better bottom line. #awareness #presence #leadership #balance #productivity #consciousleadership #selfawareness