"How YOU doin?" Leading when the going gets tough
ROAR! - Marilise de Villiers
English - April 06, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBBusiness Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
🎙️💥🥵 Bullyproof hears from executive performance coach Craig Preston ...how do you lead your team when everyone – including you – are exhausted? 🥵💥🎙️
"How YOU doin'?" is a pickup line that encapsulates everything we know to be true about Joey in Friends, a man so confident in his looks and general appeal that he’d rarely pass up an opportunity to approach a beautiful woman.
On a more serious note, how often do we ask someone how they're doing merely out of habit, without really meaning it? Being an authentic leader has never been more vital, which means really knowing how your people are doing - every individual. Perhaps even more importantly, asking yourself: "How am I doing?"
We live in a time where leaders must step up to create safe and inclusive spaces for all - to speak up, say how they truly feel and ask for help.
"What drives me is being part of a group of people, in a team, trying to achieve something together. Getting into an environment where people can celebrate their own and each other's successes."
Craig and I explore how to lead teams when the going gets tough and we took some inspiration from a recent HBR article: How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too
Here are some of Craig's top tips:
This was a seriously insightful discussion. If you are looking for inspiration to move through the next three to six to twelve months with poise, look no further.
Craig Preston is a leading executive performance coach and his rich background - as an officer in the British Army, executive in the commercial and consulting sectors, MD of the Inspirational Development Group and his work with world class performers in professional sport means Craig has a unique blend of experience in a high performance environment.
🧡🦁 It's time to find your ROAR! 🦁🧡