Whether you are in a formal role of leader or not, you are always an influential leader. Influential leaders understand that how they think and behave affects the way they lead. They must be committed to all kinds of improvement and solicit regular feedback from their colleagues and followers. Influential leaders fully support the organizational mission and vision, and they ensure that their personal values and purpose, and the values and purpose of those they lead, align with those of the organization.
Influential leaders do not bow to their ego. Nor are they concerned with protecting their authority. They believe in and display transparency in everything they do, and getting and soliciting feedback is one means of ensuring that this transparency continues and that self-improvement never ends. German philosopher Johann Goethe said, “Self-knowledge is best learned, not by contemplation but action.”
Do you have the courage to take action? Do you have the courage to solicit feedback from those that matter most?
A word of caution – feedback only tells us what we need to change in our behaviour, not how to do it. You cannot change what you do not manage and you cannot manage what you are unaware of. But when you know how people experience you in your behaviour you are closer to learning what to change, and most importantly, you are that much closer to developing the trust foundation necessary to becoming an influential leader.
When you are ready to change, start with the skill of Positive Presence, an innovative thought model connecting workplace behaviour to human energy and provides a systematic, programmatic methodology for equipping leaders with the knowledge and understanding necessary for developing and sustaining the behaviour skills needed for influential leadership.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.