Monthly Archives: August 2012

5. The Fulfilment Challenge

Leaders like the front rather than the middle.

• Leadership is more disposition than position – influence others from wherever you are.

How to be fulfilled in the middle of the pack?

See the big picture
Define a win in terms of teamwork.
Engage in continual communication.
Gain experience and maturity.

Maturity doesn’t come with age

It begins with the acceptance of responsibility

Ed Cole

4. The Ego Challenge

“You’re often hidden in the middle”

• Remember that consistently good leadership does get noticed.

“True heroism is remarkably sober,  very undramatic.  It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever the cost, but the urge to serve others whatever the cost.”Arthur Ashe

How to handle the ego challenge

• Concentrate more on your duties than your dreams.
• Appreciate the value of your position
• Find satisfaction in knowing the real reason for the success of the project.
• Understand the difference between self promotion and selfless promotion.
• Self vs. selfless promotion

3. The Multi-Hat Challenge

One head…. many hats

• Knowing what hat to put on and then enjoying the challenge.

Hat Suggestions

• The hat sets the context when interacting with others.
• Don’t use one hat to accomplish the task required for another hat.
• When you change hats, don’t change your personality.
• Don’t neglect the hat you are responsible to wear.
• Remain flexible.

Only secure and mature people are continually flexible.

2. The Frustration Challenge

Following an ineffective leader…

• Your job isn’t to fix the leader. It’s to add value

Relieving the Frustration Challenge

• Develop a solid relationship with your leader.
• Identify and appreciate your leader’s strengths.
• Commit yourself to adding value to your leader’s strengths.
• Get permission to develop a game plan to complement your leader’s weaknesses.
• Expose your leader to good leadership resources.
• Publically affirm your leader