A write up from my inside voice on Leadership. This is published in our National Newsletter (My current employer).
Hope that people find some amount of wisdom in it. :)
Keep Learning, Keep Growing......
Ashutosh Labroo
Isn’t it curious? We look at other people, envy them for looking so terribly perfect and wish we could trade places with them, while they consider us and think of the same thing. We're jealous of other people who themselves are jealous of us. We suffer from low self-regard, lack of assurance and lose hope in self-improvement and ever winning anyone over.
Work from home!
WoodWoork
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So how do you stay calm, composed and sustain confidence in tough
surroundings? Here is some information to think about.
See yourself as a dartboard. Everything and everyone else around you
may become darts, at one point or another. These darts will crush
your confidence and pull you down in ways you won’t even
remember. Don’t let them crush you, or get the best of you. So which
darts should you avoid?
The way you are and your behavioral traits is said to be a mixed end
product of your genetic traits , your raising , and your environmental
surroundings like your spouse, the company you keep, the economy
or your occupation. You have your own individuality. If your father is
a failure, it doesn’t mean you have to be a failure too. Learn from
others experience, so you’ll never have to make the same mistakes.
Leaders need both the right character and the requisite capabilities to be considered as leaders. Their position is of a lessor importance compared to their abilities. This presentation outlines these salient aspects of leaders.
Isn’t it curious? We look at other people, envy them for looking so terribly perfect and wish we could trade places with them, while they consider us and think of the same thing. We're jealous of other people who themselves are jealous of us. We suffer from low self-regard, lack of assurance and lose hope in self-improvement and ever winning anyone over.
Work from home!
WoodWoork
https://cutt.ly/TzKlcxv
So how do you stay calm, composed and sustain confidence in tough
surroundings? Here is some information to think about.
See yourself as a dartboard. Everything and everyone else around you
may become darts, at one point or another. These darts will crush
your confidence and pull you down in ways you won’t even
remember. Don’t let them crush you, or get the best of you. So which
darts should you avoid?
The way you are and your behavioral traits is said to be a mixed end
product of your genetic traits , your raising , and your environmental
surroundings like your spouse, the company you keep, the economy
or your occupation. You have your own individuality. If your father is
a failure, it doesn’t mean you have to be a failure too. Learn from
others experience, so you’ll never have to make the same mistakes.
Leaders need both the right character and the requisite capabilities to be considered as leaders. Their position is of a lessor importance compared to their abilities. This presentation outlines these salient aspects of leaders.
It has been a long time since Wiley was 22 (that was back in 1829!) but 22 of our authors & leaders had a lot to say in response to SlideShare's question: What do you wish you had known at 22?
See advice from leadership experts Barry Posner & Frances Hesselbein, content marketing pro Ann Handley, the Dummies Man, and many more!
See more from these authors: bit.ly/IfWileyWere22
Format: Interactive seminar/workshop
Time: 60 - 90 min
Target Audience: Researchers, Staff members, graduate students (in any)
Learning objectives:
By the end of this session, participant will:
•Understand what imposter fears are and learn to recognize them;
•Be able to identify cognitive distortions that prevent women from taking actions;
•Identify strategies to overcome self-doubt and build resilience.
Why Personality Development Skills for Employees StrengthsTheatre
Through this presentation, highlighting the need for personality development skills for employees. Visit us for expert personality development classes for your employees. https://bit.ly/2xsvHJv
I have learned over the years that a great trait to have as a leader is humility. As a leader of employees, never assume you are smarter than everyone. The other item to remember, is that your employees have a better idea of what really goes on in the office or the production floor. Be willing to admit when you are wrong, but also be strong enough to know when you are right. This is a presentation I put together for my peers during my tenure with Georgia Pacific. The ideas were taken from the science of success, the dictionary and conversations with my employees and personal experiences.
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It has been a long time since Wiley was 22 (that was back in 1829!) but 22 of our authors & leaders had a lot to say in response to SlideShare's question: What do you wish you had known at 22?
See advice from leadership experts Barry Posner & Frances Hesselbein, content marketing pro Ann Handley, the Dummies Man, and many more!
See more from these authors: bit.ly/IfWileyWere22
Format: Interactive seminar/workshop
Time: 60 - 90 min
Target Audience: Researchers, Staff members, graduate students (in any)
Learning objectives:
By the end of this session, participant will:
•Understand what imposter fears are and learn to recognize them;
•Be able to identify cognitive distortions that prevent women from taking actions;
•Identify strategies to overcome self-doubt and build resilience.
Why Personality Development Skills for Employees StrengthsTheatre
Through this presentation, highlighting the need for personality development skills for employees. Visit us for expert personality development classes for your employees. https://bit.ly/2xsvHJv
I have learned over the years that a great trait to have as a leader is humility. As a leader of employees, never assume you are smarter than everyone. The other item to remember, is that your employees have a better idea of what really goes on in the office or the production floor. Be willing to admit when you are wrong, but also be strong enough to know when you are right. This is a presentation I put together for my peers during my tenure with Georgia Pacific. The ideas were taken from the science of success, the dictionary and conversations with my employees and personal experiences.
"How to Write Your Personal Mission Statement" - By Michelle VillalobosMichelle Villalobos
A personal mission statement is like a compass for your life: it keeps you on track and moving in the right direction. Write yours in under an hour by going through this process developed by Michelle Villalobos.
Effective Follow Up for Your doTERRA BusinessMitch Weight
Mitch Weight shares insights on how to follow up effectively in your doTERRA business. This presentation isn't just for network marketing, it's for any business.
Create a personal brand vision statementRed Shoes PR
Create a personal brand vision statement to help align your communications. Developing the statement helps define who you are and your positioning in social media and offline.
If you are seeking success in your life and all it has to offer you, then The ABC’s of Success! is the workshop for you. Coaches will guide you on a 26 step process of self discovery that will result in the development of a plan created just for you, by you, designed to attract more success in your life, both individually and professionally. This is a highly interactive and mind stimulating workshop that will take you back to the basics. Creativity will be taken to the next level. Participants receive a treausre box filled with discovery tools and will walk away with valuable tools for success. Great retreat for groups of any kind, business or personal.
Understanding what makes a great leader is not as easy as it seems. The most effective way to become the leader you want to be is to learn all you can. The article below can help you learn what great leadership can do for you.
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Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job.
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I am a very strong believer that the future of a nation is in the hands of its youth. The quality of a nation is therefore truly demonstrated through the quality of its youth.
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Most of this is widely available on the web but the simplest of things are often not understood properly so I have tried to share what I have often taught & coached people on 360 Degree Feedbacks.
Hopefully, this should help any of the aspirants of 360 Degree Feedbacks as well as any companies who are interested in exploring this further.
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I am sure you will find something of interest here....
Cheers!!!!
Ashutosh.
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The content is borrowed from all my gurus, mentors & coaches in life so most of this belongs to them. I am sharing it for the benefit of all my fellow HR colleagues in CXO Roles handling change in their companies as a key theme.............All the best....
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It was well researched as well as backed by my own experiences & expertise. I feel any wannabe moderators & or anyone who is invited as a moderator will benefit a lot from this.................
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Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
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Tribute To The Leader Inside Us
1. Tribute to the leader inside us……………….
Leadership is not only my favourite subject, it is my life. I can write enough on it and still feel, I can
write more. Well, during my travels across the country, I have met many peopleand even many
people have walked up to me with their peculiar queries on people & leadership. They have all asked
me so many vast & varied queries. I have tried to answer them to the best of my abilities.
However, when the thought of writing this piece came, I also thought of these queries & also the
fact that most of these queries were out of a list of FAQ (Frequently/ Repeatedly Asked Questions). I
thought since majority of the people ask me these queries, they may also be valid for general public
at large since we have many people who manage teams.
Therefore, I feel happy to share my learnings & views with the intent to help the leader inside you.
I hope by the end of this write up I would have made a difference to your thinking & touched the
leader inside you.
Leadership is Situational: I have always believed leadership is situational. Every situation determines
the quality of leadership you need to or want to demonstrate. Honestly, I have never learnt
leadership from books. Though I read a lot, I apply what I choose to apply. I have gone by situations
& determined how every situation needs to be treated& how to lead that situation. More often,I
have been right & when I have gone wrong, I have learnt & improvised for future. Every situation or
challenge you face today or in the past has shaped the leader inside you. Respect that fact.
Aggression is very bad: Very typical statement & I have often found this coming to me from my
Leadership Development sessions wherefew people stated, they were told again & again that they
are too aggressive & they wanted to know how to reduce their aggression. Well first of all, let me
define how I look at it. When Aggression is positive & utilized to get things & work done, it is called
PASSION. When aggression goes overboard, it can cause collapse & also destroy whatever you have
done so far. Negative form of aggression is nothing but RAGE (Blind Anger). Thus the right thing to
do is channelize your aggression & convert it into PASSION to excel at work.
However, understanding this requires a lot of maturity & a clear perspective. What you need to
know is how to channelize your aggression. What we must remember is aggression used right is
PASSION& aggression used wrong is RAGE. The former can get you REPUTATION & RESPECT & the
latter can FAIL & DESTROY you.
You must develop the maturity & wisdom of knowing when to elevate your AGGRESSION &when
to completely suppress your aggressionbecause that is what determines your success.It is in short
about this fine BALANCE. When used properly aggression can be a powerful tool for communicating
your views emphatically. However, when not utilized properly it can break relationships & even
cause you pain & misery.
How to change people or give feedbacks when they are negative: I am often asked this: how to
manage difficult & or negative people who maybe good at work but are either bad listeners & or
negative in thinking & or always interpret things told to them wrongly. Well for starters, since I am
passionate about developing. It is in my blood & I have enough internal aggression about it . A
large part of my life has gone into developing & coaching people & leaders around.
However, even in my leadership journey, I do stumble upon people off & on who are drop dead
negative. When I meet such people, I usually don’t give up but if I see them choosing “not to
2. change”, I also choose to detach. Since performance is not the issue with these people, it is their
attitude which is the problem. I would rather let them do what they are good at.
In leadership coaching these people are called the “I Want To Be Difficult” category. Detaching from
these people works best. History proves that such negative people realize sooner than later that
their success was not due to talentalone but more due to occasion & opportunity. Once the occasion
& opportunity shifts, their negativity will unfortunately fail them& it will happen. That is when life
gives them enough lessons that even you couldn’t have taught. So don’t bother about such
exceptional cases. Leave them as is.
Leaders build consensus – Right!!!!: This is absolutely wrong. In the name of consensus, companies
end up hiring people who agree with everything. Always value people, whom you hire, if they can
tell you on your face, that they disagree with you.
The famous saying: “Between you & me, if we agree on everything, then one of us is not needed”
is so true for any corporate setup. Companies while hiring must insist on looking at people for talent
& not for finding people with consensus. If that be the case, we can as well hire stenographers & not
talent. Leaders create more Leaders ¬ people who work on consensus. Let the best ideas win.
The best idea can come from anywhere & anyone at any level.
Infact the biggest mistake of the 19th
century leaders was to create only followers. That is also the
reason that some of the biggest corporate giants no longer exist today. Developing Successors was
considered fatalistic. Everyone paid for a skill called “Yes Sir”. Remember “Hail Hitler”. One of the
worst things to do when leading is to find people who behave like you & or follow your trail
“blindly”.
World class teams & world class organizations thrive on differentiation & the key is hire more people
for how different they can think & act & yet remain inspired & attached to a common cause & goal.
When you become a leader you stop learning: Think about it, you actually become an HR Head or a
Finance Head & or a Sales Head & or a Business head & then stay in those roles then for a lifetime.
What changes perhaps can be only the company or scale & size of your role.
Eventually we all reach a plateau in life. When we do so, the leader inside us must ensure his/ her
quest for learning continues. I like to spend nearly 20% of my “learner time” in reading & also I pay
for coaching my own skills to my own reliable mentors very often.
I do it because 8 years back when I first became a Head of HR, my learning curve in HR stopped.
What rather started was a learning curve in leadership. I realized the importance of coaches
&mentors. Today I go & pay for these sessions since I want to know where I can make leader inside
me shape better.
Always value “honest” criticism from people who tell you what you lack in. You can easily
differentiate honest criticism by the intent of the person giving you the feedback. Honest criticism is
unbiased & not one sided. People if biased will never give you a feedback on face anyways. They
will do so behind your back. You must ignore such people but you must value people who have the
courage to give you an honest feedback because their intent will be to make the star in you shine
further.
3. Like the famous saying, it is easy to find people to agree with us, it is difficult to find people who can
look at us & tell us as it is……………..Find & value such people because there aren’t many such people
in the world today. Why?
Simple the world started valuing Consensus more than Right Leadership…..
However, Right Leadership will remain the platinum standard in Leadership. Be there since there
will always be very little competition there…………..Here’s wishing you a life filled with learning & a
desire to lead “RIGHT”…………………. Amen…………………..