Leadership Principles and Pitfalls

Leadership...

In my newest video, "Leadership Principles and Pitfalls", I delve deep into the core concepts, misconceptions, challenges and pitfalls of leadership. I cover misconceptions around leaders being the most eloquent or best at the activity they're leading and the whole nature versus nurture issue; the relationship between leadership and its less glorious partner management; the challenge of getting the right mix of empowerment, guidance, and inclusive decision making, and the critical role that transparency can play through all of this, as well as regular communication. I talk about the impact of leadership on *you*, how being selfless sometimes involves being "selfish", and the phenomenon that leadership never ends up quite being what you envisaged ahead of time...

Check it out, in this post, on YouTube, or via podcast:

🔗 YouTube link: https://lnkd.in/g3pBQxM4

🎙 Podcast link: https://lnkd.in/geTZafUN

🔗 Full page and notes: https://lnkd.in/g83uWxMA

⌚ Podcast Topic Timestamps:

📌 (0:00) Introduction to Leadership
📌 (0:16) You Learn About Leadership By Doing It and Observing Others
📌 (0:49) Leadership Learning is an Ongoing Process
📌 (1:00) This Video: Key Concepts and Considerations
📌 (1:09) There Are Many Forms of Leadership 
📌 (1:23) Everyone Has Their Own Take on Leadership
📌 (1:31) Listen Widely And Take Onboard What Resonates With You
📌 (1:43) A Working Definition of Leadership
📌 (2:15) Unhelpful Misconceptions About Leadership
📌 (2:20) Loud, Eloquent Speakers Aren't Necessarily Good Leaders
📌 (2:48) Much Leadership Occurs Quietly, In The Background
📌 (2:58) Manage Meetings to Facilitate Input From Quiet Leaders
📌 (3:12) Leadership is Primarily About Serving Others
📌 (3:35) The Reluctant Leader Trope
📌 (3:55) An Enthusiasm for Leadership is Also Great, But Beware...
📌 (4:11) Leaders Don't Have to Be the Best at the Activity They're Leading
📌 (4:28) Relevant Experience Can Be Helpful
📌 (4:42) If New to the Domain, Lots of Learning is Required
📌 (4:57) Leaders are Made, Not Born
📌 (5:13) Learning Curves Will Vary for Different Individuals
📌 (5:35) Leadership and Management Go Hand in Hand
📌 (5:56) Visionary Leadership is Undermined by Poor Management 
📌 (6:10) Good Management Without Leadership is Directionless
📌 (6:19) A Little of Both is Often Better than a Big Imbalance
📌 (6:28) Balancing Empowerment and Guidance
📌 (6:41) Trust People to Try Things and Learn from Mistakes
📌 (6:48) Consider Guardrails To Stop Catastrophic Mistakes
📌 (7:03) Don't Leave Your Team Without Any Guidance
📌 (7:13) An Introduction to Inclusive Decision Making
📌 (7:29) Practical Limits to Inclusive Decision Making
📌 (7:49) If You Ask for Input, Listen!
📌 (8:07) Transparency Is Also Important for Inclusive Decision Making
📌 (8:21) The Vital Importance of Transparency
📌 (8:32) Example of the Positive Impact of Transparency
📌 (9:38) Be as Transparent as Circumstances Allow You To Be
📌 (9:53) A Leader's Job Isn't to Become Friends with Everyone
📌 (10:25) The Importance of Regular Communication
📌 (10:36) Regular Communication Helps Discover Issues
📌 (10:45) Problems Get Worse Without Communication
📌 (10:53) Earlier Conversations Are Almost Always Easier
📌 (11:10) Don't Oversimplify Issues for Your Team
📌 (11:33) Thinking About Leadership and its Impact on You
📌 (11:38) Being Selfless Sometimes Involves Being "Selfish"
📌 (12:24) If You Burn Out, You're Not Helping Anyone
📌 (12:39) Final Thoughts: Leadership is Often Different to What You Expect
📌 (12:52) In Leading You Can Learn Unexpected Things About Yourself
📌 (13:00) Leadership is an Enriching Experience - Give it a Go!