“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
John F Kennedy
Discover Your Leadership Potential
Wherever you start, when you’re the leader of a business all eyes are on you.
When you speak, people listen.
When you act, they take note.
When they need you, they expect you to decide what to do.
You have to know everything about the business, its people, its market, its customers and its competitors.
You have to look inside and out, be aware, be vigilant, and be ready.
If you can do all of that, your business will be OK.
Is OK enough for you? What if you pushed harder?
Take the first step in understanding what kind of leader you are.
Which of these 6 options resonates the most?
You’ve been there and got the T-Shirt, but you recognise that we all have something to learn, even when we have a wealth of experience and you’re hungry for fresh ideas and fresh takes on challenges and issues. You’re committed to the idea of lifelong learning. It’s likely that you will have been running a business for a significant amount of time, possibly decades, maybe even multiple businesses at the same time. Strong and capable, you can sometimes appear intimidating to others, even if you don’t want to be. As a Wise Leader, you like to hear insight from different experts, but you also really enjoy giving back to others in the business community. You enjoy being associated with winners, but you’re not easily impressed.
What if you had…
…a devil’s advocate who will challenge you when your team don’t feel able to?
…someone to hold you to account for your business plan and your bigger life plan to ensure you’re doing everything to its fullest?
…access to high-profile, capable speakers delivering invaluable insight and fresh ideas?
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This may be your first role as a CEO and it could well be your own business. Unlike the traditional corporate route where you would have earnt your stripes to get to that position, maybe you feel that you got there by default because it’s your own business. At times, you may feel you are out of your depth or like an imposter. You have no frame of reference. You’ll be asking yourself ‘How do I know if what I’m doing is right?’. Because there isn’t anyone to ask, you’ll put on a brave face and project confidence externally when on the inside you may feel like you don’t know what you’re doing. You may be working incredibly hard and living on adrenaline, waiting for the other shoe to drop. You could be feeling vulnerable but will be wasting energy trying to hide it.
What if you had …
…a strong guiding hand that you could turn to when you’re feeling uncertain?
…the opportunity to expand your knowledge and capability together with the reassurance of others?
…a confidence boost?
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Personal development is likely to be one of your core values so you’re probably willing to invest in your personal growth and the growth of those around you. You’re likely to be hungry for fresh thinking, approaches and staying on top of the latest business developments to make sure you don’t miss the next big thing. You probably thrive on change and want to adapt quickly to external change, as you want to be the pacesetter, staying ahead of the curve. However, as a Curious Leader you might struggle with getting your priorities straight. Instead of focusing on what needs to happen right now, you might find yourself dipping in and out of different, new and exciting ideas. This may sometimes result in inconsistency and frequent changes in decisions and plans. This can be difficult for staff to engage with and feel chaotic often resulting in organisational whiplash.
What if you had…
…external challenge, ‘light’ structure and the confidence that you have someone who will stretch you and hold you to account?
…the opportunity to solve problems with others in a similar boat? You’re not alone and the possibilities together are exceptional.
…someone you could rely on to help clarify and communicate your thinking so that those around you are clear about what they should be doing?
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As an Overwhelmed Leader it’s likely that you feel exhausted. You may feel like you’re in crisis, no longer happy with how work impacts your life, but you can’t see a way out. You’re probably trying to balance leading a business and family life and may feel that you are failing at both. Things may have become so bad that finding a way out of your business has become your only focus. It’s likely that you’ve forgotten why you started doing what you do in the first place. There may be little joy left in your working life and this negativity is spilling over into your home life too. This exhaustion consumes your energy and thoughts, and you may be beating yourself up for all the things you know you should be doing but you never have the time for. If you have children, you may be feeling parental guilt – even when you’re at home you’re never really present. You may be the founder of a company, but you don’t feel that being a CEO is your destiny because that takes you away from the aspects of your business that you’re the most passionate about.
What if you had…
…help to see the bigger picture?
…a reminder of how you once loved what you do and help in finding your way back to that?
…help to find solutions to the issues that are overwhelming you?
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As a Frustrated Leader you may have a specific problem that you can’t seem to move beyond. You’re living proof that it can be lonely at the top. There are some problems and concerns that just can’t be shared with your senior team, or perhaps the problem IS your senior team, but either way, you feel stuck and can’t see the wood for the trees. Frustrated Leaders are often their own worst enemy, stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and finding workarounds to a particular issue rather than addressing it head on. But without tackling this challenge, your business will stand still, or worse.
What if you had…
…clear, incisive questions that help you get to the heart of the issues at hand?
…external objectivity to cut through quickly and explore a variety of options to move forwards?
…someone to keep you on the hook to deal with difficult situations and get whatever needs to be done, done?
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You’re a visionary... a supersonic visionary! Determined to keep conquering new heights, you genuinely believe that anything is possible and nothing is impossible. You may be in the highest position within your organisation but that doesn’t mean you, or your business, can’t go higher but you can only do this if you take people with you. Although your visionary mindset is your strongest quality, you may have difficulty connecting the bigger picture, understanding and communicating how the future relates to here and now. As a Moon-Shot leader, you’re self assured and used to getting what you want. You’re exciting to be around because you constantly burst with enthusiasm and energy, but without focus you run the risk of not realising your dreams. You may move at such a rapid pace that you don’t always stop to articulate your vision to others. This may lead to your team feeling unclear and like they don’t have the energy to sustain the same pace as you.
What if you had…
…help to articulate your vision methodically so it can become a reality?
…support to connect the dots and chart a clear path between today’s world and all the future possibilities you’re excited about?
…help with communicating to those around you – a ‘moon-shot to everyday’ translator?
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The first step is a 30 minute call for us to discuss what you’re looking for and whether I’m the right fit for you.
I’ll only work with clients when the fit is right and outcomes are favourable for us both.