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The less you obsess over your weaknesses, the more you can focus on your strengths
There is limited value in working on a weakness - unless it is something that disqualifies you from something you really want to be/do/have.
Working on your weakness will rarely make you great - it will only make you mediocre
Working on your strengths however can potentially make you one of the best in your field.
So work on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
Now on to 5 Ideas To Unleash Your Leadership and Career This Week…
How To Decide When To Coach And When To Direct
" Coaching isn't always the answer! As someone who advocates leaders adopt a coach-like approach, I have no reservations admitting that coaching isn't always applicable."
Coaching has long been recognised as one of the more effective leadership styles. However, it is also clear that there are times when a coaching stance is not appropriate, and leaders should not hesitate to be more directive.
In this article, I share guidelines on how to decide when to coach and when to direct. The suggestions include not to coach when you can't give people enough time, not to coach when people lack the required knowledge and skills, and not to coach beyond your ability.
21 Tips To Improve Your Impact
"When you see things from multiple perspectives, you realize you can achieve almost anything you want in far less time than you imagined."
Your success - at work and in life - is determined by the impact you create. So when learning something new, prioritise stuff that will help you maximize your impact.
In this article, Benjamin Hardy shares 21 tips to improve your impact including learning from counterintuitive resources, overlearning your high-leverage activities, and surrounding yourself with people who have high expectations of you.
How To Like a Job You Hate
"Most people don't love their jobs... Since most of us spend more time working than doing anything else except sleeping, this seems unfortunate."
If you do not love your job, but quitting is not an option, you need to find ways to tolerate it, if not like it.
In this article, Erika Andersen shows you how to like a job you hate. Her suggestions include not hanging out with haters, changing your self-talk, and (somewhat counter-intuitively) working harder!
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How to Get Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations
"We need to be able to have uncomfortable conversations as parents, partners, teammates, and friends. If we put all of our energy into avoiding the discomfort, we’re missing out on opportunities for growth, compassion, and collaboration."
The ability to have difficult conversations with ease can significantly increase your effectiveness and impact as a leader, and work wonders for your career.
In this article Alli Polin shares tips on how to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations - whether you initiate them, or are 'invited' into one. Some of the tips include managing your emotions, keeping an open mind, and sharing your perspective openly.
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The Most Common Decision Making Mistakes Teams Make
"Teams tend to make decisions in one of three ways. All three approaches have their place and their strengths. However, trouble arises when we fall prey to overusing one of them. Or when we automatically apply a decision-making style without much thought as to what’s needed for that situation – a kind of ‘knee jerk’ decision-making tactic."
Decision making, especially when multiple people are involved, can be very tricky, and people are prone to making mistakes.
In this article Suzi McAlpine shares the most common decision making mistakes teams make, and suggestions on how to avoid them including being aware of one's default style, being transparent about how the decision will be made, and setting deadlines.
January is behind us.
I hope you've had a good, if not great, start to this year. If you haven't, it's a good time to start doing something about it.
While luck and opportunity play a big role in success, it is good to remember that fortune favours the bold - lady luck is ready to help, as long as you meet her half-way.
What I have learnt from people who enjoy success on a sustained basis is that while luck has played a big part in their success, they never sit around waiting for things to happen to them.
I hope you will take things in your own hands, because the right time to take action is TODAY.
Until next time
Narayan
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