Can parenting books help you become a better leader?
In her WSJ article, Alexandra Samuel shares five things she learned reading parenting books that helped her leadership skills. My favorite three are: 1) Before business, make the [personal] connection; 2) Identify hidden workplace stressors; and 3) Don’t fire difficulty employees—work with them.
In Covenant Leadership, we teach that high trust, high performance relationships are very similar, whether it is parenting at home or leading at work. The more people trust your wisdom (your knowledge + character), the more they know you love them, and the more they are confident you get results, the stronger the relationship and leadership.
You will tackle issues more effectively if you do it in the context of good, high-trust personal relationship. Take some time to re-connect personally before dealing with the issues.
One of the best ways to show your people (and kids) that you love them, is to help them grow through difficult challenges. Another is to identify and remove the little life-work-school stressors that keep them from their best performance.
We shouldn’t be surprised that leadership at work and at home are similar. They are both human relationships. If you constantly seek wisdom, practice love, and get results, you will develop the strongest, highest performance relationships and leadership possible—whether it’s at work, at home, with friends, or in the community.
What are some things you can do to show people you love them?
Find out what their life-work goals are. Help them put together and implement a plan to achieve those. Know what they do for fun and ask them about it. Actively help them prepare for and get promoted. Are these tips for workmates or kids?
What are some of the ways you show your teammates (and kids) that you love them?
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