5 TIPS FOR ESTABLISHING PERSONAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH DECISION MAKING Have you ever been around someone that waffled on everything? Whether big or small, with each decision they go back and forth and back and forth until the decision, oftentimes, becomes null and void. Also, oftentimes, they only worry about what others are thinking in making a decision instead of moving forward based on what is right and best for them personally. By and large, leaders are decision makers. Establishing personal leadership requires sound personal decision making and being confident in those decisions. This is necessary before you can make decisions
After you’ve explored your talents, passions and values, you can review your job matches in each of these categories and determine which career direction may be right for you. If you’d like a copy of a spreadsheet tool to help you do this, email me. The best job matches are ones that are identified in each of the three categories, at the center point of all three areas, as the diagram here represents. So what about our example of Graham? The top jobs that came up for him in his analysis of his talents, passions and values are: Advertising Sales
Knowing your value in the marketplace is an important component in establishing personal leadership. In our first post in this series, we focused on how much emphasis recently has been placed on women’s issues, particularly in the workplace, and in women having the ability to know their value in the market. It seems as though much of the issue stems from women not knowing their value or undervaluing themselves whether it be as a news anchor as one recent book discusses or whether it be as a stay-at-home mom with a side business. I’m guilty of this, are you? Do
Continuing with the example of Graham, thework and life values he identified for himself are (those in blue you can click on to see job matches): $1· Responsibility for Outcomes and Results $1· Freedom to Make Decisions $1· Recognition $1· Flexibility of work schedule $1· High Earning Potential (related to cost of living in the area) $1· Culturally and socially rich city or environment Graham likes to be in charge and be responsible for his work and the outcomes that are achieved. And he wants to be compensated accordingly for the outcomes he achieves. He thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial
5 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU THROW YOURSELF OUT OF WHACK I’m a big advocate for living a balanced life. Like I mentioned last week, I especially advocate for living a balanced life based on your mission and the examination of a balanced lifestyle based on the roles in which you serve. But roles change as life changes, and having the flexibility and discernment to know when to throwing yourself out of balance is a wise decision for personal leadership is important. Some times when this may be appropriate is when your starting a new job, a new company,