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January 10, 2017 By Deb Calvert Leave a Comment

The Secret Weapon for Aspiring Execs: a Personal Leadership Philosophy

Most leaders don’t have a formal one. Many have never even heard of this before. But a Personal Leadership Philosophy (PLP) can make all the difference between an effective leader and one who isn’t as a confident, grounded and easy to follow.

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For me, having a PLP has made every decision easier and every relationship stronger in business. That includes a very big decision I made 11 years ago. That’s when I decided to go into business for myself instead of taking a job offer that everyone else said was too good to pass up.

It was a great opportunity, double the salary I’d been earning and THE company everyone wanted to work for in 2006. I said “no” to the offer and founded People First Productivity Solutions instead.

The offer, incredible as it was, didn’t fit the commitments I’d made in my personal life. Raising a special needs child, I’d determined that I needed flexibility in my schedule. I had promised myself, in writing, that flexibility — above all else — would determine my next career move.

There was pressure to take that job. I was tempted to reconsider, and I started rationalizing how much that money could help us as a family. But I knew, in my heart of hearts, that it wouldn’t be right to make this move. I was committed to the course I’d set.

What I hadn’t done yet is communicate my values and committed course to others. That’s why they couldn’t understand my decision and challenged me to do something I did not feel good about doing.

Eleven years later, I can say this is the best thing I’ve ever done in my professional life. My son’s needs were met, my company was born and is thriving, and the financial rewards far surpass what I’d been offered. Best of all, I still worked for that company. I became a consultant to them and made more than I would have as their employee.

Having a Personal Leadership Philosophy and staying true to it has served me very well. The same is true for dozens of coaching clients who have developed their own PLP and seen their careers and personal job satisfaction soar as a result.

Would you like to develop your own Personal Leadership Philosophy? Here are 3 ways to get started.

1. Check out this article on Medium that describes the steps and what to do.
2, Go straight to our resource page to see a sample Personal Leadership Philosophy from one of our clients plus additional tools you need to get started.

3. Consider hiring an Executive Coach to help you develop your Personal Leadership Philosophy and boost your leadership effectiveness. This simple self-assessment will help you determine whether or not it makes sense for you to work with an Executive Coach at this point.

CONNECT 2 Lead graphic smalDeb Calvert is a certified Executive Coach, Certified Master with The Leadership Challenge® and architect of leadership development programs for nearly 100 organizations. She helps leaders at every level discover and achieve their leadership goals. Deb is the founder of People First Productivity Solutions, building organizational strength by putting people first since 2006.

Filed Under: CONNECT2LEAD Blog, CONNECT2WIN Blog Tagged With: connect2lead, emerging leaders, leadership development, PLP

January 9, 2017 By Deb Calvert Leave a Comment

A Leader’s Story: A Lack of Authenticity Derailed My Career Advancement

“Career advancement is off the table if you aren’t willing to open up and be yourself.” For a senior manager aspiring to become a director with packaging company, this start to the annual performance appraisal was a wake-up call. We’ll call him Wally.

career advancementWally’s reflexive response was defensive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: CONNECT2LEAD Blog Tagged With: authenticity, connect2lead, emerging leaders, leadership

January 2, 2017 By Deb Calvert Leave a Comment

How Your Career Stagnation May Be Linked to an Issue with Authenticity

If you’re experiencing career stagnation, you may feel lost in the woods. It’s lonely feeling, searching without knowing exactly what you’re looking for… what it will take to get your career back on track.

career stagnationWhen you’re feeling stuck in a rut, you can take comfort in knowing:

[Read more…]

Filed Under: CONNECT2LEAD Blog Tagged With: ABC's of leadership, authenticity, career staller, connect2lead, emerging leaders

May 20, 2016 By Deb Calvert Leave a Comment

How Many of These Team Lead Qualities Are You Already Displaying?

A quality is defined as an essential, distinctive or defining characteristic. Certain team lead qualities distinguish the most effective team leaders. They stand out because they display these distinctive team lead qualities. Team Lead Qualities

In last week’s post, we reviewed five essential (but surprising) skills for team leaders. This week, as our series on being a good leader continues, you can assess yourself on 15 team lead qualities that will make you a stand out. [Read more…]

Filed Under: CONNECT2WIN Blog Tagged With: being a good team leader, emerging leaders, leadership qualities, team effectiveness, team lead

December 21, 2015 By Deb Calvert Leave a Comment

Our Gift to You: FREE Training for Emerging Leaders

Being a leader doesn’t mean carrying a certain title. In fact, smart companies develop leaders at every level. And smart people look for opportunities to lead in their communities, in their social circles, in their families and in their work groups.

At People First Productivity Solutions, we believe that everyone can be and should be a leader. If you’d like to develop as a leader, then this 8-part training series is a great place to start.

Here’s how it works. We’ll send you a daily e-mail for 8 consecutive days. Each one will introduce leadership theory and give you an application assignment so you can use what you’ve learned. You’ll also get a few tools and resources, all at no cost whatsoever. It’s our gift to you and our honor to support your emerging leadership.

In this series, you’ll:

– Find out the differences between leading and managing

– Identify ways you already are a leader and learn to leverage those strengths

– Understand what others expect from leaders and the #1 thing you can do to meet those expectations

– Develop authentic presence as a leader

– Stretch yourself to step out of your comfort zone and into your role as a leader

– Learn 3 secrets for becoming a leader that others genuinely want to follow

– Set priorities and create a plan to activate your leadership

Join thousands of emerging leaders who have completed this email series. For a limited time, you can get it at no cost and no obligation. Click here to get started today and make 2016 your year to lead.

 

Filed Under: CONNECT2LEAD Blog Tagged With: emerging leaders, leadership, leadership development, new manager

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