It’s been said that “leaders are readers,” but one of the shortfalls I often see is that personal growth gets squeezed out by busyness for most leaders.
Does that happen to you?
I also think that the heart of that statement is still true, but the ways in which leaders access personal growth resources today varies.
I’m an avid reader, but I know many people aren’t. My wife is an avid audiobook listener. I know others who love to listen to podcasts. Some prefer workshops, seminars, and conferences.
The bottom line is this – leaders need to continually grow in order to remain relevant and effective.
One way to do this is to focus on adding (or improving) one new skill to your leadership toolbox.
In our digital world, there are millions of pieces of content being added daily. We can actually suffer from information overload. However, when you focus on developing or improving one new skill at a time, you can cut through all the clutter and find helpful impactful resources more easily.
What is one new skill you need to add to your leadership repertoire? Or what is a skill you already have that you need to enhance?
Spend a few minutes today thinking about this. Commit to going deep on it for the next 90 days, then evaluate your progress. If necessary or desired, dig deeper on it for the next 90 days. Do this repeatedly and imagine how you can become four times better in this one area each year or learn up to four new skills that can improve the quality of your leadership.
Challenge your followers to do the same.
Imagine leading a team or organization full of growth-minded people who are committed to getting better every quarter of the year.
It’s possible to have this kind of culture, but it starts with you as the leader going first to model what you desire from your followers.
Commit to taking action and making this a new growth habit.
Until next time…make today GREAT!
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