Why Balance In Life Is Important For A Leader

Have you experienced at some point in your life that, in your
own opinion, you are only working? No time for family, friends,
relatives, church, personal development, training and more?

I know how it feels. I have been there. The whole week was work,
Sunday was sleep, and the next week work again. My friends
stopped inviting me over, they knew I would not come. I was
constantly tired, not only physically, but also mentally.

If you face a similar situation, and you let it keep on, you
will sooner or later face a burn-out in some form. You will not
be looked upon as a leader in your team, your superiors will
replace you. To be honest, you will be reduced to Nothing – you
are just Work, and that was taken away from you.

Be sure to make time for things you want in life. Then you will
enjoy more the things you must do. You will also enjoy the role
of being a leader and being a role model. You will be more
successful.

That’s a good thing, isn’t it?

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The No 1 Tip On Personal Efficiency

In today’s environment too many people have too much to do. It’s not always easy to manage the inbox. But there is a simple trick you can use to make the first sorting.

Think about what are your five most important, and / or most timeconsuming duties? Make time in your calendar, for one of those five things each day. Whenever your inbox gets something belonging to either of those five groups, try to schedule it for the appropriate day during the week. Give the sender feedback on when you will deal with it. In 19 out of 20 times that will be OK.

You get two major benefits:
- you get a perspective on how much you do about your important things
- you become much more efficient

So, you have more time to be a leader, and show it! Not bad, eh?

Good luck!

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Why Blaming Circumstances Is a Bad Idea for Leaders

Have you ever heard somebody start an explanation by saying: “If
it hadn’t been for X, Y would not have happened”?

Do you think that person takes full responsibility for his or
her actions?

I don’t.

In my home country, Sweden, the media found out that the
recently appointed minister responsible for public service
television had not paid the TV license for many years. The
explanation given was: “if I was not to become a member of the
government, nobody would have found out”.

The minister blamed the media for own shortcomings.

What happens? The minister lost all respect and confidence, not
only among the average people, but among fellow ministers. The
career was short. Less than two weeks.

If you are a leader, don’t blame circumstances. Take full
responsibility. That is expected from you. If you let people
down, you lose your leader position so fast it is difficult to
imagine.

You want to stay leader, don’t you? Have courage. Be honest.

Right?

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The No1 Key To Handle Complaints In Your Team

Too many managers believe that being kind is a good thing if you want to become a leader. If you say “yes” to everything, be sure your whole team will move in different directions. Be happy if anyone moves in your direction. A leader is all ears, but that does not imply you have to agree to everything suggested. Afterall, you, as the leader, should have the clearest picture of where you are going and how to get there. That means you have tomake decisions from time to time.

So, what you have to do is listening, and really try to understand the real issue. But still you have to be clear about what you want to achieve for yourself, and your team. Have a big heart, but have a strong desire and determination.

With your team: be empathetic, not sympathetic.

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Why Personal Efficiency Is Important For A Leader

Many people confuse being busy and being efficient. In my experience people with full calendars don’t make best use of their time.

A full calendar tells me that the person’s day is full of transactions. No time for thinking about the future, no time to reflect on what has happened, and why. And person, whose day is full of transactions, is not a leader. A real leader has free time in the calendar, to be there for the team. A real leader plans for the future, what it is and how to get there, to be able to lead the people who want to follow. The future might be a vision; the future might be a more specific goal. But a leader knows that showing his or her enthusiasm will make a happy team, moving in the right direction.

Time for transactional duties is taken care of with time blocking in your calendar. But not the full week! You need time available for flexibility. You won’t have that if you are fully booked.

You prefer transactions? Don’t try to become a leader! But you want to become a leader and stay a leader.

Don’t you?

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Why People Think You Are A Leader

There is a great difference between a Leader and a Manager. Behind a Leader there is a line of people who want to follow. They have not been told to do that, they have decided to do so.

There are some basics as to why that happens. If you are a leader, you always tell the truth. Having said that, you do not always tell everything there is. But you stand firm and say: “Sorry, but I can’t tell you”, instead of trying a lie.

When do people lose confidence in political leaders? It’s when they start lie, and lie again to cover up for the first lie. And it goes on and on. And then the biggest lie of them all, a denial of lying in the first place!

That leader, in politics or business, will find people turn their back on them.

But you don’t lie. You are a successful leader, and want to stay that way.

Don’t you?

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