Leadership is always something on my mind; whether personally or professionally I find it an interesting topic to continuously be humble around and strive to improve.
Leadership comes in so many forms and I find it hard to define. More important than the definition is what leaders actually do is how they do it. There is one thing that I have brought over from my spiritual journey to my professional life that I feel is the key.
It's not about you stupid. Let me 'splain. The most important thing I continually remind myself is that it's about others. Putting anything else first weakens leadership. First and foremost people want to feel safe; when people feel safe then good stuff follows. Think about all the ways that this influences outcomes. When people feel safe they are happy and happy people are capable of amazing things. First, and most importantly, is that happy people create a multiplying effect of creating more happy people.
The times that I think back to when I liked my job the most it was because I was happy and I worked with a group of people that made it it fun; even when it was hard.
