Something for Leaders to Keep in Mind at All Times

Leadership can be extremely rewarding.
 
But it can also be complex and difficult.
 
With projects, and meetings and budgets and people situations to manage.
 
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩.
 
Or, where the CEO is concerned, by every single employee.
 
This may come as a surprise to new leaders.
 
Therefore, it’s important to be aware that everything is being scrutinized.
 
Every action, reaction, word choice, tone of voice and body language, no matter how minor:
 
🚩 Whether they passed an employee in the corridor and didn’t say hello.
 
🚩 Whether they take vacation or not
 
🚩 Whether they genuinely support balance between work and home.
 
🚩Whether they do what they say and consistently, or if they make exceptions.
 
Everything is evaluated for what it might mean to the person on the receiving end.
 
It is part of leading, in general, and even more so during periods of change.
 
𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.
 
The outcome of which is some employees deciding to leave, while others will need be asked to do so.
 
Because change can be difficult, and not everyone will agree with the new way of doing business.
 
Even one exception to doing this, regardless of the role of the person being asked to move on, will result in a loss of trust and respect.
 
💠 And, without trust, there can be no engagement and, hence, no positive change to the culture.
  
But CEOs who show employees that they can be trusted, by always following through on what they say they will do, will have the ability to engage employees and build a strong culture.