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Weekly Round-UpFOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 31

SHOW CONSISTENT ETHICS WITH TODAY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIP!

ETHICAL LEADERS PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH. THEY DON'T ASK THEIR DIRECT REPORTS TO DO SOMETHING THEY WOULDN'T DO THEMSELVES. THEY DEMONSTRATE CONSISTENT ETHICS AND VALUES THROUGH CONSISTENT ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS. TO EVALUATE YOUR CONSISTENCY, WRITE DOWN YOUR ETHICS STATEMENTS AND VALUES. THEN, THINK ABOUT PAST ACTIONS AND DECISIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ALIGN OR MIS-ALIGN WITH YOUR STATED VALUES.

ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

TAKE CALCULATED RISKS WITH TODAY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIP!

SUCCESSFUL LEADERS ARE ABLE TO THROW THEMSELVES AND THEIR IDEAS OUT THERE - GOOD AND BAD - YET HAVE THE HUMILITY TO KNOW WHEN TO TURN BACK. TAKING RISKS ALWAYS INVOLVES FEELINGS OF UNCERTAINTY AND SOMETIMES EVEN FEAR. SLOWLY BUILD YOUR COMFORT LEVEL WITH RISK. START SMALL AND ESTABLISH A PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL SAFETY NET. BUILD THE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO TAKE BIGGER RISKS.

RISK TAKING

GIVE SOMEONE A SECOND CHANCE WITH TODAY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIP!

CHANCES ARE YOU WORK WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO TENDS TO ANNOY YOU. BEFORE YOU REACT NEGATIVELY, TRY TO DISCOVER WHAT'S DRIVING THEIR BEHAVIOR. DON'T FOCUS ON THEIR PERSONALITY, TRY TO FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN IMPACT OR CHANGE. ARE THEY TRYING TOO HARD TO PLEASE YOU? OR BRINGING PERSONAL PROBLEMS TO WORK? THINK OF THE SOURCE OF THIS BEHAVIOR AND TRY TO GENTLY COACH THEM TO RE-FOCUS THEIR ENERGY OR BECOME MORE SELF-AWARE.

EMPATHY

LISTEN FOR CONTENT WITH TODAY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIP!

WE ALL KNOW HOW TO LISTEN - FOR SOME PEOPLE IT JUST TAKES MORE EFFORT THAN OTHERS. THINK HONESTLY ABOUT WHETHER YOU PRACTICE SELECTIVE LISTENING. THINK ABOUT WHAT FACTORS MAKE YOU LISTEN TO ONE PERSON MORE THAN ANOTHER (E.G., AGE, EDUCATION, SKILL, PERSONALITY, INTELLECT, POSITION, GENDER, TIME AVAILABLE). RECOGNIZE THIS LISTENING GAP AND WORK TO CLOSE IT. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING VALUABLE TO OFFER; YOU MAY JUST HAVE TO PUT IN SOME EXTRA EFFORT TO FIND IT.

LISTENING

BUILD YOUR BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE WITH TODAY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TIP!

THE FIRST STEP IS KNOWING YOUR OWN BUSINESS. STUDY ITS ANNUAL REPORT AND RELEVANT FINANCIAL REPORTS. UNDERSTAND ITS STRATEGIC PLAN. THEN BUILD YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BROAD COMPANY INITIATIVES OR CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROJECTS. READ A BUSINESS JOURNAL LIKE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, BUSINESSWEEK, OR THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BUSINESS TRENDS.

BUSINESS ACUMEN

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