12 Questions Great Leaders Have A Good Answer For - Are you Ready to Test Yourself?
12 Questions Great Leaders Have A Good Answer For - Are you Ready to Test Yourself?
Ultimately great leadership is all about the how skilfully you face the most consistently reoccurring challenges in your life and business.
And skill is about the mastery of a predictable and repeatable process.
Map the process, practise the process, refine and master.
1. How do I make sure I have a consistent level of energy sufficient to not only get through the day but to help you to face difficult decision, uncomfortable conversations and daunting but important tasks?
2. How do I make sure I am focusing on the right things rather than getting drawn towards serving the loudest scream, most persist voice or tasks that should be delegated?
3. How do I make sure I am available for stressed, overwhelmed of stuck employees and in these events what is the system I use to get them back on track?
4. What system do I use to make sure the team is not just sharing failures but strategically learning from them so that they are consistently improving in both quality and effectiveness?
5. What philosophy, principles and practices do I use to keep me from becoming stressed and overwhelmed ESPECIALLY when things aren’t going to plan?
6. What system do I use for disconnecting from work and connecting with my partner and kids after an intense day of work?
7. What process do I use to ensure that each individual in the company is working effectively and in alignment with their team and it’s objectives without feeling controlled or undervalued?
8. How do I protect, maintain and even grow my relationships, intimate, familial and friends during both busy and uncertain times?
9. What strategy do I employ to stop myself from getting dragged into urgent but unimportant task and instead remain focused on my priorities?
10. What system do I use to make sure I don’t fall into dictating strategy and micromanaging to avoid disempowering staff (particularly in meetings)?
11. What tools do I use to make sure I keep my cool and say what I want to say rather than getting pulled into arguing, blaming or capitulating to keep the peace, when others seem to be losing their cool?
12. What system do you use to keep you from having to constantly apply willpower to jobs you don’t enjoy, draining your energy when you most need it?
Answering these questions not only creates a huge amount of energy but also results in a far more balanced life.
So how did you do?
Most leaders score 4-5
Good leaders 6-8
Great leaders have clarity around all 11
If you would like help to create this level of clarity now is the time. I have 7 spaces remaining to work with me.