Your Leadership Weather Report
What’s your “leadership weather report” today?
When you walk into a room…
Are you a cloud of doom, and gloom, casting a dark shadow on everyone, and threatening lightning and thunderstorms…?
Or…are you a burst of sunshine that lights up the room with warmth and good humor, filling it with a spirit of hope and optimism, positive energy and passion and making people feel good to be around you and glad that you’ve arrived…?
Are you the kind of manager who makes people feel bullied and threatened and intimidated and scared? Or the kind who encourages and empowers your people, boosting their morale and their confidence, and always seeking ways to help them to maximize their performance, their productivity, and their potential?
Are you the kind of co-worker, teammate, or classmate who’s always “looking out for Number One”…or the kind who looks out for others and works to make them better?
Unlike the weather outside, the climate you create inside is entirely up to you.
In Review
The Big Lesson: Your mood, attitude, and energy are contagious, so it’s important to be consciously aware of how your disposition—especially from a leadership perspective—can impact others…in both positive and negative ways.
The Big Question: While it’s not realistically possible to be in a great mood all of the time, what are some things you can do to inspire others through the power of positivity?
Your Big Insight:
Your Big Action: