In this month’s blog, I am giving another follow-up on my conversation about “Laws of Attention” paradigm that I’ve been observing and experiencing.
My last blog focused on one of the tips to get attention in a noisy world by “Bringing Your Best Energy to Work Every Day.”
Now, I’d love to elaborate on another tip and double down on our conversation on Laws of Attention: “Showing Up as a Leader Consistently.”
A leader in my definition doesn’t need to be someone with an executive title. It’s individuals whom I believe act as leaders when the situation or occasion needs it. To me, someone who shows up as a leader consistently is a person with great fortitude, strength, authenticity, and compassion to lean into a situation and lead, or champion an issue when no one wants to take on, or when everyone turns a blind eye at an important issue that needs to be addressed.
In my humble opinion, here’re some examples on how you can “Show Up as Leader Consistently:”
Listen before you speak.
We often see leaders who feel compelled to speak at all times because that’s what a leader is expected to do. This is not true under all circumstances. Leaders who show up consistently are ones who not only listen with their ears, they also listen with their eyes and hearts — It’s one of the best traits that I see in leaders who inspire people every day. Because when leaders listen and understand their teams first before they jump in to speak and make all decisions, they are developing trust and strong engagement with their teams to perform at higher level.
Speak up when others are silent on issues that you care about.
Sometimes the issues can be controversial. Yet if you care about it deeply, and can act as a neutralizer and a problem solver, you can ignite the fire in others. As a result, people will rise up and use their voice to support issues or situation requiring a collective voice. When the silence is broken, more people will chime in and you’ll become a leader who allows people to express freely, creating ripple effects that will deliver powerful impact.
Not being in the “driver” seat at all time is good leadership too!
Being a leader consistently doesn’t imply that you’ve to be in the spotlight and driving every decision for your team. Letting go of your ego and letting other capable team members to be in the driver seat can be intimidating because you fear that you’re losing control in decision-making, whereas the opposite is true. When you let go and delegate decision-making of a situation to someone or a team whom you trust, you can still be a leader in the decision-making process by being supportive. This way, you are strengthening that person or your team’s confidence in their own decision-making. When your people are confident about what they do and their future, they’re likely going to perform better on a consistent basis. Hence, you are showing up as a leader consistently in powerful ways.
These examples came from my own experiences in showing up as a leader consistently. When you do, people will pay attention because you’ve shown authenticity, integrity, and courage, all of which are soft skills that some leaders are struggling with to incorporate into their human connection.
If any of the tips highlighted above resonates with you as a leader, please drop a comment. I love to hear your thoughts!
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