Leadership Love from LinkedIn

Your ability to relate to others will enhance—or limit—your leadership effectiveness.

Here’s how to build the rapport you need to lead with confidence:

1. SHOW
Let them know how much you care by making time to connect and to be fully present with them. Put away your phone and set the work aside.

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You won’t be recognized as a leader if you can’t get noticed.

That’s why commanding attention is a foundational leadership skill.

Here’s how to show up like a VIP:

VOICE

> Speak clearly and confidently.
> Speak loudly enough for everybody to hear.
> Match your pace to the message you want to conve...

Making a change—even a positive one—can be difficult.

Old habits die hard, it takes time and effort to re-wire patterns of thinking, and it’s uncomfortable to operate outside of your comfort zone.

We’ve all been there.

Yet the only way we can make a positive and lasting change in our leadership, ...

Feeling confident as a leader is a state of mind.

Or should I say: a state of mindset? 🤔

Your mindset will either propel your leadership forward or anchor you at your current level.

If you’re feeling stuck or that you may never get tapped for a promotion—check yourself before you wreck your self ...

There are many reasons someone may want to become a leader.

Not all of them are the right ones.

❌ In some organizations, the only path to career advancement is to hop on the manager train by taking on direct reports.

❌ Some would-be leaders may think they know better than those currently running ...

Leadership is all about communication.

If the signal you’re sending isn’t coming through properly, you won’t get the results you want.

In the Marines, we used radio communications ranging from high frequency to satellite depending on whether we were on the ship, in a vehicle, or in the bush.

Any ...

What is ‘leadership’ anyway?

For all the time I spend thinking about it, I have to admit that I don’t have a pithy definition of it.

Merriam-Webster defines leadership as the “capacity to lead”.

So not helpful.

The three M-W amigos go on to define what it means to lead as “to guide on a way espe...

What you don’t know CAN hurt—your performance.

I have a relatively strong sense of self-awareness, but there are aspects of my behavior and mindset that show up in my leadership without my realizing it.

I’ve been fortunate to have people in my life who are willing to tell me where and how I can ra...

I felt the crowd lean in as I toed the free throw line.

This was a lot of pressure for an eight grader with a bowl cut hairdo and gleaming white tube socks pulled up to his knees.

I didn’t let it phase me.

I confidently dribbled the ball, lifted it to my chest, and heaved it toward the hoop—SWISH...

Our first priority as leaders should be developing a high level of self awareness.

I struggled with self awareness for a long time.

I was intimately familiar with everything I needed to DO BETTER.

I was much LESS comfortable recognizing my strengths or accomplishments.

I’m doing much better thes...

Are you playing small?

Most aspiring leaders do.

Insecurity, uncertainty, and imposter syndrome are real—and they really keep you stuck.

There IS a way to break out.

If you want to get to the next level in your leadership, you have to get crystal clear on your answer to the question:

> What mot...

Each day presents you with opportunities to develop the leadership capabilities of those around you.

You just have to be willing to hold up a mirror.

Let’s say that you participated in a group decision meeting that was called by one of your direct reports.

> During the meeting, some dissenting vi...