2 things to consider when developing the leadership mindset

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Page 1: 2 Things To Consider When Developing The Leadership Mindset

2 Things To Consider When Developing

The Leadership Mindset

By David Kiger Image courtesy of rawpixel.com at Flickr..com

Page 2: 2 Things To Consider When Developing The Leadership Mindset

As per discussed by David Kiger in previous posts,

reflecting upon what has been learned is what makes

people become successful leaders. Under today’s

fast-evolving juncture, with an economy showing new signs

of profitable opportunities, leaders must take a step

forward in order to lead organizations towards the

accomplishment of corporate goals. Their attitude, and

how they will approach these challenges, will be certainly a

key. Thus, today’s leaders have quite a challenge: they

have got to put everything they have learned throughout

their careers into practice in order to improve the

performance of their companies for the betterment of both

the company itself and its employees.

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This process starts by internalizing the fact that those people

seeking to become a resourceful and trustworthy leader may

need to adopt a whole new mindset away from what they are

used to—an epiphany or the sudden realization often awakened

by key experiences such as missed opportunities—. This shift

does not happen out of nothing: a mindset change requires

people to abandon old behaviors and habits that may no longer

suit the new juncture nor serve as a proper tool for leading an

organization. A mindset shift demands that individuals escape

their comfort zone as mentioned in previous articles, and accept

that complacency does, in fact, more harm than good. So, what

would be the first step in order to become a great, trustworthy

leader? Adopting a new mindset is unquestionably the first step

of the process of reinventing oneself as someone with the

capabilities to lead a group of people.

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Nevertheless, a mindset change is easier said than done: it

requires people to change how they look at the way they

commonly engage with the people around them, how they

approach different challenges and situations and, most

importantly, how they make decisions and evaluate every

new chance and opportunity. It is, in short, getting rid of all

those unproductive behaviors and throwing the sheer array

of ego out of the window. This part, specifically, is

particularly challenging, mostly when individuals feel

compelled to adopt new traits regarding their leadership

skills.

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People seeking to become leaders ought to pay special

attention to the fact that they should not expect the

circumstances, or their business, or the market to reshape

their way of thinking, but rather being absolutely aware of

how the juncture is evolving paying attention to the

dynamics in order to anticipate issues before it is too late

because, otherwise, if people were to wait, they would not

have enough time to prepare themselves for the

aforementioned mindset change, thusly making mistakes

while at it since it would be totally forced and unnatural.

Awkward, at best.

So, what should individuals consider when trying to

conceive a whole new idea about themselves becoming

trustworthy leaders?

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Well, as suggested in the title of this blog post, there are at

least two things people should pay special attention to:

Strive to maintain a positive mental attitude in order to

perform much better

Today’s leaders are now capable of realizing opportunities

and new chances pretty much everywhere, every day, and

they have managed to successfully get the most out of

them as they come across them. Many times these are

simply opportunities that other are unable to see.

Maintaining a positive mental attitude allows leaders to

separate what it is important from the myriad of white noise

they experience on a daily basis, thus, they avoid falling

victim of growing tired of the neverending rat race.

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To adopt a new mindset, especially a new leadership

mindset, it is of high importance to stop judging others and

begin to see people and individuals as potential

opportunities. Every individual has got something to offer,

and whenever they are given the opportunity to reach a

much higher potential, people tend to deliver more that

what is usually expected from them. This is particularly true

when they see their leader making a huge display of

positivity, which is why they will feel compelled to replicate

the same behavior. And that brings along only positive

things for the organization.

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Do not lose your temper: mental toughness is key to becoming

stronger

Mental toughness is perhaps the most vital aspect when it

comes to addressing the leadership scenario. Leaders require

a much broader vision to continuously surf across unexplored

terrains and make the wisest decisions prior to recklessly

rushing into conclusions and mistakes. The tension points of

being a leader can be extremely daunting and

pressure-packed. Nonetheless, the leadership journey must

always go on as if it were a regular business. In this sense,

mental toughness is something that can be acquired over

time after having faced different challenges and difficult

situations. In order for individuals to become mentally strong,

they have got to be able to reinvent themselves knowing how

to react towards different eventualities.