Boretti, Inc.
Friday Quotes
Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.
In business, just as in safety, leadership can take many forms. And while it’s appropriate to take different styles to fit the situation, one thing that’s constant is the taking care part. Leadership isn’t a demand, it’s an engagement.
Only 20% of individuals and teams reach their true potential. The rest of us waste much of our time and energy playing Sisyphus.
How do you get teams to reach their true potential? One way is to recognize and address the mental barriers that keep them from becoming so. Helping individuals overcome their challenges in a respectful, dignified, positive way allows them to be more, feel valued and be part of a successful team.
Self-awareness is a leadership responsibility, not a personality quirk.
There are times when leaders and managers mean well and care for the team; however, their communication style doesn’t resonate with receiving the feedback so needed for the team to thrive. Sighs, ‘shutdown’ tones and preconceived thoughts about the person or a situation results in non-participation.
Engagement does not come from pressure. It comes from ownership.
Organizations are the product of systems and human interaction. Success or failure is based upon how connected team members are with each other, the mission and the customer. In safety, the system and processes in play need to be relevant for participation.
Yes, have your cake AND eat it too.
There’s a common understanding that two mutually exclusive things cannot be done at the same time. However; it does take one to lead to the other. Making choices to only chase rewards isn’t the same as achieving success.
The real opportunity is to create systems that reward not just output, but ownership.
Anyone can do a task if they are properly taught, but share the reason why along with the how leads to personal investment to see it through. People may also come up with ideas for improvement.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
History is filled with successful companies that bust. While business models of success are studied and tried, if they aren’t changing with the marketplace, then the business falters and dies. For safety professionals, that is a lesson to learn.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
As many followers of Friday Quotes know, the constant of change is brought up frequently. How change is managed and done makes the difference between success and not.
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
One of the challenges for leadership in business is remaining relevant, and that means anticipating and moving with change. Part of leadership is using the various techniques available, applying the correct method at the right time.
A leader is best when people barely know that s/he exists.
Everyone knows who the leader is in an organization. However, when a leader has to keep reminding everyone who they are, “followership” is questionable. A leaders puts the vision forward and coaches others for achievement and success.