Lead By Example: How to Stay Positive in Hard Times

blog ceo leadership Nov 17, 2018

How are you leading, even thriving differently in the new normal? What's working? A few tips from your fellow CEOs below.

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Last week I hosted our annual CEO Retreat. In a beautiful Sonoma resort home, amidst the smoke of California burning, we counted our blessings, acknowledged our shortfalls, and had a very real conversation about how to lead and even thrive in the "new normal".

Here are a few tips from your fellow CEOs:

  • Acknowledge reality: shootings, political polarity and catastrophic weather events are now part of life and work.
  • Don't rush to make policy, instead practice being present and listening for what is really needed.
  • Put your company's Core Values front and center. Now is a good time to refresh them if you've not done so in a while.
  • Enable leadership from the ground up and the inside out. Let your team take the lead on how much they can take on.
  • Emphasize the importance of boundaries and balance. It's neither possible nor advisable for everyone to respond to everything.
  • Emphasize flexibility - what works today may not be the best thing tomorrow.
  • Take time to find your personal True North.

How are you leading differently in the new normal? What's working? Reply with your thoughts and we'll share them here next week.

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Lead By Example: How to Stay Positive in Hard Times

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