Six Simple Steps to Next-Level Leadership

 

 

You are a successful person who is in charge. You recognize that the leadership you have developed to get you here is not enough to support your goals going forward.

When I work with clients to help them up-level their leadership, the following points are some of what we include in our work together. Here’s to your viability, vibrancy, and effectiveness!

A 6-Point Checklist for Next-Level Leadership

1. Create a higher vision for your leadership. You’ve led and done well. Now, what? The leadership that got you here is not the greater leadership that calls you forward. What does “next level” leadership look like for you? And how does it support your purpose?
2. Lead from the heart. Purpose must possess passion in order to be heart-centered and genuine. Does yours need reviving? Get back in touch with why you seek to serve through your leadership, and align your heart and head, so that you can infuse heightened energy and excitement into your contributions.
3. Take a stand. What’s important to you, and what are the top values from which you operate? When these values come into conflict with one another, or you are asked by others to step outside your values system, how do you handle it? Learn to use your values as a powerful lens so that you operate with integrity and confidence.
4. Conduct a fearless inventory of those things that no longer serve you. Have you inadvertently developed a “group think” approach over time, or adopted habits and behaviors that have impeded you from doing your best work? Shed these and identify better alternatives so that you can increase your effectiveness.
5. Define your unique value proposition. How does your envisioned “next level” leadership benefit the company’s bottom line? Can you articulate this in a way that others see the value in what you bring to the table?
6. A vision is nothing without action, and integrity is key to great leadership. How will you ensure that you deliver consistently so that you meet and exceed the expectations of your company or business?

And finally, learn to actively cultivate your leadership. Using your wisdom as you remain agile to support change is key to your relevance and effectiveness. Enjoy the ride!