ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: "What's on Your Not-To-Do List?" by Jo Miller from Be Leaderly
Leadership is not about doing more. It’s about switching from doing to leading. From this point forward, the tasks you let go of—both at work and at home—can define you even more as a leader than the tasks you hold on to.
“The most successful leaders don’t try to do it all,” says Alice Katwan. Today, Alice is senior vice president of North America sales at Salesforce but a decade ago, after she accepted her first big promotion into a director-level role, Alice’s life became a lot more complex and chaotic than it had been before. “I thought I could cook dinner every night, keep the house clean, get the laundry done, work full time in the high-stress world of high-tech sales, and do it all perfectly,” says Alice.
The breaking point came when her health took a nosedive. Says Alice, “I’ll never forget the day my doctor looked me square in the eyes and told me sternly, ‘You can’t keep going at that pace. You need to slow down. Otherwise, you won’t be here to enjoy the benefits of your hard work.’” Lying in a hospital bed with an IV line in her arm, Alice learned the medical consensus: trying to “do it all” as a new leader, road warrior, and working mom of three young sons had made her physically ill.
To get back on track, Alice accepted that it’s OK to enlist help, and redefined her concept of what it means to be a good leader and a good parent to her boys. She finally accepted that it’s OK to enlist help. And it was OK to be the one to bring the paper plates, not cupcakes, for the school party.
Three Tools to Help You Become a More Effective Leader by Rachel Semple
Invest in leadership development programs — for yourself and your team:
Whether you have had prior experience in a leadership role or you are a new manager or leader, there’s always room to learn more and to try new or different approaches to engaging with your team.
Especially in today's climate of uncertainty and change, leaders are hungry for development opportunities, to connect with others, and to receive feedback on their performance as a leader. Enrolling in a leadership development program can introduce you (or your team) to innovative methods of engaging others and boosting team effectiveness.
Leaders who are adaptable to change, receptive to new ideas and feedback, and cognizant of what measures will make their employees feel supported and valued are more confident and successful over time. Developing your own leadership skills can also improve the capability of your employees and their ability to achieve their goals and contribute to the success of the company as a whole.
Congratulations to TLP Cohort #6 Members Who Completed Their Final Projects!
On September 22, 2020 and October 16, 2020, members from the Transportation Leadership Program's Cohort #6 successfully completed their final project presentations!
Congratulations to:
Jason Kaufman
Bill Mayers
Vincent Stetson
David Oakes
Carol Noble
Jeff Thomas
Jeff Schambach
Heather Dionne
Lindsey Rivers
John DiBiasi
Derrick Holloway
Amy Hare
We at the T2 Center are so very proud of all your hard work and dedication.
"The question is not have you learned something, it is will you do something with what you learned."
~ Jonathan Fanning
2020 Training Opportunities
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