Month: March 2022

Ep 99: Embracing the “Meta Skill of the 21st Century”—Tasha Eurich & Jason Jaggard

Posted on March 21, 2022 by - Leading Organizations, Leading Others, Podcasts, Relational Intelligence

Now introducing The Global Leadership Podcast presented by the Global Leadership Network.

SUMMARY:

What if there was one skill you could learn that would impact everything about your leadership potential? Author, executive coach, and organizational psychologist, Dr. Tasha Eurich talks with Jason Jaggard about why self-awareness is a “must have” for leaders and provides some simple but effective tools for increasing this leadership competency. Join us as we learn more about the “meta skill for the 21st century.”

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

BUSINESSES TRANSFORM PEOPLE AND PEOPLE TRANSFORM BUSINESSES. Starting something can be a significant mechanism for personal growth.  

 

SELF-AWARENESS DEFINED. Self-awareness is the will and the skill to understand who we are and how other people see us.  

 

THE META-SKILL OF THE 21st CENTURY. Not only does self-awareness have a tangible impact on most measures of personal success, it is foundational to almost every other important leadership skill.  

 

BEWARE OF YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT YOUR OWN SELF-AWARENESS. While most people believe they are self-aware, only 10-15% of the population truly are. Leaders should begin with the assumption that they need help in this area.   

 

IT’S NOT IF A LEADER’S LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS WILL CATCH UP TO THEM, BUT WHEN. Team retention and morale will be decidedly impacted.  

 

THE HIGHER UP YOU ARE IN AN ORGANIZATION, THE MORE OF A CHALLENGE THIS WILL BE. Higher-level leaders are less likely to receive honest, candid feedback from leaders below them, and also have fewer leaders above them to give them feedback.  

 

TOOLS FOR GROWTH:  

 

To develop INTERNAL self-awareness, check in daily at the end of the day:  

  1. What went well today? 
  1. What didn’t go so well today? 
  1. What can I do to be smarter tomorrow?  

 

To develop EXTERNAL self-awareness, invite a trusted friend to a “meal of truth”:  

  1. What do I do that is most annoying to you?  

 

FIND “LOVING CRITICS” TO HELP YOU. Social pain can feel as significant and “real” as physical pain. Be wise in who you choose to receive feedback from. 

 

 

RELATED LINKS:

Global Leadership Network 

The Global Leadership Summit 

Jason Jaggard 

Tasha Eurich / The Eurich Group 

Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourelves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think

The Insight Quiz: How Self-Aware Are You? 

Alan Mullaly (Wikipedia) 

Alan Mullaly: “What is the Role of a Leader?” (GLN Content) 

Marshall Goldsmith 

 

 

Ep 98: How to Cultivate Leadership Charisma—Vanessa Van Edwards & Tom De Vries

Posted on March 7, 2022 by - Leading Organizations, Podcasts

Now introducing The Global Leadership Podcast presented by the Global Leadership Network.

SUMMARY:

It’s tempting to think that something like “charisma” is innate, something you are born with (or not). However, in this episode, CEO and author, Vanessa Van Edwards shows how we can purposefully dial up our own charisma to increase our effectiveness as leaders. In this conversation with GLN CEO and President, Tom De Vries, Vanessa previews her new book, Cues: Small Signals, Incredible Impact and shows us how aligning our non-verbal cues can tangibly and practically increase our personal leadership charisma.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

IT’S NOT JUST WHAT YOU SAY. “Cues” involve our body, our face, and our voice. They are powerful social signals that affect what we are trying to communicate.  

 

LEVERAGE CUES FOR LEADERSHIP CHARISMA. “Charisma” is the quality that allow leaders to attract followers. Learning to purposefully use cues can help us tangibly increase our charisma.  

 

CHARISMA HAS A FORMULA. Charisma for leaders is a mixture of warmth and competence—those qualities have associated cues that we can learn.  

 

FIND YOUR FLAVOR OF CHARISMA. Leadership charisma is not a matter of being an extrovert (or introvert). It’s about the blend of warmth and competence. Everyone has their own “sweet spot”, or unique blend.  

 

SOMETIMES INFECTIONS CAN BE GOOD. By learning to effectively and purposefully use non-verbal cues, we can use them like a thermostat to increase our warmth and/or competency. The result is that we can “infect” our teams with positive qualities (productivity, warmth, creativity, etc.).  

 

LEARNING TO USE CUES IS NOT A “NICE TO HAVE”; IT’S A “NEED TO HAVE.” The non-verbal messages we send to others—either knowingly or unknowingly—trigger tangible reactions in them, which in turn can affect us. It’s a cycle. By learning to use them, we can trigger things like warmth, competence, and productivity in others.  

 

THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT EMOJI. Devices like emojis and exclamation points send messages of warmth; be aware of how much you use (or resist using them). They affect peoples’ perception of how competent or warm you may be.  

 

TAKE A BREATH BEFORE YOU SPEAK. The pitch of our voice affects our desire to be seen as competent. If it’s too high, we may come across as unsure or uncertain. Before you speak, take a breath—begin speaking on the exhale, using the lower register of your voice.  

 

AUTHENTIC LEADERS MATCH CUES. Strive for congruence: matching your non-verbal cues to your verbal message. If you try to “fake it,” your non-verbal cues will “leak.”  

 

 

RELATED LINKS:

Global Leadership Network 

The Global Leadership Summit 

Science of People 

“Charisma Diagnostic” from Science of People 

Vanessa Van Edwards YouTube Channel  

Cues: Small Signals, Incredible Impact (Amazon, affiliate link) 

The Science of Leadership: Impacting for Good (Vanessa’s 2020 GLS Talk; Paywall) 

Erin Meyer – Communication: High-Context versus Low-Context