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Lesley Worthington

Practical guidance to build the soft skills that matter, so you can lead with clarity, communicate with confidence, and grow your self-awareness at work and beyond.

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Good leaders don't do this

When your team, or folks from other departments, come to you with a problem, do you quickly jump into solution mode? It’s tempting, for sure. But is it smart? If you always have the answers, you might end up creating dependency (and laziness), not capability and confidence. I guess a lot of this comes down to your philosophy about leadership. Do you think “leading” is about telling people what to do? Or do you think “leading” is about creating more leaders?Do you really think you’re doing...

I was not popular!Oh boy, whenever I started walking towards anyone at work, they would make themselves look busy, avoid eye contact, walk the other way. Eeek! I hated it. Everyone wants to be liked, right?Everyone always assumed I was coming with bad news:• You screwed up!• What happened here?• Why didn't you follow this procedure?• Fill out this form!• You're going to have to start an incident report!I knew that people sometimes hid their mistakes from me. I knew because they often turned...

I remember being lectured by a teacher for letting my 7-year-old go to school on a cool-ish day without a coat.I did gently suggest a more sensible choice, but I am not the kind of parent who was prepared to go to the mat or force my will on this one. Way more important battles to fight.My thoughts:Downside: cold childUpside: child who thinks a bit more carefully before deciding what to wearWhen someone on your team is struggling, do you let them stumble, or do you step in and take over? It’s...