About Last Night...

Last night we spent an amazing 90 minutes working with a group of leaders who

were there to grow their impact, get more out of their teams and to get more time

for themselves.

Maybe you weren’t there to see it……

One of the themes that was coming over was that everyone works long hours,

although some enjoy it more than others.

And this got me thinking about how we need to stop and take some time to get

off the hamster wheel and give ourselves the benefit of looking at things from a

different perspective.

If you are anything like me, you’ll often get quite engrossed in what you are doing

at times and forget to think about why you are doing it.

I must stop and “regroup” and so do you…

Now, of course we all do this at least once a year when we are in a planning phase

for our businesses.

However, a year is a long time to keep going without understanding how we are

doing against a target. And the longer we leave it the further we are away.

It is a bit like steering a course on a ship and then forgetting to adjust the steering

as you go along to account for the wind and the waves.

And that applies to the impact you and your leadership team have in the business.

The so-called soft skills of motivating and inspiring people to get the best from your

team.

So, on the masterclass we looked at what it takes to create a clear route map to

creating a higher level of impact in your business, so that you can have more time

to yourself and get better results.

This meant that instead of looking outward, we asked everyone to look inward –

and to be honest about their capabilities and perspectives. To look at how skilled

and comfortable they are at each of the 3 foundations of leadership and the 9

elements to a higher level of impact.

I find, as a coach and Chief Impact Engineer here at Think Be Do, if we are really

honest and open to looking at ourselves from that other perspective – what impact

we have on others, then we start to realise quite quickly what is going to help us

take our results to the next level.

But it can be hard to do that, I know.

And that is why I have a coach that does it with me (keeps me grounded, makes

me honest, calls me out on my excuses and generally makes me a better coach,

leader and business woman).

So, maybe that is why we all need some of that. Inward looking is super tricky

when we try to do it on our own.

That is why the masterclass was so useful. It starts that process.

But the next level is to find your coach. You need to find your person who can get

you to see what needs to be done, work with you to make it happen and help you

create the impact you need as a leader to create engagement and focus in your

business. This will ramp up your results and give you trust, confidence and delight

in your team who produce the goods without needing you to poke around and get

involved.

And if you would like to talk about what that might look like then give me a call or

reply with IMPACT in the subject line and I will get right back to you.

Have a wonderful weekend.