Category: Life, Love, Laughter, Music, Creativity and Art…pearls of wisdom

Why Fitting In Doesn’t Work

This is too on point! Learn a lot out of this. mind you I personally think that there is a benefit in both fitting in and standing out…its not always bad being the sheep! mypatternofthought…

Keeping it Real, Peace!

The Elected Lady xx

Dan Rockwell's avatarLeadership Freak

Leaders choose to emphasize people or organization. The former celebrate individuality, the later accentuate fitting in. One fits the people to the program; the other fits the program to the people.

Both are necessary. But, balance between the two isn’t possible. One always wins. It’s stylish to say, “People first.” But for the most part, that’s window dressing. However…

peas

People first produces best results.
The celebration of conformity is the path to obscurity.

After alignment with organizational mission, the question isn’t where do you need to go today. The question is where your current people take you. How can you best utilize their unique talents, strengths, and passions?

Stop making them fit in.
Create environments where they stand out.

People as priority:

  1. People before plans.
  2. People before processes.
  3. People produce results.

Leader as follower:

People frustrate when they don’t, won’t, or can’t submit. But, leadership isn’t getting them to do…

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Living an Authentic Life.

Living an Authentic Life... for me is such a powerful post that its giving me even more confidence to do what I love and to be who I am regardless of judgement. It didn’t have to be ‘religion’ induced but what Tracy shares is something that I feel most bloggers are afraid of. Just being open and candid or sometimes fearing the feeling like “I talk too much” to “I’ve shared too much” or “I’m being totally irrelevant with no real focus”.

What she says is inspirational and is a lesson in itself because, by expressing her ability to “Live an Authentic Life” it in turn exhorts me to to continue and grow in being honest, open and authentic in everything I do or write regardless of judgement or opinion. Check out her post and let me know what you think….

I’ll catch u later with some more things to share that’s on my heart!

As Ever, Keeping it Real (K.I.R)

Peace,

The Elected Lady xx