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Issue: October 2005
Cheryl's Quick Tip: Cutting Edge = Continuous Learning
Being a cutting edge leader to me means someone who continues to learn, grow and evolve. In my opinion it isn’t over until there’s nothing more to learn and there’s always more to learn until our death. So how to do we continue to learn with so little time on our hands? Here are a few tips on how to get just-in-time learning:
- Download MP3’s and put them on your Ipod or MP3 player of high level thinking leaders such as Stephen Covey or Wayne Dyer.
- Listen to audio CDs with the biographies of world class leaders.
- Subscribe to sound byte info such as Executive Summaries and keep them with you when traveling.
- Subscribe to e-newsletters on specific areas of knowledge - no time to read them? Then download onto your PDA and keep for when you are waiting in line or stuck in traffic.
- Instead of listening to music when working out - listen to educational information such as learning a new language.
- Engage in free teleseminars where you can listen in with a headset while you go about other chores, take notes or just get inspired.
Quote of the Month: "Winning is a reflex action. If you’ve been there in your mind, you’ll go there in your body.”
October’s Article: Clients Who Are Doing It Right
In my work as an expert who works with organizations to help them grow to the next level it can sometimes be frustrating. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining about my clients at all. It’s just that when hired to assist organizations to improve their lines of communication between say sales and operations or to provide candid feedback on leadership issues that are limiting growth – my advice isn’t always taken. Shocking isn’t it? I mean I am hired and paid to do a job and at times it can feel like I am only successful if I am telling the company leaders what they want to hear versus what they need to hear. Click here for full article
Cheryl's Book Recommendations
Purple Cow- Seth Godin
Becoming a Category of One- Joe Calloway
Website of the Month: www.summary.com. A site full of executive summaries on leading edge books.
What’s up in October:
Elements of Feminine Power Retreat - A friend from Seattle is putting on an incredible weekend for women in business in October.
You Grow Girl - Vancouver, October 13th featuring 10 remarkable BC Business women sharing their stories, lessons and successes.
Vancouver Event
Question of the month: How Can I Get My Boss to Listen To Me?
Answer: There is such a thing as ‘managing up’ in the workplace. How we interact with our peers or our bosses is a skill just as managing our employees is a skill. Often when we go to the boss we may unconsciously approach them in a negative way or we have not taken the time to think through what the true facts and issues. It is important to check in with yourself and really get clear on what is the outcome or result you would like after you talk to your boss. If you do not feel your boss is listening to you I encourage you to really self-evaluate on how your approach may not be as effective as it could be or perhaps your focus is on the personality differences. Here are some tips on getting him or her to sit up and take notice when you approach them:
What is their main style of communication? A lot of leaders are driver personalities which means they are focused on the bottom line and do not have a lot of time or patience for chit chat. If your boss is a driver make sure you speak to them with short and direct sentences and use outcome based language such as, “here’s the bottom line” or “here is what I need to do my job better”. Be up front and state your need to be heard by saying something like, “I need specific action taken on this issue- can we set a time to re-visit and follow up?” Do your research in advance such as salary surveys if asking for a raise, a self-evaluation of performance and factual data on results obtained. We can ‘manage’ those who are our leaders- it is a skill.
Next month: Another client story/case study of success using tried and true practices and processes. Stay tuned...
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Reprinted with permission from Cheryl Cran's monthly e-newsletter www.cherylcran.com. Cheryl Cran, CSP is an author, international speaker and and consultant.
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