What’s Your Leadership Purpose?

This was the question I asked myself as I began to feel unfulfilled in my role.  My responsibilities were growing, my titles were getting longer, my teams were getting results, my income was increasing, but my job satisfaction was declining.

The answer surprised me.

I realized I wasn’t LEADING anything or anyone.  I was managing projects and activities, and I was managing people as if they were the means to get things done.

I realized that I was not approaching my work with any sense of PURPOSE or INTENTIONALITY.  Frankly, that was true of my entire life at that point.

Jeanie Coomber, host of The Warriors at Work podcast, and I discussed this topic in a recent interview.

While the answers to this question may differ for you, here is what I learned about myself and how I needed to approach LEADING PEOPLE.

✔ Leadership is a privilege, not a job

✔ People were placed under my stewardship, not under my rule

✔ I needed to create a Respect For People culture and an Emotionally/Psychologically safe environment in which to operate

✔ I needed to connect on a personal and emotional level and demonstrate vulnerability

✔ To add value, I needed to make the work easier to get done

✔ I needed to connect people to the organization not only on a business level but also personally and emotionally

Anthony Casablanca

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