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01. 2015Essentials of leadership
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I strive to be a true disciple of servant leadership throughout the year, and yet I admit that I fall short far too often. Our teams should be able to rely upon us throughout the year to lead them, challenge them, and prepare them to take on ever greater responsibilities. But during this 2014 holiday season, I am reminded that I can always do more.
Many organizations begin to feel the holiday season come upon them in the form of diminished staff and technology freezes. Hallways and telephones grow quieter and emails are sent into a digital chasm only to be answered in the New Year. What better time to pause and evaluate whether we are truly giving all that we have to our employees.
We can begin by identifying one or two areas that we could be of service to a direct or indirect report or colleague. Engage colleagues in conversation and inquire directly if there is something you could do to assist them from your areas of expertise. Engage employees to help them take an inventory of current year accomplishments and offer them your assistance to remove roadblocks or to provide opportunities for their additional professional growth and satisfaction in the New Year.
Step back and reassess your own “leadership by example” at your organization.
Do you exemplify your company’s values?Do you speak up when a practice or process violates
the law, ethical business guidelines, or standards of common decency?
Do you promote your brand to others outside your organization?
When given the choice in the marketplace, do you choose
your organization’s products and services?The mark of a loyal servant leader is often distinctively
present when you continue to lead compassionately and deliberately, as others are already heading for the exits into holiday hibernation. Let us each challenge ourselves as this year nears its conclusion to take one or two concrete actions that will give more to others at our organization. I hope you’ll join me in this endeavor. LE
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Servant LeadershipThe joy of giving
By Cris Mattoon
Cris Mattoon, J.D., CCEP, MCM is a Corporate Compliance and Ethics Ex-ecutive. He has demonstrated the integrity to lead and motivate diverse teams of professionals and volunteers in the "nancial institution corporate arena.Email [email protected] Cris MattoonBlog !nanciallyforward.blogspot.in
