Saturday, September 27, 2014

Authentic Leadership

Yesterday, marked our third workshop installment from Tim Hoerr, CEO of Serra Ventures. This workshop focused on our leadership and the three main areas we need to continue to focus our energies for authentic marketplace leadership; setting foundations, executing with excellence, and loving people.

"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living." 
Eph. 1:11 (MSG)

Leadership begins and ends with self-awareness. Some of the questions we should be asking ourselves:
  1. What's your personal story? (Workshop 1)
  2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  3. What accountable relationships are you in?
  4. How is your health? spiritual? physical? emotional?
  5. How well aligned with your organization are you?
Setting Foundations comprises of understanding your 
  • Mission - why does your organization exist?
  • Vision - where is your organization going?
  • Values - what are the most important guidelines in doing business?
Executing with Excellence
  • Strategic Excellence
  • Operational Excellence
Loving People
  • By creating a TGIM (Thank Goodness it's Monday) culture
  • By communicating 
  • By caring
Some of these topics aren't new but we can get so wrapped up in doing our work that we don't assess these to make sure we are leading intentional and with authenticity. For me, the workshop left me with some practical take aways that I need to concentrate on to make sure my life stays aligned and what I pour my time in to is authentic with the life that I've been created for. Thanks Tim for another great workshop.

If you missed this one or others and would like more information, please contact me at carla@mergebusiness.com.

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