One of the great things about writing for a blog is the opportunity to step back from your daily activities and take a bigger picture approach to worklife. Since the majority of our work focuses on developing leaders and managers, I found myself contemplating the question, “what’s one ability every manager or leader should look to develop?” This is a pretty big question and one I’m sure could inspire some debate. At the end of this post, I’d welcome your thoughts.
Inspire Exceptional Performance by Shifting Your Energy
Author: Diane Hamilton, Date: 7/5/2011“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
–Author Unknown
What kind of “energy” do you display? Does your energy level allow you to “see the invisible” or “achieve the impossible?” Do you use anabolic energy (positive, productive, growth-oriented)? Or, do you use more catabolic energy (negative, draining, destructive)? When you receive feedback, how do others describe you? How is that similar/different from how you see yourself?
Effective leaders use more anabolic energy than catabolic. Anabolic energy allows you to develop an effective leadership style that positively influences and changes the world around you (in addition to yourself).
