Improve Your Leadership Brand

Dear Leader This week I received a video from one of my life coaches, Brendon Burchard, (yes, I do have coaches for different aspects of my life. If you believe you know it all, and thus you cannot be coached, you cannot coach others adequately). Brendon outlined six steps or practices that top leaders follow. The fact that you are receiving this e-mail suggests that you are a leader in your own right. Thus, I am offering these six steps for you to enliven your leadership. You are already following these steps, so this is just to reassure you to implement these six “E” Steps consciously. The steps are Envision, Enlist, Embody, Empower, Evaluate, and Encourage. The first “E,” Envision is the foundation of your leadership. You have to know what you want, what is your dream for your destiny, and what is your vision for your leadership brand. The other five ”E’s” are focused significantly on the persons you want to lead. To achieve what you Envision you need to Enlist others. You cannot do it by yourself. Moreover, you cannot do everything yourself: you have to Enlist and delegate to others. You have to Embody living the dream by demonstrating your values and beliefs. You need to Embody in the expression of your life, what you want others to emulate. You have to be a model for others. Empower those you lead to be the best expressions of themselves. The success of a leader is shown by the manner in which those he or she leads, improve and positively adjust their lives. Evaluate what those you lead want, how you can deliver it, and how you measure the results. Remember that what gets measured gets done. View your tribe as collaborators, and not followers. In this way, you will honor the requirement of the leader to honor and deliver the needs of those being led. In the end, the leader has to Encourage the group or tribe. As life progresses, individuals have to be encouraged, The human condition has to be elevated. One of the highest needs of individuals is to be appreciated. Consider these six “E” Steps, and develop those that need upgrading. THEN, YOU WILL BECOME A BETTER LEADER. To Your Continued Success Philip G. Rochford Professional Certified Coach (ICF) July 20 2014