“What the heck is she doing?” How to avoid THAT reaction and speed up your growth as a leader

Here’s a small shift that can make a *big* impact in your development as a leader:

Share what you’re working on.

Yup.. that's it 🙂

Whether it’s providing clearer expectations, improving how you run meetings, or being more available for your team - tell them you’re intentionally working on it!

Why?

🙂 People won't misinterpret your actions ("what the heck is she doing...." 😐 )

🙂 People will be more supportive of your efforts

🙂 It opens the door for helpful feedback

🙂 It speeds up your development (and supports your team faster)!

This week’s quick video breaks down how (and why) to do this in a way that builds trust and accelerates your development.

• Transcript

  [00:00:00] I have a phrase for you that might be like a secret weapon in your development journey.

  Whether you're working on personal development or you're a leader working on your own leadership development. Either way this applies. When I'm working with people on developing a new skill or getting better at something, or improving something in their performance.

  I always recommend that you share with those around you that it's something you're working on. Think the team around you, your boss, the people you work most with.

   For example, if you want to work on being more assertive in meetings, it's nice to let people know you're working on it. Especially if it's something that you haven't really done a lot of in the past and then you start being more assertive in meetings,

  the people around you might be wondering what the heck you're doing. So if you can let people know, Hey, I'm testing out this new skill and I'm trying to apply it, and I just wanna let you know I'm working on it. What I have seen is that not only are people more open and receptive to when you're trying something new, but they're also really encouraging of you trying that new skill and they want to help you get there. So [00:01:00] here's the caveat. You also need to be open to feedback when people have it. This feels vulnerable, I know, then you gotta follow that up with actually being receptive to the feedback and working to improve it. So next time you're working on something, just remember, share with those around you that you're working on it, and I think you might see that you develop that skill even faster.