Leaders play a very big role in shaping the culture of their organization—how they communicate with their teams, what messages do they convey, how they seek alignment and what they do when things don’t work out as expected. Their behaviors and actions have a huge impact on their teams as everything they say and do carries a substantial weight—their words are taken more seriously, their actions are analyzed in great detail and their behavior sets the tone for what behaviors are acceptabl...| TechTello
Leaders need to have a high appetite for taking risks, not just in choosing unconventional paths, taking bold risks or setting aggressive business targets, but also in the way they lead their teams—what they choose to hide and what they choose to share, how do they balance freedom and control, what image they project and the message that passes to their teams and how they handle difficult situations that are messy and hard. It’s often a tricky balance, one that requires taking risks witho...| TechTello
Reacting to problems instead of anticipating them, making decisions in a haste instead of being deliberate and responding to shifting demands after they’ve occurred instead of planning and shaping the future makes you lose your effectiveness as a leader. Reactive leadership takes away your ability to lead with a vision, prioritize what matters and prevents you from building an organization where fewer fires need to be put out in the first place—same issues keep resurfacing, teams feel dir...| TechTello
