{"id":8852,"date":"2020-03-18T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/?p=8852"},"modified":"2020-04-16T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:43:16","slug":"leadership-isnt-just-for-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/leadership-isnt-just-for-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership isn&#8217;t just for leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" title=\"Leadership\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg-400x268.png 400w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg-800x535.png 800w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Leadership-blog-pic-sized-compressed.jpg.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #505d7a;\"><span style=\"color: #f39200;\">Leadership isn&#8217;t just for leaders &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>We asked our Development &amp; Coaching Services Principal, Simon Rickman what being a leader means to him&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell to start, I think using the term \u2018leader\u2019 can be highly misleading\u201d he said.\u202f\u201cAfter all, we all \u2018lead\u2019 something in our lives.\u202fIt may be ourselves, or other people (be it an employee, a spouse, a child etc.).\u202fBut we all take the \u2018lead\u2019 at some point.\u202fPerhaps the word \u2018responsible\u2019 is more apt.\u202fBecause we should take \u2018responsibility\u2019 for what happens to us, regardless as to what it is, why and how.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, calling someone a \u2018responsibler\u2019 sounds a bit weird\u2026.so \u2018leader\u2019 will do. Many thanks to Simon for sharing his leadership insights with B2E.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Leadership Philosophy<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI have coached and led hundreds of people on how to get the best out of themselves and out of others, so that they can take the lead.\u202fTo do this, I\u2019ve explained the importance of being able to respond (or be responsible) for your thoughts, actions and deeds.\u202fTo achieve this, I\u2019ve reached out to some of the most influential people in my life.\u202fI never met them in person, but I allowed them to get inside my head, and thus change my approach to work and life.\u202fThey never leave.\u202fAnd as a result, they have become a part of me.\u202fI have asked them for direction, support and guidance at different stages in my life.<\/p>\n<p>So I must thank the likes of Covey, Canfield, Beck, Sinek, Jeffers, Waitley, Carnegie, Whitmore etc. for helping me to be a \u2018better\u2019 person.\u202fWell, at least I think so. Of particular influence has been Stephen Covey\u2019s \u20187 Habits if Highly Effective People\u2019.\u00a0 I first read this in 1997, when I was at a low ebb in my career. I was looking for guidance and direction; and Covey\u2019s principles seemed to be speaking to me directly.\u00a0 So, I read the book twice, highlighted the key sentences that stood out for me, and typed them up.\u00a0 They immediately made a positive difference to my professional and personal life.\u00a0 I made them the \u2018spirit\u2019 of how I was going to get the best out of myself and others.\u00a0 This became the first step on my journey as a coach, mentor and leader.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, I have run workshops and coaching sessions with my teams and my clients, seeing amazing results in their lives as well as my own.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Get Back To &#8216;Leadership&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nby taking the definition to include,<br \/>\n\u201cCreating an inspiring vision of the future. Motivating and inspiring people to engage with that vision. And managing the delivery of that vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If this is the case, then something is desperately missing in my world today.\u202fWhen I look around me, I see divisiveness not diversity; I see polarisation not collaboration; I see poison and not positivity.\u202fOur leaders fuel the flames as they strive to make their mark on the world.\u202fIt doesn\u2019t seem to be for me and my future, but just for their own short-termism.<\/p>\n<p>I can look back on the journey I have taken in the last 50 years.\u202fIn my opinion, we seem to be going backwards, not forwards.\u202fThe paradigms of the 70s have been correctly challenged (Saville and Hall to be held up as prime examples of hero to zero). As a result, I\u2019ve seen confusion about what is the \u2018right\u2019 thing to say and to do and how to behave.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>How Do We Move Forward With A Positive Step\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWe need to plug the vacuum that has been created as a result of the disruption around us.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I return, again and again, to those business philosophies that have stood me well over time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, how do I get the best out of my team?\u202f You put\u202fthem\u202ffront and centre, and not yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Being a leader doesn\u2019t mean that you have to be making all of the decisions all of the time.\u202fIt\u2019s about making the right decisions when it\u2019s right to do so. That may mean stepping aside for someone else to take the lead at the appropriate time.\u202fI\u2019ve seen too many leaders take\u202fall\u202fof the decisions.\u202fI\u2019ve seen too many leaders wade in with their big feet (and mouths) and take over.\u202f As a result, I\u2019ve seen too many of their \u2018followers\u2019 get disgruntled because they lost an opportunity to give it a go; or to take a risk; or to speak their mind.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you are tempted to give the answer, hold off.<\/p>\n<p>Give someone else a chance.\u202fUse the opportunity to get the best out of that person.\u202fIf they are fully capable and confident, then let them get on with it.\u202fIf they need a bit of a helping hand, then ask them the right questions to get them to the right answer.\u202fIf they are still stuck, then you can make the decision, but not before getting their opinion first.\u202fIf they are genuinely clueless, make the decision, and then help them to understand how you came to that conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>It works every time for me.\u202fIt\u2019s the genuine win-win!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/B2E-SO-Headshots-21.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/B2E-SO-Headshots-21-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/B2E-SO-Headshots-21-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/B2E-SO-Headshots-21.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><blockquote>\n<p>About the author, Simon Rickman<\/p>\n<p>Simon Rickman leads the Development &amp; Coaching offering at B2E . With over 30 years\u2019 experience of leading, developing and coaching teams, he uses a variety of methods to support the development of teams and individuals, including 1-2-1 coaching sessions (using the Whitmore GROW model) and delivering interactive and inspirational development workshops.<\/p>\n<p>A current B2E client recently said of Simon, \u201che is excellent at reframing, expanding, focussing and developing the skills you already possess, helping improve the areas that need work, and weaving it all back into your work environment.\u201d<br \/>\nPreviously Simon held senior roles within Recruitment and HR teams in Pinsent Masons, TMP Worldwide, Accenture, American Express, Hyphen (Adecco) and others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,172,164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-development-coaching","category-leadership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8852"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10812,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8852\/revisions\/10812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.b2econsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}