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After providing a speech to the audience of district managers and C-Suite leaders, several participants approached me to speak about tips on how to balance leadership duties with being a parent. Interestingly, it was a group of 5 men, and their questions prompted me to write down the whole article.
“How do your leadership philosophers shape your parental style?” He asked me.
“It’s simple,” I replied. “Philosophers are the same.”
I shared that each as a leader and mother, one of my biggest ambitions is to strengthen the position of individuals around me. For me, leadership, whether at home or at work, does not apply only to strategy and implementation; It is about supporting immunity, encouraging critical pondering and nurturing confidence.
Another leader asked: “Can you share some things you teach your clients and children?”
And that is what I made available.
The first is: embrace errors as development opportunities
In our home and my husband we see mistakes as moments of learning. We each feel hard about having children who think they’ll run to us When they make a mistake – don’t run away from us. To do this, we attempt to openly recognize our own mistakes, showing our youngsters that this is a protected space and showing that responsibility is a strength, not a weakness.
This lesson goes beyond the house – whether in the workplace or in the conference room, creating a culture in which individuals can learn from mistakes resulting in stronger, more revolutionary teams. I’ll always remember when the teacher told me that our eldest daughter entered school and proudly shouting to the whole class: “My mother makes many mistakes!”
The second is: be interesting before you show your fingers
The key moment in my trip for my parents took place when a member of my team published LinkedIn, announcing the introduction of a recent product. The only problem with this move was that we have not planned to announce the product yet. We had a marketing plan, social media posts in work and the goal side that was not live. I used to be in the kitchen when my phone began buzzing with all these alerts, congratulating me and I had no idea. Then I saw the post. And my stomach fell. I just said: “Oh no … Oh, no …” My daughter was next to me and saw that I used to be nervous.
“Are you going to slow down?” She asked.
“No,” I said. “I have to find out what he thought when he made this decision so that we could talk about it.”
Before bedtime, my daughter saw that I used to be not myself.
“What are you going to do?” She asked me.
“I’ll try to find a silver lining.”
She asked what it meant, and I explained it.
“When you find a silver lining, if you find something good, will it be your gold lining?” She asked.
“You know what? It should be, “I said. “When I find a silver lining, I will definitely try the golden lining.”
Then she asked: “Do all people who know see this post?”
“No,” I said.
(*3*)
And she fell asleep.
In parenting, when my children make a mistake, we do not ask: “Why did you do it?!” We decided to take a step back and ask: “What did you think?” In working scenarios I discovered the upcoming situations with curiosity before the fault results in constructive conversations and deeper understanding. My team and I became stronger than this error, and my daughter could see what it looks prefer to take a step back and understand the mistake of creating serious decisions. She also learned the priceless skill of finding good in things – even when it seems difficult.
The third is: effort priorities on the results
Success is not defined solely by the results – it is about sacrifice and perseverance for them. When my daughter proudly presents the project she was working on, I focus on effort.
“I see how much you thought about it. Tell me about selected colors! “
This rule also applies to leadership. By recognizing and celebrating this process, not only the final achievement, we cultivate the way of continuous learning and resistance in each our youngsters and our teams.
At the forefront
“Thank you,” the fathers said. “I have made a lot of really good notes today.”
“Thank you!” I answered. “This is one of the highest compliments you can get as a speaker.”
When you do your property life and skilled life, do not forget that strengthening future leaders begins with small, intentional actions and thoughtful conversations. I think that in each scenarios it is easier to blow up in people or close them, but no matter where you are, building an environment that appreciates learning, curiosity and effort helps shape certain and talented people.