What is Your Leadership Style
Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite leaders. It was Brandon Bays from The Journey.
Brandon Bays had an interesting point on what true leadership is and on several different leadership styles. She mentioned that what true leadership does is bringing out the potential of people and allowing them to blossom and fulfill that potential. While other leadership styles are more about directing and pushing people into action. You can hear more about leadership styles here
For me that was a wonderful example and demonstration of the difference between what I call Male energy leadership style and Female energy leadership style. We can find those characteristics everywhere. In business, politics, organized religions, social organizations and even families.
If you take a break for a moment from the rat race you’ll notice that today, humanity has arrived at saturation point.
The price we pay is everywhere to be seen. Wars and conflict dot the globe, huge economic and social differences exist between the West and the impoverished third world. The wealthy abide in magnificent mansions in every metropolis, whilst thousands exist without homes. Workaholism, and a frightening incidence of suicides, scar our nations.
Which leads naturally to the question, is there any other way?
I believe there is. I call it, the Female Energy leadership style approach.
Instead of competition as a means to success, using cooperation;
Instead of a ‘me first, fuck you’, an approach of service and win-win solutions;
Instead of criticism, the use of acknowledgements;
Instead of indulgence - preservation; and so on…
As the number of choices in our life grows, we are seeking for a balance in our lives between our inner and outer worlds; between the demands of our jobs and those of our families; between our focus on material affluence and our quest for spiritual meaning; between our preoccupation with our individual dilemmas and our awareness of the challenges facing society at large.
So how can we create this balance?
It starts with bringing Female Energy leadership style into our lives. Female and Male energy has nothing to do with gender! It has to do with the values you chose to guide you in your life. It has to do with the choices that you take and priorities that you put on things.
My question is: what are you going to choose?
Have a great day!
