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Leadership Essential Tip 17 - Confidence

Writer's picture: James RuleJames Rule

Confidence is a leadership essential and brings a myriad of benefits to the leader, their team and organisation.


A confident leader can inspire. A team will look to their leader for inspiration and guidance especially while enduring periods of adversity.


Panic is infectious and it frequently leads to procrastination and inaction. Conversely so is confidence. When staff witness a calm confidence in their leader it emboldens them to be proactive and take action. That action creates momentum which is essential to drive the organisation forward and through the adversity.


Two leaders I admire and who epitomise this were Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. As chaos and panic raged around them they presented a confidence which inspired people to heroic action. How different history may have been if their confidence had failed them at those critical junctures.


Every leader is faced with making difficult decisions, and dealing with challenging situations. Maintaining self confidence is essential. A leader must retain the belief in his or her ability to make the right call and find the solutions the situation requires.


Retaining self confidence can be easier said than done, particularly when they sense doubt in their stakeholder group.


One of the best tools I implement with clients is the creation (and maintenance) of a top ten list of achievements that they are proud of.


They can be drawn from professional roles or personal lives, recent or distant events. The key is that when you read them they generate positive emotion and a sense of pride. Treat the list like a music chart, there is always scope for new entries.


The list is particularly powerful when enduring adversity. Reading it can quickly flip a switch and empower a leaders mindset.


With confidence a leader can step forward into challenge, make the tough decisions and seize opportunity as it presents itself.


What would feature on your Top Ten List?

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