To be the best leader

Bite sized leadership advice

To be the best leader, you need to be the best you.

Resilience comes from four things; hope, compassion, mindfulness and playfulness.

Hope: your hopes and dreams. Spend time dreaming, far enough out where anything is possible (5–10 years), what if you were to win the Lotto!

Compassion: Being with others, or pets (not fish), going good for others. We feel good about connections and caring.

Mindfulness: whether you like to run, go for long walks, do yoga, meditate or pray (to a loving, not vengeful god)

Playfulness: That childlike joy of seeing a playground and running to the swings or the slide. Embrace your inner-child.

To be a better leader, schedule these into your day. Find the time, they are important, they make you a better version of you.

Health warning: If you dare to dream, your dreams may just come true. #daretodream

If you like this concept, then you will enjoy the work of Richard Boyatzis and his Coursera offering; Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence

This is part of our Leadership Wizdom series, bite sized leadership advice for leaders who wish to improve their leadership, but don’t have much time. For more indepth articles check out The Change Wizard