The ABC’s of Leadership (Day 8): Help

Help is a leader’s responsibility.

We rise by lifting others. (John Ingersoll)

Day 8 – ‘H’

ABC’s of Leadership (Help)

It took me a long time to get comfortable asking for help. And, if I’m being truthful, I still struggle with the idea of not being able to do things on my own.  I don’t like the feeling of ‘being needy’.

People must help one another; it is nature’s law. (Jean De La Fontaine)

In an earlier post, I talked about the importance of empowering others.  A leader’s challenge is to cultivate relationships with their teams, and use that knowledge to equip them with the support needed to drive change.  Leadership is an exercise in communication – the exchange of information between parties.  The challenge for a leader is to see people like me, and to see how to reach us.  They, like all of us, know a helping hand is always needed.  But the challenge is knowing how, and when, to engage.

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