The Perfection Trap
A participant in one of our early SOAR Leadership Programmes gave us a fantastic insight as she contrasted how her sons and daughters are taught in school and how we instil values in our children:
‘We teach our boys to be tough and our girls to be good’
There is an element of perfectionism that’s socialised into girls and women from our earliest ages. This is changing. For example, it’s fantastic to see much more female sport participation – learning resilience, experiencing winning and losing, camaraderie, and teamwork as well as physical fitness.
However, …..
Live Your Values - Excel as Leader!
In the dynamic landscape of leadership, the connection with personal values stands as a compass, guiding us, as leaders, through the complexities of decision-making and management. This intrinsic compass is not just a moral framework; it’s the essence of authentic leadership that resonates with our teams and stakeholders alike. And it’s not just that – In the research for their book ‘The Leadership Challenge’ Kouzes & Posner, highly respected leadership researchers, found that leaders who are clear on their own values delivered as much as five times greater returns for their organisations than those who are unclear on their values or not operating to any particular compass.