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Thursday, October 29, 2009
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
I am taking a leadership training class as part of my studies at Bizdom U. At the end of the course I should be able to understand 8 Leader ship Skills, and they are:
Vision
Presence
Adaptability
Deep Thinking
Personal Growth
Living the Culture
Talent Development
Communication Expert
I’ve been asked, as an exercise, to identify which of these skills I think I’m strong at, and which ones are opportunities for me.
My strongest skill is probably adaptability. I’ve always thought of myself as a really happy person. And, I’ve always attributed my happiness to growing up in a household where money was tight. Unlike, MY KIDS, who must constantly be reminded their last name is not Rockefeller, I never asked for anything from my parents. I knew upfront the answer would be “NO”. So I learned how to make my own “happiness”. As a little girl if I wanted something I figured out how to get it, or get over it. As a result I learned to adapt.
For example, when I decided to learn how to play guitar, it was pretty obvious to me that it wouldn’t be easy. But rather than give up, I learned really really simple songs that were really really good. AND I found a bass player who was AMAZING and could make up for my weakness as a musician. And I also learned that being in a band is about more than playing well—it’s about marketing, image and branding—things I was pretty good at. So I made myself a valuable player by being aware of my strengths, and finding others that were good at the things I wasn’t—and never getting stressed out. Being in a band made me happy—not being a good musician—I found ways to adapt.
I also think Personal Growth is one of my skills. Before I wrote a book, “Rock Star Mommy”, I never once dreamed of being an author. It wasn’t one of my goals in life, but I knew I had a pretty good story, even though I knew little about writing. After a lit agent explained having a ghost writer would be expensive and time consuming, I had no choice but to write the book myself. I paid a local writer to review my work, and positively embraced my entire editor’s feedback. I wrote a 200 page book in 4 months. After I wrote the book, I continued to grow as a writer and went on to write several magazine articles too.
As for opportunities, the two big areas for me to work on are Vision and Deep Thinking. I am pretty good at dreaming about BIG things—but dreaming is not vision. I learned you can “dream” about being in PEOPLE magazine, but without vision, it doesn’t add up to much. Folks see your picture for a week and talk about you—but what happens? Another PEOPLE magazine comes out the next week with new stories and you are quickly forgotten. I wish I had the vision in 2004 to have leveraged a big opportunity, like being in a national magazine, into making something else happen. I didn’t.
I need to:
Ignore the noise.
Make long term goals.
Focus.
Have reasonable, measurable objections.
I could also work on Deep Thinking. Before Bizdom, I spent most of my time being reactive—you know, reading my email and responding. Now I am working on being proactive. Thinking things through. Going deep. Looking for opportunities. I am figuring out how to make things happen for me, rather than waiting for someone else to come up with an idea for me.
I need to:
Dig deep in my problem solving.
Brainstorm with others.
Use research in my decision making process.
Having action items will hold me accountable to improving my leadership skills.
Vision
Presence
Adaptability
Deep Thinking
Personal Growth
Living the Culture
Talent Development
Communication Expert
My strongest skill is probably adaptability. I’ve always thought of myself as a really happy person. And, I’ve always attributed my happiness to growing up in a household where money was tight. Unlike, MY KIDS, who must constantly be reminded their last name is not Rockefeller, I never asked for anything from my parents. I knew upfront the answer would be “NO”. So I learned how to make my own “happiness”. As a little girl if I wanted something I figured out how to get it, or get over it. As a result I learned to adapt.
For example, when I decided to learn how to play guitar, it was pretty obvious to me that it wouldn’t be easy. But rather than give up, I learned really really simple songs that were really really good. AND I found a bass player who was AMAZING and could make up for my weakness as a musician. And I also learned that being in a band is about more than playing well—it’s about marketing, image and branding—things I was pretty good at. So I made myself a valuable player by being aware of my strengths, and finding others that were good at the things I wasn’t—and never getting stressed out. Being in a band made me happy—not being a good musician—I found ways to adapt.
I also think Personal Growth is one of my skills. Before I wrote a book, “Rock Star Mommy”, I never once dreamed of being an author. It wasn’t one of my goals in life, but I knew I had a pretty good story, even though I knew little about writing. After a lit agent explained having a ghost writer would be expensive and time consuming, I had no choice but to write the book myself. I paid a local writer to review my work, and positively embraced my entire editor’s feedback. I wrote a 200 page book in 4 months. After I wrote the book, I continued to grow as a writer and went on to write several magazine articles too.
As for opportunities, the two big areas for me to work on are Vision and Deep Thinking. I am pretty good at dreaming about BIG things—but dreaming is not vision. I learned you can “dream” about being in PEOPLE magazine, but without vision, it doesn’t add up to much. Folks see your picture for a week and talk about you—but what happens? Another PEOPLE magazine comes out the next week with new stories and you are quickly forgotten. I wish I had the vision in 2004 to have leveraged a big opportunity, like being in a national magazine, into making something else happen. I didn’t.
I need to:
Ignore the noise.
Make long term goals.
Focus.
Have reasonable, measurable objections.
I could also work on Deep Thinking. Before Bizdom, I spent most of my time being reactive—you know, reading my email and responding. Now I am working on being proactive. Thinking things through. Going deep. Looking for opportunities. I am figuring out how to make things happen for me, rather than waiting for someone else to come up with an idea for me.
I need to:
Dig deep in my problem solving.
Brainstorm with others.
Use research in my decision making process.
Having action items will hold me accountable to improving my leadership skills.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
HELP!
I need to get 100 people (minimum) to take a brief survey about Facebook. Thanks in advance!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
PERFECT DAY
Today was the perfect day. Beautiful cool weather. I'm lovin' it.
I also made a lot of break through on my bizness concept, including coming up with a name. It's weird how that's proven to be one of the most challenging things. (Just like coming up with the name 'Mydols'. That took a whole summer.)
I am really enjoying being in school. I know I say it all the time, but I really truly mean it. I like my teachers, the program and my classmates. I cannot say enough good things about Bizdom U.
I'm off now to the high school to pick up a tux for Willie!
I also made a lot of break through on my bizness concept, including coming up with a name. It's weird how that's proven to be one of the most challenging things. (Just like coming up with the name 'Mydols'. That took a whole summer.)
I am really enjoying being in school. I know I say it all the time, but I really truly mean it. I like my teachers, the program and my classmates. I cannot say enough good things about Bizdom U.
I'm off now to the high school to pick up a tux for Willie!
Friday, October 16, 2009
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