I am constantly impressed by talented people and say to myself “I wish I could do that”. The reality is though, I probably couldn’t put the time and effort in, to get to their standards. As life is busy, and I am no spring chicken anymore, some things are behind me – that is the reality!
I admire looking at a gymnastic performance, an athletics event and so many other sports and recognise that it does take blood, sweat and tears to get to the highest level. Anthony Joshua was a great example at the weekend. He is a nice guy doing his job in a way, that makes me admire him more than any of the loud mouth heavy weights in the past. What a great performance.
It’s not just in sport either. I admire people who are great at their ‘normal’ jobs. People who take pride in being the best they can be, and, doing it in a way that takes others into consideration.
There is no point treading on people on your ‘way up’ as they will kick you on your way down and, as we all know, life is full of up’s and down’s.
I hope that I treat people the right way, how they would like to be treated. We are all different though and sometimes people want a shoulder to cry on or an ear to listen, then other times they want a challenge and a kick in the pants.
I was doing some work, last week, with a group of leaders in a business that is going through, constant, fast paced changes, with no end in sight. Their teams are all going through the changes and it’s affecting everyone in a different way. Some embrace the changes, some resist it and others bury their heads.
Being a great leader requires self awareness, awareness of others and an adaptable style to engage everyone, moving through change, to high performance.
Anthony Joshua doesn’t do everything himself. He has a team around him and a manager guiding him. He changes his approach to each fight, based on advice and experience. He constantly learns and develops to be the best he can be.
Are you the best version of you? What 2 things could you do to improve how you do your job, or support others to do theirs?