Processing negative feedback - Deepstash

deepstash

Beta

deepstash

Beta

The Authenticity Paradox

Processing negative feedback

Negative feedback given to leaders is often about style and not about their skills or expertise. Negative feedback can then feel like a threat to their ability.

However, if they rationalize their behaviour and think their style is unchangeable, it may eventually lead to their undoing.

29 SAVES

EXPLORE MORE AROUND THESE TOPICS:

SIMILAR ARTICLES & IDEAS:

What's Authentic Leadership & How Do You Practice It

What's Authentic Leadership & How Do You Practice It

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/authentic-leadership

blog.hubspot.com

Whether you've recently been promoted to a leadership position, or you've been leading your team for years, it can often seem tricky to discern what being a "good" leader actually means. When you're trying to determine the components of a successful leader, it's easy to fall-back on certain terms we commonly associate with leadership -- words like "assertive", "inspirational", and "confident".

3

Key Ideas

Authentic leadership

Is a management style in which leaders are genuine, self-aware, and transparent. 

An authentic leader is able to inspire loyalty and trust in her employees by consistently display...

Components of Authentic Leadership
  • Self-Awareness: be aware of your trengths, weaknesses, and values and displaying them to your team.
  • Relational Transparency: remain genuine, straightforward, and honest with your team. Display the behavior you hope to see in your employees.
  • Balanced Processing: stick to your values when making decisions, but remain open to discussions and alternatve options.
  • Doing the right thing: focus on doing the right thing for the long-term success of the business, not yours.
3 ways to practie self-awareness as a leader
  • Seek feedback from the environment;
  • Use self-reflection to better understand your behavior;
  • Practice regular self-observation to stay aware of your feelings at all times.
    • The Art of True Confidence

    The Art of True Confidence

    https://www.success.com/the-art-of-true-confidence/

    success.com

    Confidence is one of those game-changing qualities-like rapport, empathy and courage-that is both incredibly valuable and highly elusive. As soon as we "try" to be confident, we've already failed. As soon as we "act" more confident, we're already pretending. Telling someone to "be more confident" is like telling someone to be taller.

    6

    Key Ideas

    What Confidence Is

    True confidence is a feeling of self-assurance that is grounded in an authentic experience of our own ability, perspective and sufficiency.

    It’s a stable connection to the fact that we...

    Why Confidence Matters
    • Confidence is an amplifier of quality and success. 
    • Confidence is essential to influence and leadership.
    • Confidence isn’t just about style. It’s also about substance.
    • Confidence protects us. It's one of the greatest weapons we can develop.
    Nonverbal communication

    Confidence is expressed most profoundly through our bodies. No matter how well we speak, the way we feel about ourselves will always manifest in our posture, our hand movements and our facial features. 

    So commit to strong, positive body language and make a conscious effort to form habits that make your nonverbal communication automatic.

    3 more ideas

    What Does Authentic Leadership Really Mean?

    What Does Authentic Leadership Really Mean?

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-authentic-leade_b_8581814

    huffpost.com

    In the last 10 years, authenticity has become the gold standard of leadership. This is a sea change from 2003 when I wrote Authentic Leadership. Back then, many people asked what it meant to be authentic. Authentic Leadership was intended as a clarion call to the new generation to learn from negative examples like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco.

    7

    Key Ideas

    Authentic Leaders

    They are people of the highest integrity, committed to building enduring organizations. They have a deep sense of purpose and self-discipline, are true to their core values, dare to build th...

    Character, Not Style

    Leadership has to do with who we are as human beings and the forces that shaped us. Style is the outward manifestation of one’s authentic leadership. 

    Authentic leaders must adapt their styles to fit the situation and capabilities of their teammates.

    Real And Genuine

    You can’t pretend to be an authentic leader for long because people will eventually sense the lack of authenticity, and ultimately you will not gain the trust of your teammates.

    If you are real and genuine people will see you as trustworthy and willing to learn, they will respond positively to requests for help in getting through difficult times.

    4 more ideas