The Look & Sound Of Leadership

A brilliant but rather shy leader is challenged by her management to be bigger, more executive, speak up more. She is grateful to work with a coach.You can build muscle around getting your voice heard by creating homework for yourself. Think of it like going to the gym: working out regularly helps you build muscle.   When creating homework, ask yourself three questions:What am I going to pay attention to?What specific behavior am I going to start or stop?How will I measure success? (5% improvement)During the episode, Tom gave Neela four pieces of homework to help her get her voice heard:Count the number of times you have an idea and choose not to say it out loud;Listen for your self-limiting beliefs. Look for patterns that trigger them. Who are you with? What’s the setting?In meetings, speak in the first ten minutes;In meetings, get your name “on the record” with regularity.Curious about coaching? Reach out to Tom here.There are always more resources in our monthly email. Related Library Categories:Developing