𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼

I was once given this lighthearted insight ‘𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥’. After laughing at this, I took a moment to reflect, and connected the dots with one of my favourite pieces of advice:

‘𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰’. 

Read that again carefully and reflect for a moment on what it means.

More than ever, leaders find themselves overwhelmed by the dynamic external and internal environment. The challenge is where to focus and how to act with impact.

Consider for a moment a situation you feel the need to engage and ask yourself ‘what is the unique contribution that ONLY I can make ?’. Having this clear in your mind will allow you to move forward with intention.

This is a great question to start a conversation with a colleague, report or team ‘what is the unique contribution that ONLY you can make ?’ and reciprocating with what ONLY you can do. 
 
Now you’re focussing on the strengths of the individual or team, and mapping out how to collaborate successfully.