From the course: Mastering Self-Leadership
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Your self-leadership challenge
From the course: Mastering Self-Leadership
Your self-leadership challenge
- Sara Blakely, the founder and CEO of Spanx, once told a story where a very young employee who was working on a tough project asked, "What do you want me to do, Sara?" Without missing a beat, Sarah responded, "I want you to do your job as if I weren't here." Practicing self-leadership can be daunting, especially if we're scared or insecure, but it's worth noting that every good CEO I know would take a self leader who makes a few mistakes over a follower who won't try anything on her own. So my challenge for you is this. For one week, be a self leader, and try solving problems at work without asking for any advice. Now, I know that's hard. I'm asking you to tackle projects and make decisions using nothing but your knowledge and your instincts. So go slow and try to understand what's being asked of you. If you're really stuck, work backwards, and figure out what's not being asked of you, and don't rush. Too many…
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