Tips for Leadeship..~~~ Energizer.
Some people become
leaders no matter what their chosen path because their positive energy is so
uplifting. Even in tough times, they always find a way. They seem to live life
on their own terms even when having to comply with someone else's requirements.
When they walk into a room, they make it come alive. When they send a message,
it feels good to receive it. Their energy makes them magnets attracting other
people.
Just plain energy is a
neglected dimension of leadership. It is a form of power available to anyone in
any circumstances. While inspiration is a long-term proposition, energy is
necessary on a daily basis, just to keep going.
Three things
characterize the people who are energizers.
1. A
relentless focus on the bright side.
Energizers
find the positive and run with it. A state government official in a state that
doesn't like government overcomes that handicap through her strong positive
presence. She dispenses compliments along with support for the community served
by her agency, making it seem that she works for them rather than for the
government. She greets everyone with the joy generally reserved for a close
relative returning from war. I can see skeptics' eyebrows starting to rise, but
judging from her success, people love meeting with her or getting her
exclamation-filled emails. She is invited to everything.
The payoffs from
stressing the bright side can be considerable. In my new book, SuperCorp, I tell the story about how Maurice Levy, CEO of the global marketing
company Publicis Groupe,
tilted the balance in his company's favor when his firm was one of several
suitors for Internet pioneer Digitas.
At one point in a long courtship, Digitas hit problems, and the stock
collapsed. One of Publicis's major competitors sent Digitas's head an email
saying, "Now you are at a price which is affordable, so we should start
speaking." Levy sent an email the same day saying, "It's so unfair
that you are hurt this way because the parameters remain very good."
Levy's positive energy won the prized acquisition.
2.
Redefining negatives as positives.
Energizers
are can-do people. They do not like to stay in negative territory, even when
there are things that are genuinely depressing. For example, it might seem a
stretch for anyone to call unemployment as "a good time for reflection and
redirection while between jobs," but some energizers genuinely stress the
minor positive notes in a gloomy symphony. A marketing manager laid off by a
company hit hard by the recession saw potential in people he met at a career
counseling center and convinced them that they could start a service business
together. He became the energizing force for shifting their definition of the
situation from negative to an opportunity.
"Positive
thinking" and "counting blessings" can sound like natïve cliches.
But energizers are not fools. They can be shrewd analysts who know their flaws
and listen carefully to critics so that they can keep improving. Studies show
that optimists are more likely to listen to negative information than
pessimists, because they think they can do something about it. To keep moving
through storms, energizers cultivate thick skins that shed negativity like a
waterproof raincoat sheds drops of water. They are sometimes discouraged, but
never victims.
An entrepreneur who has
built numerous businesses and incubated others had a strong personal mission to
raise national standards in his industry. He began that quest by meeting
individually with the heads of major industry organizations, all of whom told
him that he would fail. He nodded politely, asked for a small commitment to one
action anyway, just as a test, he said, and went on to the next meeting. Eight
or nine meetings later, he was well along on a path everyone had tried to
discourage him from taking.
3. Fast
response time. Energizers don't dawdle.
Energizers
don't tell you all the reasons something can't be done. They just get to it.
They might take time to deliberate, but they keep the action moving. They are
very responsive to emails or phone calls, even if the fast response is that
they can't respond yet. This helps them get more done. Because they are so
responsive, others go to them for information or connections. In the process,
energizers get more information and a bigger personal network, which are the
assets necessary for success.
The nice thing about
this form of energy is that it is potentially abundant, renewable, and free.
The only requirements for energizers are that they stay active, positive,
responsive, and on mission. Are you an energizer? Any tips you'd like to share?
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