Journaling to Develop Your Leadership Skills

The People Leaders Podcast

One of the qualities that separates leaders from managers is self awareness.

A manager with low levels of self awareness is unlikely to bring out the best in themselves, let alone their team. Whereas a leader with high levels of self awareness, is going to naturally develop the skills needed to bring out the best in the people working with them.

They will be more likely to display the humility, the compassion, and the authenticity that people leadership requires.

Many leaders only develop their self awareness either by chance or by professional development that includes a component of self-awareness training within it.

One of the most underrated ways of developing self awareness is through leadership journaling. And while a first reaction might be to think, “I simply do not have the time for a luxury like journaling,” we encourage you to think again.

The reflective nature of journaling is such that you will become aware of ineffective behaviours and habits that are reducing your effectiveness as a leader. In other words, instead of exhausting yourself through non-supportive behaviours and actions, you’ll enliven yourself through behaviours and actions that are on point.

The bottom line is, deep leadership starts with self leadership, and self leadership starts with self awareness.

Enjoy the episode and remember to download the People Leaders Toolkit from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store so you can start becoming a more effective leader today.

Episode Highlights:

• [00:41] What Leadership Journaling Is
• [01:36] The Benefits of Leadership Journaling
• [02:39] Committing to a Routine
• [03:48] Questions to Reflect On
• [05:04] Learning & Surprise
• [06:07] Pride and Self Worth
• [07:15] Future Focus and Team Appreciation
• [08:21] Admirable Qualities
• [09:23] Setting Clear Intentions
• [10:57] Reflecting on Performance
• [12:08] Reflecting on Missed Opportunities
• [13:11] Making it Real
• [14:01] A Positive Flavour
• [14:54] Quick Wins
• [15:46] The Progress Principle
• [16:51] Setting an Intention

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