Are you a teacher?
Sure, you are. The only question: are you an effective teacher?
In a lecture on leadership, Limited Brand's founder and CEO Leslie Wexner taught:
If you're a manager, you are a teacher. If you are a good manager, you are a good teacher. Good teachers have a list of students, intentional learning objectives, a thoughtful curriculum — and on Sunday night, the teacher considers the progress of each student and the lesson plans the teacher will implement to advance each student.
The teacher model works, of course — and this was Mr. Wexner's point — for leaders of any kind: communal, corporate, entrepreneurial, organizational and familial. For example, a good parent approaches his children as beloveds and also as students of the family.
And, as we all learn at Integrated Leadership Systems, leadership starts in the mirror: what will I learn this week?
Years ago, I came to Integrated Leadership Systems, seeking coaching. Recommended by a good friend, Steve Anderson offered great insights, challenges and encouragement.
In time — during a year's worth of meetings — I learned plenty. And, when change finally happened, I was readier for it, thanks to Steve.
Now, I'm glad to be joining Steve's team of executive coaches at Integrated Leadership Systems.
The entire ILS team interviewed me. Steve's trained me. I'm ready for clients.
Who Do You Know?
Ideally, we seek to work with people who are:
- wise and experienced enough to know they need to change and
- ambitious and energetic enough to do the hard work that change and leadership requires.
Does anyone come to mind? If so, send them over.
The coaches are in.
Feel free to write me directly or visit my blog on creativity and ethics. Integrated Leadership Systems website is here.
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