We are all leaders albeit of ourselves, a team or a company. To develop yourself, you need to understand where you and your organisation are now in the range from Crisis Manager to Visionary.
A sense of well-being is aided by knowing and understanding yourself. This includes understanding your psychological needs, how they might fluctuate over time and how they map to your values and behaviours. It is a big subject but I believe understanding why you feel as you do is a good tool for managing yourself. So her goes….
Bringing calmness into your life: team members’ well-being and good mental health are key to a high performing workforce. However, the reality is that many people at work today experience feelings of being overwhelmed, not able to get through their ‘today’s task list’ and worried about keeping on top of everything. Individuals can become anxious Sunday evening as they think about the return to work on Monday.
If you cannot run harder you need to run smarter.
When you finally address the need for ‘calmness’ in your life, you realise that making time for silence is essential to your well-being.
For example, having driven 1.5 hours to work on fast and busy roads I pause for just a couple of minutes in my car before I go into the office. My team is always surprised at how cheery and energised I am.
Even a brief time of just ‘being’ can re-charge and re-energise you in what is often a hectic working day.
The quality of your thinking returns and your productivity and creativity soar.
Engaged team members care about their work and their company. Engaged team members are motivated and happy. They are prepared to go the extra mile without being asked.
Towers Perrin research says,
Companies with engaged employees have a 6% higher net profit margin.
Well lead and motivated teams create greater customer satisfaction while experiencing increased job satisfaction.
Motivated teams are productive and achieve great things.
Following and realising your passion is key to your own well-being. Success in following your passion often comes from focus.
Businesses that thrive are ones with employees that are equipped to lead themselves. Today’s rapid technological change and uncertain economy requires this. Such a mindset not only creates greater satisfaction for individuals, but benefits the organisation’s customer satisfaction, competitiveness and productivity.
Everyone is accountable for leading themselves. It is a mindset rather than a position.
Having successfully led myself in roles from payroll team lead to Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Change Director whilst juggling being a mother of five; I understand how challenging life can be and how mindset can be pivotal to success.
Stillness is very powerful.
Mindfulness is a commonly used term these days. However it is true that meditation or just being still brings calmness which enhances your concentration, lowers blood pressure and aids sleep quality. All are good for enhancing your performance at work and improves your well-being.
The simplest way to induce stillness is to take deep breaths.
3-4-5 breathing is a simple exercise devised by @Dr Rangan Chatterjee.
1. Breath in for 3 seconds.
2. Hold your breath for 4 seconds.
