Leveling Up Wellness, Part 6: Leading by Example

As business leaders, we wear multiple hats 24-hours per day. One minute we’re mentoring a future chief communications or human resources officer; the next, we’re texting with our child’s third-grade teacher about their homework; the next, we’re checking in with our parents. This is a significant test of our mental and physical health.

Living in the COVID-19 era pushes leaders to use new techniques to communicate and live a more balanced life while still thriving in their careers.

We hear a typical message that “people don’t leave companies, they leave managers.” For a lot of us, that’s true.

I want to twist this: people stay at companies because of their manager.

I was blessed throughout my career because of my managers. I stayed at my companies because they trusted in me, gave me life-changing opportunities, showed me the value I could earn by learning from them.

I learned something from every manager I had.

And, just as you learned from your managers, those you manage learn from your actions every day.

Guess what? YOU’RE an influencer! I’m sharing three ways we can lead by example to positively influence our employees.

Empower your employees to create their path.