Have you made your resolutions for 2012? My resolution is to continue to leave a legacy of influencing leaders. How? By directly and indirectly training others to coach people to be principled leaders that create engaged staff and successful workplaces.
"It's a Wonderful Life" is one of my favorite movies. It displays the positive leadership of George Bailey and the reprehensible leadership of Mr. Potter. A great quote from George in that movie is: People were human beings to him (George’s father). But to you (Mr. Potter), a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. Well in my book, my father died a much richer man than you'll ever be! In this movie George received the gift of observing how life would have been for others without him. Through this experience, he learned about the impact of his leadership and kindness on others.
Eight powerful coaching questions for current and aspiring leaders to help them explore, define, and envision their legacy are as follows:
- If you could see the impact of your life on others like George Bailey did in this movie, what might you learn about your impact on staff and the companies you worked for?
- What leaders do you greatly admire, and what about them makes them admirable?
- If you were to write a newspaper article describing your leadership throughout your career, what would be the key themes in it?
- What causes are you most drawn to and do you give your money or time to?
- If you overheard a conversation and absolutely had to join in, what’s the topic of it?
- What one or two themes would you like to emerge in people’s testimonials about your leadership at your memorial service?
- What do you want your children to remember and pass on to their offspring about you and your leadership legacy?
- What are your God-given talents and strengths and where do you feel led to use them?
© 2005-2012. Nancy Branton.
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