Are you a leader? Who are you lifting up?

How does a great leader lead through an era of quiet quitting, recession, burnout and internal and external unrest – often whilst feeling pretty burnt out themselves? 

As a leader today, there really is so much challenge and change, there are so many changes in internal and external politics, policies and people, it is often really hard to know even where to start, what do our teams actually need and how on earth do we find the energy and skills to share it with them?

Will our bosses help us? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes they are actually pretty overwhelmed themselves

So what to do, what does great leadership through change really look like?

What our teams really need from us at this time, is for us to set a new direction and share a compelling vision of the future so they can see the possibilities and what success looks like. Our role when leading change is to help others become accustomed to the rollercoaster ride of emotions and vulnerabilities that change creates - however scary that may be!

The truth is, knowing how to lead ourselves and others, lifting them up when change surrounds us all, at work, at home, in our whole life - is a fundamental life skill

Yet very few of us think about leading through change as lifting people up. If we are honest, we tend to think of leading change as pushing everyone through it and yet real strength is required to lift people up so they can handle the twists and turns, peaks and troughs every change includes

Lifting people up, whether your team at work, your partner, your toddler, or your twenty-year old son, is about recognising when to show empathy, when to come alongside, when to take the burden, when to listen, when to teach, when to guide and when to prompt action

But honestly, how easy is it to do this right now?

In truth, it is often only the very best leaders who manage to lead in a confident and uplifting manner – so that those they lead feel calmer, spot more opportunities and are genuinely able to thrive with this challenging and ever-changing context of today’s world of work

Is that leader you? If not – don’t worry, the great news is there is help on hand!

To help you lift others up through change, we created an Upskill (our name for a course/masterclass) called Leading Change muscles

Our Leading Change muscles Upskill combines bite-sized videos, private podcasts, 121 Mentor sessions, bespoke Journals and purposeful self-reflection exercises for you to apply - at home, at work, in your whole life

Building Leading Change muscles is great if you want to lead yourself and others through change, learn how to be discerning, to deal with change with an open and curious mind-set and know how to respond well throughout the change. It is great if you want to know how to handle the difficulties and false starts that change creates, building your skill to take others with you on the ride, master the rollercoaster of emotions that appear when facing change and bounce back from the adversity, every change involves

Building Leading Change muscles is great if you want to do this not just for you but for those you lead – this Upskill teaches you how to lift others up through change!

Decide to do it, learn the fundamental life skills of how to lead ourselves and others, lifting everyone up when change surrounds - at work, at home, in our whole life

Discover more about our Leading Change muscles Upskill here