Wednesday for Women…Wonder ‘Am I a good leader?’

Here’s a terrific post by Scott Ebling @ Next Level Blog: Am I A Good Leader?  Take the Sheryl Sanberg Test

“Ever wonder if you’re a good leader?  If so, I have a simple three question test that will help you answer the question.  I call it the Sheryl Sandberg test.

OK, I know that some of you are thinking “Is it really fair to compare myself to the COO of Facebook  – the same woman who spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos the week her company did an IPO that took her net worth past $1.6 billion?”  I’ll be the first to acknowledge that there aren’t many of us who can compete with Sandberg’s calendar and bank account.  That said, there’s a lot that leaders of any station can learn from Sandberg.

When Sandberg left Google to join Facebook in 2008, the social networking site had 70 million users and no profit-making business model.  At the end of 2011, Facebook had over 850 million users, revenue of over $3 billion and profits of just over $1 billion.  It’s not too big a stretch to conclude that Sandberg has some leadership skills that might be worth emulating.

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You are not as busy as you think…

 

Great blog post by Chris Brogan today titled “You are not as busy as you think…”  (I think he must have been talking to me.)  Top excerpts…

…I had a very interesting conversation with my shrink the other day, where he was calling me out on some of my less-attractive behaviors. He said to me, “Maybe you don’t do those things because you think you’re too busy and too needed elsewhere to do them.”

 If you’re busy, you must be important. If you’re busy, people need you. Humankind’s greatest need: to feel wanted. If you’re busy, you’re not the loser you worry you might be. If you’re busy, maybe you’ll crack the code on what people will pay for faster.

But busy isn’t the same as “fulfilling a purpose” or “walking a path.” Seeking feedback excessively means that you’re not comfortable sitting with your own thoughts, and that you’re not comfortable with the question of whether what you’re creating is of value in your own mind.

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