What is Lead for Flow?
We witness the world around us and understand that we are all connected. We are consistently bombarded with information, energy, opinions and judgement. We as leaders have the ability to help those around us move out of chaos and come together to reach a state of flow.
What is a state of flow? When everything is working together as an optimized system. We are working together seamlessly, each individual doing our part in alignment with our abilities, values and the greater goal in mind - whether that be achieving company objectives, delivering on projects, serving our clients or supporting our teams.
How do we as leaders help guide our teams to that ultimate state of flow? By focusing on the following in our leadership role with the intention to foster positive energy organizations:
Building Self-Awareness and Intuition
Self-Awareness - Finding a personal state of flow through reflection, health and mindful practices while tuning into our intuition
Intentionality - Being intentional with our words and our actions - every day, every experience.
Value-driven - Ensuring that both our actions and words align with our values consistently
Authenticity - Being the calm in the storm and chaos with awareness of our feelings and actions, while showing up authentically to who we are
Vulnerability - Demonstrating vulnerability and transparency when we made mistakes and use for learning
Leading as a Guide
Alignment - Articulating how our teams, community or individuals align with overall strategy or objectives
Eliminate Barriers - Awareness and removal of obstacles from our team achievement of flow, whether people, processes or tools
Psychological Safety - Creating a safe and trusting space for our teams to discover and test their abilities
Fact-based Accountability - Holding team members accountable to expectations and commitments, without a sense of judgement but rather fact
Kindness - Being kind but timely with our actions and feedback where alignment to flow is broken, either on a team or individual basis
To achieve this level of flow as a leader takes vulnerability and consistent reflection, awareness, feedback and action. At DeBacker & Associates, we will partner with you on your leadership journey, using provoking discussion, assessment and action planning, to expand on your capabilities, overall effectiveness and personal satisfaction. Please reach out at info@debackerassociates.com to learn more.
