Blog Posts

  • Lead Yourself First Before You Lead A Team: Presentation Skills

    Introduction Presenting is a critical skill whether you are an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, or career professional. When done right, presenting will help you get noticed, get promoted, and get your ideas implemented. This is crucial for those who aspire to lead and manage teams. Presenting is also inherently vulnerable. It’s a deliberate choice to put yourself…

  • Lead Yourself First Before You Lead A Team: Responsibility

    No matter if you work at a small startup or a successful corporation, you will eventually become a leader, a mentor, and a driver of innovation. The promotion comes with greater responsibility and a larger workload and may often feel overwhelming. You may have been an awesome team player, but leading a team requires a…

  • Lead Yourself First Before You Lead a Team: Facilitation

    Facilitation is an important skill for leaders to master, but before you can effectively lead a team, you must learn to lead yourself. In this article, we’ll discuss the nuances of self-leadership and how you can leverage it to become a better leader. We’ll also explore the importance of emotional intelligence and how you can…

  • Lead Yourself First Before You Lead A Team: Optimism

    Introduction When leading a team, it is important to remember to lead yourself first. By optimizing your own attitude, mindset, and behaviors, you can better optimize the same in your team and drive success. In this article, we will focus on optimism and how developing a positive attitude and demonstrating enthusiastic confidence in the face…

  • Lead Yourself First: Accountability

    No matter your role, title, or experience, one thing remains constant: You must lead yourself first before you lead a team. This leadership starts with self-awareness, which allows you to recognize your emotions, values, and biases and how they impact your work. Self-awareness is the first step toward building solid leadership. From there, you can…