Loving Leadership – A Frequently Untapped Resource

There are many types of leadership: servant, situational, transformational, and visionary leadership to name a few. In my work I always begin with the first principles of leadership by asking these questions:

 

 

Have you ever considered what your greatest resource might be? It’s not your bank balance, shareholder value, assets, intellectual property, or knowledge. It’s not even your health. In this article I will consider how you can harness the love in your heart and make the most of this abundant resource.

 

 

Currently, the pace of change in the global business landscape is quick and intense. This isn’t just transforming businesses, it’s making a major impact at a human level. Over the coming months and years many of your people will experience worry, overwhelm, and exhaustion and they’ll need you to help them see a way forward. This is a challenge worthy of business leaders of all capabilities, and it is the love in your heart that will help you meet this challenge.

 

 

While training people around the world, everyone I meet tells me that family is more important than anything else. Why? Because family is where love grows and makes its home. Conversely, many also tell me they see an unwelcome trend outside the family. They see relationships that are shallow, transactional, and conditional. They witness declining moral and ethical standards, ghosting, poor leadership, and a general breakdown in community relationships. These are symptoms of a world calling

all of us to be brave and to extend our love beyond our families and into the wider world.

 

 

You can apply a loving leadership approach to address two of the biggest challenges facing businesses today.

 

 

Why should the best talent decide to work in your business? Money alone isn’t the answer, this is a transactional approach that will not win you the hearts and minds of the top talent. Instead, focus on allowing them to feel affirmation and love.