Arlene’s Executive Leadership Training Tip
This week I will be talking about the feelings of pride as one of the 10 aspects of positivity that I use in business coaching for women. Since we are celebrating the ten year anniversary of 9/11, I’m going to talk about pride in a unique way today. Many of you know that I lived in NYC at that time and my move to Arizona was a direct result of the events that day.
An executive leadership training tip follows. If the firefighters of 9/11 taught us nothing else, they exemplified pride in their work, putting out fires and saving lives. Last week I talked about fear getting in our way. These men were fearless and showed nothing but courage. Watching their faces and hearing their stories while viewing the two hour documentary on 9/11, showed me the incredible frustration and yes, fear of not being able to do their job. These men overrode their fear and banded with each other as brothers to do whatever they could to save lives. In the end, it was their devotion to their work and each other that held them together. Executive leadership training must include work on developing and demanding individual self pride as well as pride and respect for their fellow workers and organizations.
This exemplifies what we need to do as Americans in our work, communities and the country to recapture the dreams of our founding fathers. We must reunite our country by letting go of our fears and working together for the benefit of all not just the individual.
Have a great week and Stand Strong.
