ExtraOrdinary Times – ExtraOrdinary People

I recently attended a seminar on personal development which got me thinking about the phrase “ExtraOrdinary”. We hear it mentioned so many times in the market place and in the media; “these are extraordinary times!”
And indeed they are, and they need extraordinary people to step up and take the reins. So who are these extraordinary people? We believe they all have a few common shared characteristics which we have incorporated into all our new programmes. Below is a quick summary:

Energy: Extraordinary people have loads of energy and as such they are infectious to be around.

Positive: For them the glass is always half full. Where others see difficulty they see opportunity. They understand that adversity makes you stronger.
Futurists: Vision is such a core component of leadership and yet is still remains the most under used tool of the self leader. Visions are not the sole responsibility of the board room, but are a key component for us all. Extraordinary people look to the future and set themselves powerful, scary goals.
State Management: Extraordinary people spend time developing their emotional intelligence allowing them to access their best, more of the time.

Authentic: People who excel tend to have a strong vein of authenticity running through all their actions. You know where you stand with them, there is no role playing going on and they are thus able to communicate in a powerful, authentic manner.

Personal Development: “Leaders are readers” is a phrase from the past but still tends the test of time. Extraordinary people are constantly looking at ways in which they can “sharpen the saw” (to quote Covey). They understand the need for constant improvement in all they do.

 

This list is obviously not exhaustive, but it is the basis of an exciting nesw programme Votive Leadership is developing, simply entitled ….

ExtraOrdinary

Votive Leadership New Website Launch

Welcome to the launch of the all new Votive Leadership web site. Thank you for finding us!!

Our aim was to create a new site which was easy to use and more relevant to what we actually do. Hopefully the pages will give you a better insight into our activity, and the exciting addition of this blog will greatly enhance our visitors’ experience. We intend to keep you all informed and up to date with what Votive Leadership is doing, where we are working and more importantly to publish via this blog a series of articles which will tackle some of the major leadership issues facing us today. The first article “Difficult market or Different market?” challenges the mindset needed for 2009.

For us the year has started extremely brightly; fully prepared for a challenging year we have found that 2009 has started where 2008 had left off! We are engaged in some fantastic work in Prague with one of Europe’s largest banks, are preparing a major programme for Best Western Hotels, developing our relationship with Cap Gemini, are engaged in developing the next stage of “Taking the Lead” for Mouchel and are busy in the tender market.

To cap it all Votive Leadership are preparing to become a centre for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). This exciting development will see Votive Leadership LLP being able to design bespoke programmes for our clients which will carry formal endorsed / development status or accredited status at Award, Certificate or Diploma level. More news on this will follow shortly.

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