If you want to be a leader it is not enough just to say the right things at the right times, you also have to do what is right. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough just to step up and do and say what is right when bad things happen; you need to be stepping up every day. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to be a student of leadership; you must also be a practitioner of leadership. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to say your people are your number one resource; you have to show it every day. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to have core values on your website or on posters on a wall; you need to speak about and model those values continually. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to say you want people to take risks if you get pissed off and punish people when they make a mistake. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to talk about the power of failure as an opportunity to learn if you are intolerant of mistakes. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to claim you are building a learning organization, if you are not continually learning and creating opportunities for others to learn and grow. Your actions speak louder than your words.
It is not enough to say you are committed to diversity in the workplace if that does not also include diversity of thought and a culture of inclusion and belonging. Your actions speak louder than your words.
“Most people will talk the talk, few will walk the walk; be amongst those few.” Steve Maraboli
Talk is easy. The walk is hard. Leadership is hard work. A leader must be willing to do the hard things.
Remember that leadership is a choice and a journey and it starts with you. Choose well, keep learning and enjoy the journey. The Dare to Be Great: Strategies for Creating a Culture of Leading online workshop was created for aspiring leaders and frontline leaders to help you on your leadership journey.
Brian Willis