As leadership coaches we sometimes use the phrase of ‘Freeze Zone’.   It is the time when a leader freezes – they find it hard to do what is right, it may be when they get fearful, or are just unsure.  Knowing what your personal ‘freeze zone’ is will be the first step to adjusting your leadership actions.

As child you may of heard "walk away from the bully" and that may have been true as a child.  As an adult does that serve you well?   Today with a bully in the workplace or in the board room what happens when everyone avoids the bully?

1. Be committed, take actions that have you be an ‘over achiever’. It may be very rewarding in tough economic times.
2. Think beyond your own needs – this is a time when it not just about the individual but the bigger picture.
3. Deliver with consistent results.

This summer I heard a priest at a wedding talking about the new couple taking their love to the third level. His examples were regarding the choices we make in relationships. The first level may find a new couple enjoying each other without much effort, while going to the second level requires each other to give more than expected, and the third level may be demonstrated by anticipating, caring more, meeting their needs, not yours.