I have seen first hand the transformative power that technology has to change lives. I wake up every day passionate about discovering new ways to express that opportunity.Innovation is driven by a commitment to thrive and leverage knowledge in new ways. As an industry leader, Jared Mabry reflects on how to question the norm, harness your assets, and provoke disruptive innovation.
Over the years, I have come to understand that courage is a vital differentiator for leaders in all industries. In a business environment that is constantly evolving and changing, leaders who are willing to take risks and make difficult decisions are often the ones who drive innovation and find success.
From my experience, there are five main areas where courage plays a substantive role in the success or failure of leaders.
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In the December 1960 issue of The Atlantic, Benjamin E. Mays, an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader, wrote an incredible article titled, “A Plea for Straight Talk Between the Races.” Within this beautifully written piece, Mays clearly articulates that even with the backdrop of set backs to race relations in the United States, it is open, honest, and sincere communication that is key to progress for the civil rights movement and to bridge the divides of the national discourse at that time. Simply put, “Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.”
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Since last March, the UK has been either in nationwide lockdown or under more severe regional restrictions. It’s with this backdrop I have been reminded multiple times of a valuable lesson over the past year. Life can sometimes be overwhelming, work can sometimes be overwhelming, and that can sometimes be really hard to deal with. And that’s OK. I have learned to value the vulnerability in the conversations I have with my colleagues and team members above anything else.
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As a leader, saying no is one of the most challenging things about the job. As Peter Drucker said, “There is no perfect strategic decision. One always has to pay a price. One always has to balance conflicting objectives, conflicting opinions, and conflicting priorities. The best strategic decision is only an approximation.”
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Given the isolation of our global circumstances because of the pandemic, now more than ever our words have power as they are the only thing we see. Now more than ever, ask yourself what impact you want your words to have?
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Defining Genuine Leadership through examples of courage in the face of adversity, building meaningful connections in a world where superficial interaction is the norm, leveraging principal to drive authenticity not adversity, and staggering strength through vulnerability as a means to unify not divide. It is through these examples of Genuine Leadership that I have aspired to model my own leadership style, failing and succeeding in equal measure over the years to live up to these ideals.
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