See self-doubt as a setup for success

See self-doubt as a setup for success | Build trust by giving freedom and accepting mistakes | Use the talent around you to overcome decline Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 2, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD](  [] Leading Edge [] [See self-doubt as a setup for success]( All leaders doubt themselves from time to time, writes Lolly Daskal, but setbacks can be overcome, especially with help from others. "You may not enjoy the challenges, but the things they're teaching you are likely to contain the seeds of eventual success," she writes. [Lolly Daskal]( (8/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Build trust by giving freedom and accepting mistakes]( Delegation in its true form means that a leader lets go of something and trusts it will be done, Bill Treasurer argues. "It will take courage to keep yourself from interfering, to accept that employees will make mistakes," he writes. [Great Leadership]( (8/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [Use the talent around you to overcome decline]( Businesses in declining industries can accept the downward trend by rewarding shareholders or selling assets, or they can leverage existing talent and knowledge toward other purposes and markets, writes Bill Conerly. "Implementing a diversification plan based on current talents and assets will be risky, but all business entails risk," he writes. [Forbes]( (7/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Corporate apologies must be backed by action]( Corporate apologies must be backed by action (Pixabay) When mistakes are made, company leaders must issue a quick, honest apology that details what went wrong and how they intend to fix it, write Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta. "No matter how eloquent the apology, people will not forgive a company that does not back up its words with concrete action to remedy the harm it has caused -- and prevent it from happening again," they write. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)]( (7/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [The leader's communication can energize or deflate]( Frequent updates, connecting your message to strategy and reducing the length and frequency of meetings are three ways to add energy and urgency to a company's day to day, writes Stephanie Overby. "As a leader, your focus and cadence contribute significantly to the urgency of the organization, and the more you systematize and reinforce it, the stronger the performance of the team," says Grand Rounds executive Wade Chambers. [The Enterprisers Project]( (8/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Living Get your mind and body right each Friday [] [Can a personalized mantra improve your meditation?]( Using a personalized mantra during meditation can help ease stress and clear the mind, argues Will Williams, founder of Beeja Meditation. He recommends using the mantra for 20 minutes each in the morning and evening. [Evening Standard (London)]( (8/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Q&A: Companies must be clear in their definition of leadership]( Many women in the workplace undervalue their worth and don't collaborate enough on top of being perceived differently from men for the same actions, says WOMEN Unlimited CEO and President Rosina Racioppi. "What I've seen as most effective is when organizations have a blended approach that starts with training that tells the individual, 'This is what it means to be a leader at our company,' " she says. [Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model)]( (8/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Passengers find overhead bin filled by attendant]( Passengers on one recent Southwest Airlines flight found one overhead bin had already been filled -- by a flight attendant. A statement from the airline acknowledged Southwest's humorous culture but that "this is not our normal procedure." [CBS News]( (7/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] [What are you reading today?]( What are you reading today? Every Friday, we chat on Twitter about the books that are making a difference in our leadership journey. Please [respond to this tweet with your #FridayReads fave](! [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] Research is a matter of overcoming obstacles. 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