So yesterday, I met with my boss. I wrote down my intension before the meeting: to strengthen this relationship.
I followed the plan that I made yesterday. I highlighted what I loved about the job. I took responsibility for the areas that I would benefit from changing, including expressing how I am feeling, rather than letting situations build up.
However, I also exerted a level of challenge. I explained my frustrations which contributed to my decision to apply for another job.
I highlighted that recently I had not always felt safe in one of the teams. That I felt an environment talking about, not to, people was toxic and not one I felt safe or able to work in. Fuck.
In his TED talk, Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe, Simon Senik highlights that when we don't feel safe in a team, we will naturally exert our time and energy to protect ourselves from each other.
However, that when a leader makes the choice to create safety for others, remarkable things happen.
My openness and vulnerability began to encourage the same with her. She described her intensions, motivations and own vulnerabilities.
Which aligned with what I need in a leader. The energy changed, I started to feel safe, I started to trust her.
A remarkable thing happened as we became more human human beings #innerleadership #leadershipisachoice #braveasfuck.
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