Leadership Link Round-Up

Written By Allison Pollard

Photo by B Furnari

This time the posts revolve around goals, accountability, and feedback.  I hope they resonate with you as much as they did with me.

Do you have grown up goals and toddler leadership? - Pamela Slim recognizes that unfamiliar feeling that comes with achieving a large goal--the feeling that a leader has emerged.  She goes on to explore leadership and the recipe needed to be successful in reaching those big dream goals.

Why Accountability is Essential - This comes from a blog related to nonprofit fundraising and major gifts, but I think the message is appropriate for all leaders.  Accountability can feel scary, but it is needed to move forward.  Read the post for the 5 reasons why accountability is essential.

You Won't Benefit from Anonymous Criticism - A short but poignant blog post from Seth Godin.  Feedback is a great thing, but not all feedback is the same.  How important is it to know who is criticizing you?

5 Proven Tips to Get Honest Feedback From Your Employees - It's hard enough to be willing to hear feedback, but how do you encourage people to tell you how you're doing when they're not offering it freely?  It's easy to assume that "no news is good news," but in my experience, that can be a dangerous assumption.  This post does an excellent job of recognizing that feedback is a matter of trust.

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard is a coach, consultant, and trainer who brings the power of relationship systems intelligence to go beyond tasks, roles, and frameworks to create energy for change. She engages with people and teams in a down-to-earth way to build trust and listen for signals to help them learn more and improve. Allison focuses on creating alignment and connection for people to solve business problems together. Her experience includes working with teams and leaders in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries to help improve their project/product delivery and culture. Allison currently volunteers as program director for Women in Agile’s mentorship program. Her agile community focus is championing new voices and amplifying women as mentors and sponsors for the next generation of leaders. Allison earned her bachelor’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a foodie, and proud glasses wearer. Allison is a prolific speaker at professional groups and international conferences, including Scrum Gatherings and the Agile Alliance Agile20xx conferences. Allison is co-owner of Helping Improve LLC.

http://www.allisonpollard.com
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