I recently attended Steve Farber’s, author of the Radical LEAP, Extreme Leadership Experience in San Diego and the title of this event was spot on! The ‘experience’ was nothing short of phenomenal. In fact, it’s difficult to find the right adjective to describe it appropriately.
Steve is known for his unique perspective on what it means to lead and create a culture where people not only thrive, but they deliver high levels of excellence to themselves, their team and their clients.
Regardless of whether you think of yourself as a leader or not the lessons from Farber are important. After a few years of success through embracing the principles of the Radical LEAP (Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof) I have found not only my work success has improved, but also my personal relationships.
My original intent for attending the event was to refresh my knowledge, Insentra has been implementing the core principals of Love, Energy, Audacity and Proof over the last 18 months and I wanted to ensure I was fresh with how we could embed them more deeply. Little did I know these two days would not only refresh my knowledge, they would also refresh my spirit and passion.
WHAT IT MEANS TO TAKE A L.E.A.P?
I love to help people. In fact, our entire Leadership team loves to help people. That’s our whole purpose as a business- to help our partners and their clients be more successful.
So, it’s no surprise we approach what we do with a lot of passion and energy. It’s what we love to do. However sadly where most businesses fall short, is their team members lose passion and energy over time – this doesn’t have to be the case. Although all of the elements of LEAP are key, I believe true success is founded in the first principal. LOVE!
Love is a funny word, most of us are quite comfortable to use it on a daily basis in our personal life but seldom at work. Some may use it to describe their feelings about what they do; ‘I love that part of my job’ or ‘I love my customers.’ But few use it to the same extent they would in their personal life. And that’s a huge mistake!
Love is the most powerful driver in the world, it makes people extend themselves beyond what is expected and is the only thing that can conquer hate. Why wouldn’t we want this to be part of our vocabulary and experienced in all parts of our business? Is it too ‘touchy-feely’ or esoteric to play an important role in business? I don’t think so.
