Editor’s Note

This is the last month of the year, and the best time to review your growth and goals achieved as a leader and as a person. This is also the perfect time to plan for the year ahead. Fine-tune your leadership goals, improvise your leadership development plans and build your leadership skills as you step into the next year. To help you in this journey, as usual, we have handpicked a few interesting articles on leadership that can help you grow as a leader and keep your team motivated.
 

It turns out that 90% of the time leaders’ decisions and subsequent actions are driven by their non-conscious automated processes. In other words, for much of leaders’ daily life experiences, they operate mindlessly. While this is cognitively efficient, it is likely that leaders’ mindless operation and processing is preventing them from being more effective and successful. A better approach is to operate more mindfully. Read Ryan Gottfredson’s article, Become A More Mindful Leader, for more insights on becoming a mindful leader.
 
Workplace culture is both a “hot” and important topic in the world today. Companies, organizations, and government agencies are all struggling with the reality that they have seriously unhealthy workplace cultures. Yet many people (including leaders) have significant misconceptions about what creates “workplace culture” and whether or not (or how) it can be changed. Let’s look at these misconceptions and then address what individuals within an organization can do to start to make a difference. Read Paul White’s article, 5 Misconceptions About Workplace Culture, to know more.
 
Most leaders project a calm, confident exterior to the world, but beneath that calm public exterior lurks the fear of being found out as a fraud. The lack of internal confidence is real. To know how leaders become more effective by admitting their limitations and sharing their insecurities, read Sue Hawke’s article, 3 Steps To Limit Self-Doubt.
 
Inside, we also have a handful of other thought-provoking articles on leadership. We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the contributors who have helped our magazine grow. We look forward to your continued support and wish you all success.

Cheers!
 

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