Here's a take on self-esteem and role of compassion:
Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic argues that biggest challenges in leadership lies within self in the form of self esteem. He says that leaders who fail are those who suffer from lack of strong sense of identity, lack of belief or respect for self. Compassion i.e. believing that we are here to make others grow, along with high internal standard for self respect guides leaders to be successful. Those who lack these qualities are driven by what the world calls as success (power, money etc) which he argues is a wrong measure of leader's effectiveness as it actually leads to powerlessness among leaders.
And how to apply it to business:
Organizational change expert Paul Meshanko in his book "The Respect Effect" asserts that people with healthy self esteem perform at their best and treat others with respect and get the best of their people. He articulates, 8 steps to build a healthy self esteem:
1. Identify and be aware of skills and qualities that link closely to how you define success
2. Find out the set of strengths and plans for improving them further
3. Always explore ways and opportunities to enrich talent and experience
4. Make self as the base for comparison and others as a source of inspiration
5. Avoid berating self for past failures, instead accept them as learning sessions
6. Hold yourself accountable for actions, decisions and outcomes
7. Validate your self worth and abilities by talking to self
8. Focus on things you can control, not on things you can't
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(Thanks, CL)
