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Andrew Bryant, CSP 
Andrew Bryant, CSP
Fractional Chief Leadership Officer 📈 Global Keynote Speaker 🎤 Self-leadership Author 📘 and Executive Coach for High-Performance.
Published Oct 10, 2023
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Back in the 1990s when I first started speaking and writing about the topic of self-leadership, I naively thought I had invented the term, but as I did a literature search I discovered Charles Manz had written about it in 1987. Today, the hashtag #selfleadership is used frequently in posts and quotes, but what does it mean?
Dr. Ana Kazan and I defined the term in our 2012 book on the topic:
The practice of intentionally influencing your thinking, feelings, and actions towards your objectives.
So, self-leadership is about choice and agency. It requires ownership and responsibility and its absence can easily be seen as blaming, complaining, and playing the victim. Self-leadership has its roots in stoic philosophy and logotherapy (Man's Search for Meaning). The practice of self-leadership can be seen in a single mother getting her kids safely to school, or an entrepreneur creating a unicorn startup.
The Benefits of Self-leadership
The benefits of self-leadership are best summed up by successful Silicon Valley CEO, Grant Halloran :
"Self-leadershiphas produced results I had no idea were possible. I have grown enormously as an executive: my relations with my managers and staff are far more harmonious; I have been able to coach my team through significant personal development."
Icelandic #HR Influencer and Self-leadership Practitioner, Herdis Pala Palsdottir , said:
"I read Andrew´s book on Self-Leadership, close to 10 years ago and I can honestly say that it changed my life, and made me a better leader for myself and a better leader for others."
Self-leadership Posts
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In this newsletter, I have searched the hashtag and now bring you some curated content that shows self-leadership in practice. Enjoy.
Waldo Waldman on Choice
Today is your day - Make good choices. Read Post.
Mia Liljeberg - When a gift becomes a curse.
What misfortunes in your life have led you to a path you wouldn't have taken otherwise, which you now can choose to view as a blessing? Read Post.
Dave Ulrich - Four Tips to Manage Expectations for Better Living
Read Post.
Jodie Peddie - 100 days left in 2023: So what, now what?
Read Post.
Aline Badr PCC - From Follower to Leader: Embracing the Self–Leadership Mindset
Read Post.
Herdis Pala Palsdottir - Good Questions for Career-Related New Year´s Resolutions
Read Post.
Barbara Dalle Pezze, PhD - A Shift in Leadership Mindset
Read Post.
Andrew Tallents - Confessions of a Successful Leader
Read Post.
The Future of #Selfleadership Newsletter
I hope you enjoy this curated content and I wanted to share with you what's next.
My keynote speaking schedule takes me all over the world, meeting interesting leaders and people making a difference. I have started interviewing these people on how they apply self-leadership, and I will be sharing these interviews here.
If you have an interesting self-leadership story, feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn or my website selfleadership.com.
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Barbara Dalle Pezze, PhD
✨Coaching with Purpose • Unleashing Leadership Excellence • Executive Coach • Global Keynote Speaker 🎙️• Author ✍🏼• Advance your leadership and career & Lead with Impact at the Intersection of diversity✨
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I deeply admire the impactful and innovative work you do, Andrew Bryant, CSP! Your 'generosity in action' is truly inspiring! Thank you.
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Herdis Pala Palsdottir
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Thanks Andrew, for mentioning me and sharing my content - I love to inspire others to be better leaders for themselves, so they can become better leaders for others.
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Mia Liljeberg
Digital Leadership Speaker, facilitator and coach -Author of "AI for leaders"
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Thanks for sharing my post! Great Newsletter!
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Dave Ulrich
Speaker, Author, Professor, Thought Partner on Human Capability (talent, leadership, organization, HR)
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Andrew Bryant, CSP Great topic! Thanks for highlighting. leaders who care for themselves are more able to care for others.https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/take-care-yourself-so-you-can-others-dave-ulrich/
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Andrew Bryant, CSP
Fractional Chief Leadership Officer 📈 Global Keynote Speaker 🎤 Self-leadership Author 📘 and Executive Coach for High-Performance.
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Thank you to the Creativity Explorer, Fredrik Haren for suggesting that I pivot my newsletter in this direction.
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