About this episode
There are moments when you won't get inspiration, direction, or vision from your leader. This is why you need to have some go-to questions you can have in your back pocket to help you lead yourself when you need to the most. The first question you can ask yourself is: Why Am I Doing This? The second question you can ask yourself is: What Credit Can I Give Away? The third question you can ask yourself is: What Mistakes Can I Own? When things are going well, everyone volunteers to get their piece of the success pie. When things are going south, everyone scatters because most people don't want own their piece of why things aren't working. Two of the most powerful words that can help you lead yourself well are: I'm sorry . What will make you more attractive to high-level leaders is when take ownership for your area. We should be generous with credit and hogs with the blame. What colleague could you call, message, or email today to apologize for something you've done in the past 6 months? What do you need to own that maybe you've been ignoring? For more show notes and episodes, go to ryanleak.com/followership .