Welcome to 2021! I hope your new year has started well.

One of my intentions for this year is to step up my leadership.

More specifically, that means:

My invitation to you this month is to decide how you want to improve your own leadership skills. If you’re in a role with no direct reports, don’t kid yourself into thinking that you’re not in a leadership role. With your level of experience, people are watching and following.

Here are some points for you to consider:

These are all ways you can show leadership, but that’s just to get you thinking. The real task this week is to personalize this kind of list - use it to reflect on how you are demonstrating leadership and how you can upgrade it this year.

Hit comment below or email me and let me know what you’ve decided!

P.S. In short, there's plenty of opportunity to lead, particularly at the moment. How are you stepping up your leadership this year?