{"id":127955,"date":"2024-08-05T11:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=127955"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:55:01","slug":"identity-and-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/identity-and-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity and Leadership: Discovering Your Core Beliefs at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do people look up to you at work? What type of identity do you have as a leader?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be a role model<\/a> to others, you need to have a firm grasp of what your own beliefs and values are. Clay Scroggins says that understanding this connection between identity and leadership can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to discover what your leadership identity<\/a> is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Finding Your Leadership Identity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Identity and leadership go hand in hand.<\/strong> Scroggins defines identity as the core beliefs you hold about yourself. These beliefs are shaped by four main factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The people you\u2019re surrounded by, both now and in the past<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Your intrinsic qualities, such as your talents, physical traits, and emotional state<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The values and beliefs that you consider most important<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Your sense of purpose<\/a>, or why you believe you\u2019re alive<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These beliefs shape your behavior in every aspect of your life, including how you act as a leader.<\/strong> If you have a strong, clear sense of identity, you\u2019ll understand your own strengths and limitations, so you can confidently make decisions as a leader. In contrast, if you have a weak sense of identity, you may overemphasize your strengths or weaknesses. If you overemphasize your strengths, you\u2019ll become arrogant and may hide your mistakes so people keep viewing you positively, increasing the severity of the problem and your stress. If you overemphasize your weaknesses, you\u2019ll be crippled by self-doubt<\/a> and be less likely to take advantage of leadership opportunities because you fear failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: Above, we discussed ego\u2014a sense of superiority where you overemphasize your strengths<\/a>\u2014and how it distracts you from completing tasks<\/a> in favor of talking about yourself<\/a>. Holiday says you can also be distracted by thinking <\/em>about yourself too much<\/a>. He agrees with Scroggins that this arrogance makes you too focused on defending the image of your greatness instead of completing your tasks. However, Holiday says egotistical thinking can also <\/em>make you fear failure and stop you from taking action (which Scroggins attributes to overemphasizing weaknesses). Since you exaggerate your own greatness, you hold yourself to exaggerated standards, too, and you\u2019re afraid to act in case you can\u2019t meet them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Another Perspective on Identity<\/strong>

    In Awaken the Giant Within<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Tony Robbins explains that the beliefs you hold about yourself shape your behavior because you subconsciously strive to act in ways that reinforce your identity. So, it\u2019s important to develop a positive identity that pushes you to be the person you want to be<\/a>.Robbins says your identity develops subconsciously through your life experiences<\/a>. While he agrees with Scroggins that the influence of people around you plays a large role in your identity, as well as \u201cintrinsic\u201d traits like your physical traits and emotions, their ideas of identity differ in some important ways. For instance, Robbins doesn\u2019t include values or purpose in his discussion of things that shape your identity. Instead, he focuses on your behavior and other traits like your income, profession, and title.

    For Robbins, having a strong sense of identity is not about understanding your strengths and limitations to     improve your leadership skills<\/a>. Instead, it\u2019s about aligning your behavior and your identity to improve your life. If you act in ways that are contrary <\/em>to your identity, he says, you\u2019ll experience an identity crisis<\/a> and begin to question your own sense of self. This can cause internal confusion and distress. However, if you understand and adjust your identity in a positive way, you\u2019ll know how to act in a way that aligns with your identity, avoiding crises and increasing your overall happiness and well-being<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    How to Lead Your Identity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    While some elements of your identity are fixed<\/strong>\u2014for instance, you can\u2019t change the influence your family had on you as you grew up\u2014you can control others.<\/strong> For instance, Scroggins says you should develop your sense of purpose throughout your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: Robbins says that your identity must continually change to reflect your evolving experiences and circumstances<\/a>. Thus your identity as a whole is something you can\u2014and should\u2014develop throughout your life, not just a few aspects of it. In fact, Robbins says you can choose to define yourself based on the past, the present, or the future<\/a>, which means you could potentially change how the \u201cfixed\u201d parts of your identity affect you, too. For instance, while you can\u2019t change how your family treated you growing up, you can choose to focus on who you are<\/a> now <\/em>or who you want <\/em>to be in the future instead of their past influence.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We\u2019ve arranged Scroggins\u2019s advice for leading your identity into two steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Remember that God values and loves you for who you are, not what you\u2019ve achieved.<\/strong> He knows all of your weaknesses, and he loves you anyway. When you accept that God’s love is unconditional, you can be bold and hold true to your ideals, instead of seeking approval from others or fearing failure. This step must be completed first, as your identity must be solidly rooted in God if you\u2019re going to have the confidence to successfully complete the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: in Everybody, Always<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Bob Goff also says that focusing on unconditional love is essential to leading your identity in positive ways\u2014to becoming the person God created you to be, as he puts it. However, Goff moves past remembering that God loves you <\/em>unconditionally and says you must love others <\/em>unconditionally, too<\/a>. Specifically, you must offer everyone <\/em>unconditional love, even if it\u2019s difficult or the other person has done terrible things<\/a>. Similar to Scroggins, Goff says the knowledge of God\u2019s unconditional love for you can help you be brave and have the confidence to offer that same love to everyone else without fearing rejection.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Determine whether the influences in your life<\/strong>\u2014especially the people you surround yourself with\u2014support your identity or degrade it.<\/strong> Then, pay attention to the positive influences and either limit or remove negative influences<\/a>. For example, a friend who encourages you to live according to your values<\/a> supports your identity, so you should heed their advice. A friend who encourages you to violate your values degrades your identity, so you should pay less attention to their opinion or, in serious cases, remove them from your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: Robbins says it\u2019s important to be selective about the people you surround yourself with because other people\u2019s identities can actually affect how you perceive your own<\/a>. Specifically, he says that you\u2019ll probably consider yourself to have the same identity traits as your friends. For instance, if you think of your friend as adventurous, you probably consider yourself adventurous, too. This suggests that being around people with negative traits could change your perception of your identity\u2014and thus your behavior\u2014for the worse. In this case, it may be better to remove negative influences entirely, instead of trying to limit their effect.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Do people look up to you at work? What type of identity do you have as a leader? To be a role model to others, you need to have a firm grasp of what your own beliefs and values are. Clay Scroggins says that understanding this connection between identity and leadership can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses. 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