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Who Cares?
Written by: Lee ColanArticle Overview: People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This applies to employees, children, students, a volunteer committee – whoever sees you as a leader. Caring meets one of six fundamental human needs, that when fulfilled, are teams can achieve Passionate Performance.
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Who Cares?
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This applies to employees, children, students, a volunteer committee – whoever sees you as a leader. Caring meets one of six fundamental human needs, that when fulfilled, are teams can achieve Passionate Performance.
But like most things we hold true and important for leaders – integrity, trust, confidence, teamwork, vision – caring is just a concept. We only make a real difference for our teams, our families, our followers, when we translate concepts into action. I recently spoke with Jim Walker of Alliant Energy. Jim is an enthusiastic reader of The LETTER and an excellent leader. He shared this account that helped me really see the actions of caring. Here it is…
I recently ran into a former colleague who I had not seen is many years. As we discussed how fast the years have gone by he shared how often he had kept in contact with one of his former managers we had both know for a long time.
When I inquired why they had kept in touch over the years he stated, “He always cared.” I was somewhat perplexed to what he meant by “he cared”. He described it this way.
- When I was at work he noticed me.
- When I needed to go home to care for an ill parent, he supported me.
- When I was in need of career guidance, he provided it.
- When I obsessed to achieve perfection, he pointed to my excellence as enough.
- When I wanted just responsibility, he reminded me with authority comes accountability.
- When I needed a smile, he provided it.
- When I was in need of encouragement, he recognized and gave it.
- When I made a mistake, he referred to it as a learning opportunity.
- When I helped a co-worker develop their skills, he applauded it.
- When I was sad, he reflected it.
- When I said something wrong, he helped me re-phrase it
- When I needed a friend at work to this day, he appears.
Are you ready for a caring challenge? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Print this report.
2. Review the caring actions that Jim Walker shared in his account.
3. Once per day for the next week, perform a caring act. (Caution: caring thoughts are great, but caring acts change lives and change the world).
Your acts can start a positive ripple effect that is felt many people and many miles away.
Who cares? We all care! We just need to act caring.
I would love to hear about how your caring acts changed the world of those around you.
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About the Author: Lee Colan RSS for Lee's articles - Visit Lee's website Lee J. Colan, Ph.D. is President of The L Group, Inc. (www.theLgroup.com). Lee is a leadership advisor, energizing speaker and author of 10 rapid-read books designed for an information-rich, time-poor world. His best seller is Sticking to It: The Art of Adherence. Register for Lee's popular and practical e-newsltter at www.theLgroup.com or call 972-250-9989. Click here to visit Lee's website The Lost Art of Connecting Cultivate Your Network A Matter of Trust Finish Strong The Power of Hope |
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