Leaders who have done the work of values alignment know who they are and how they show up in the world. It also keeps things clear for the people around them (employees, families, friends, etc.).
"Your values leave clues all over your life. Just look backwards. They're on your credit card statement, your calendar... and they don't lie."
Doing the work of knowing and living in alignment with your values gives you a foundation that makes hard decisions easier -- even though it doesn't make them easy. It gives you a framework of questions you can run things through that provides confidence and clarity. We talk more about this in the episode.
And ultimately, "if you are in a position of leadership," Caryn says, "we want you to be able to sleep at night. We want you to be well-rested. We want you to lead. We don't want you to hold back. You are there for a reason. And, we want the version of you who is in that role to do what you're here to do -- to define what that is and commit to doing it, your way. We need people to take the lead." And, to know what that looks like for them.
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To learn more about Caryn and her work, visit caryngillen.com. You can also find her on all the social channels by searching her name (@caryngillen). LinkedIn is her platform of choice for all things leadership and business-related.
