BLOG 10-27-23: Earning Your Tiger Stripes

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE
Earning Your Tiger Stripes

I am honored to share with you that I am featured in the Women in Business section of a recent issue of Matters Magazine.

The article, Earning Your Tiger Stripes, focuses on one tiger trait that has helped us as business owners succeed as leaders in our chosen profession. Some of the tiger traits chosen are persistent, fierce, confident, energetic, keen-eyed and fearless. Tigers are all of these things.

Tigers are also powerful and beautiful, with their striped fur, piercing eyes, and sleek physique. I am most impressed with the powerful paws of the tiger, and the ability to plant themselves firmly on the earth. So I choose the trait of being "sure-footed", to walk in a way that achieves and delivers results for myself and my clients, to walk as a Gracious Powerful Leader®️.

In addition to their retractable claws, tigers have soft toe pads that allow them to move silently and gracefully through their habitat with confidence and the intention to achieve their goal. Tigers have been described as courageous with a strong will, traits that serve them well.

Our success as Gracious Powerful Leaders is about our traits; how we walk through the world, our intentions, our behaviors, and our daily performance.

Gracious Powerful Leadership combines strength, power, and beauty with empathy, kindness, and civility to intentionally create a positive and effective leadership style that inspires and motivates others while fostering strong relationships and ethical decision-making. Like the tiger, Gracious Powerful Leaders will achieve their goal.

Here's a challenge for you: Take a moment and list the traits that have contributed to your success. How can you improve on them, share them with the people you lead, and continue to walk through life with strength, power, and beauty?

I would love for you to email me (dyb@dorisyoungboyer.com) with your thoughts and I will feature your responses in an upcoming newsletter. Let's keep the conversation going.