21 Things All Great Leaders Do

21 Things All Great Leaders Do

Dr Steve Barlow Dr Steve Barlow

Dr Steve Barlow

Easier Change, Faster Growth: Change Readiness Expert: Change Management & Change Readiness Training

发布日期: 2018年4月6日
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I’m always happy to pass on great info...and this is great info! I’ve included a few snippets below lifted from the full article.

1. Make The Mission More Important Than Themselves

The sure sign of a mediocre or poor leader is that their leadership is about them.

And it’s not always ego that drives this. Self-centred leadership can be driven as much by insecurity as it can be by pride.

The reason people want to throw their whole heart into a mission is because the mission is about a cause bigger than everyone, including the leader.

2. Work On Their Character Even Harder Than Their Skill Set

I used to think being a great leader was about your skill set.

But character sinks the ships of otherwise highly skilled leaders. Ethical breaches, moral lapses and character flaws take highly skilled leaders out of play regularly.

Great leaders know that character—not competency—determines your capacity as a leader. So they work hard on their heart, their lives, their morality.

3. Refuse To Make Excuses

Ever notice that the best leaders never make excuses?

In fact, the leaders who make the most progress make the fewest excuses. And the leaders who make the most excuses make the least progress.

This is one of my pet leadership themes: You can make excuses, or you can make progress, but you can’t make both.

So stop making excuses. You’ll start making progress.

Do you need more detail on this subject? Head on over to the full article here for more ideas and perspective. Afterwards, why not drop me an email to share your thoughts at [email protected]; or call me on (0404) 056-788.

Thanks,

Steve

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