Business Success Thursday Volume 263! The Window and the mirror!

Here is another extract from our upcoming book, The Premier Way!...

So, one of the key leadership principles we constantly reinforce with our leadership team is this:

When things are going well, look out the window and praise your team! Give them the credit for any and all good results!

And when things are not going so well, look in the mirror and take full responsibility! Take extreme ownership! Take it all on yourself. You should be asking: What can I learn from this and how can I improve?

This may sound very easy and very simple but in my travels it is very rare to find leaders with this trait.

Like all leadership principles, this one takes practice. It is all too easy to behave in the exact opposite manner. It is all too easy to take credit for the good things and then blame others for the bad.

This is why leadership is hard. Most good leadership principles go against our natural grain or inclinations.

Leaders are not born, they are made. There is a popular belief that leaders are born. This is a myth. Sure some people may display more leadership qualities without any training but to be a great leader you need to keep learning and refining your skills daily.

I have watched and coached leaders who started out with almost no leadership qualities at all.

Learning how to be a great leader is an endless pursuit. It never ends.

There is no such thing as the perfect leader, only ever improving leaders.

If you wish to be a great leader someday, then write it on your goal plan and start working towards it.

I also suggest that you compile a list of principles (like the window and the mirror principle) on a poster for your office and your diary.

This will keep them front of mind so you can review them regularly.

Leadership is hard but it is also deeply rewarding. To be able to help people to grow and learn and get ahead in life is an incredible feeling and indeed an honour.

P.S. At Premier Business Academy we have tonnes of great resources to help you on this journey and support you along the way! Please feel free to email me back or go to: www.premierbusinessacademy.co.nz

Cheers to your success!

Bernard and the team at Premier Group NZ!