THE FIVE ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP STYLES

THE ENTREPRENEUR OR ARSONIST

These are the Five Critical Leadership Archetypes you must have to succeed in any business.

Someone must play these roles, whether you are a solopreneur or have 1,000 employees. These five “vitamins” or archetypes are essential in order to succeed in any enterprise.

This post is about the ENTREPRENEUR Archetype.

• WHAT you do.? These are PRODUCERS.? The ability to be functional.
• HOW you do it. These are ADMINISTRATORS.? The ability to be efficient.
• WHY you do it.? These are ENTREPRENEURS.? The ability to be proactive.
• WHO does it.? These are INTEGRATORS.? The ability to bring people together.
• WHEN it gets done. These are PRAGMATISTS.? The ability to be realistic and practical.

Entrepreneurs brings new things to life. They are also called ARSONISTS because they light fires for others to put out.

They communicate in broad strokes and big pictures.

They focus on the long term. They are not interested in the details.

They have no idea how long things take.

They think fast, talk fast and act fast. People have a hard time keeping up with them because they believe everyone thinks as fast as they do.

With an Entrepreneur there are no problems. Everything looks like an opportunity.

They love variety, and are energized by change. They can be charismatic and visionary.

They are misunderstood because they leave out key information. They jump quickly jump from one subject to another.

While they are passionate and bring things to life, they love variety and get bored easily. They are always looking for new opportunities.

Many times projects are started and never finished.

To make decisions they want options not opinions. They don't like no for an answer. They believe there is always a way. They don't like to be backed into a corner.

They only focus on the long term and see the big picture.

Their subordinates feel overloaded because they leave the details to others.

Their greatest gift is they are charismatic, creative, bold, visionary and unconventional.

Their deepest wound is everything looks like an opportunity. And too many opportunities became threats.

IF YOU ARE AN ARSONIST, THIS IS HOW TO IMPROVE:

1. To be more productive, make a choice. Pick a path. Stop looking for alternative solutions. Follow things through to completion.
2. Use a Productivity Tool. Get things out of your head into a system you can trust. Let the system drive you. Your brain is not meant to hold things but to process things.
3. The key to personal growth is to find the calm in the center of the storm. Create structure and discipline in your life. Avoid distractions. Eliminate clutter. Create a practice of Mindfulness. Learn how to quiet the voice in your head.
4. The challenge in working with a team is your team will tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. Stop doing most of the talking.

Stay focused and create a plan for others to follow.

Master every archetype and learn how to communicate to others in their language, not your own.

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