Leadership Part 17
We have covered a lot of ground in this series of leadership so far and in the remaining 8 articles I would like to switch gears a little bit and talk about what I will call "expectations for leaders". The goal is these final articles will be to provide practical ideas that we can use to better manage and leader our organizations in these odd and very challenging times.
One of the many excellent resources I have used in my prior articles and presentations is the research published by Gallup. In a recent publication, they outlined (please see below) the seven most important expectations that we need to consistently and empathetically exude as leaders. They are as follows:
This list of talents and behaviors at first glance may appear to be daunting and perhaps even overwhelming. It is. If/when a single person or group of leaders were able to consistently be able to make the case that they have them "all", they ought to go the head of the class and perhaps the management "hall of fame" (wherever and whatever that is!) The simple fact is that this to do list to qualify as an excellent leader takes a lifetime of very hard work, focus and sheer determination to pull off in any organization if we seeking to manage and lead to the very best of our ability.
Like the blue strawberry in the picture above, it is the one in a million leader who is able to weave into her/his daily leadership approach ever single one of these attributes successfully. That being said, the goal for each of us ought to be to master as many as we can and constantly strive to one day be able to check all the boxes when we objectively review and assess our own leadership results on an ongoing basis. Life is not a matter of falling down when mistakes or miscues happen as they will. It is all about how we react to adversity and get back in the ring that is the most important part of learning and striving to be a more effective and empathic leader.