Newsletters From Humanity: Richard Branson What is the biggest factor of great leadership?

What a powerful and positive way to move Humanity forward and what a powerful question to to ask Richard Branson. What is the biggest factor of great leadership?

We here at Bringing Humanity Together truly believes and supports of great leadership. Creating this kind of environment and leadership that everyone can truly love and that might turn into something truly special and so impactful on everyone. So the question becomes Richard Branson how do we spot and recognize great leadership?

Do recognize it by kindness?

Do recognize it by empathy?

Do recognize it by understanding?

Do recognize it by meeting people where they are and taking them for who they are?

Do recognize it by getting rid of labels and stereotypes?

Do recognize it by when leadership is about others and not about us?

Do recognize it by when there many ways to show great leadership?

Do recognize it by when as leaders we let the people know that we want them to work with us rather than for us?

Do recognize it by when we build a bridge to them and with them in a way which not only does it work in their world but also works in ours as leaders, We truly believe Richard Branson that the next thing that comes to pass is Transformation. And that is a gift and a priceless one at that everyone can share and have a hand in????????and this also comes from the Gift Of Invitation????????????

So here another edition of Newsletters From Humanity.

Here is the latest installment of his Ask Richard newsletter. ????????????????

Here is some amazing takeaways from Richard Branson from his latest installment of his Ask Richard newsletter. ????????????????

What is the biggest factor of great leadership?

Kindness

When I started out in business, there wasn’t any courses or webinars or experts in the field of leadership (at least that I was aware of). I learnt instinctively and on-the-go, and I realised there really isn’t one all-encompassing formula. Everyone responds differently to leadership, so I quickly learnt to adapt to different people’s needs. Some love to be challenged, while others need gentle encouragement and positive reinforcement. As my first businesses (Student Magazine and the Student Advisory Centre) grew, it became harder to provide such a personalised ‘service’, but one thing I knew for sure is that nobody responds badly to kindness. It’s one of the most underrated qualities a leader can embrace. While it’s important to be visionary, inspiring, bold, clear and so forth – people often underestimate the simple power of kindness. As the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart once said: “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”

Aside from kindness, here are a few other ways to be a great leader:

Lead from the front. You’ve got to get out there as a leader. Be visible and walk the walk. Whenever I’m on a Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Australia flight, I like to walk through the cabin chatting to the passengers, playing games, and hearing their feedback. Even when I’m tired, I find it’s an invaluable way of getting real feedback while also inspiring our crew. Once when we had a technical hiccup checking people in to a Virgin Voyages cruise, I stood in the queue waiting with the passengers until it got resolved. Virgin Voyages’ wonderful CEO, Nirmal, stood there with me and we made sure we were the last people to board. You can’t be an inspiring leader unless you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and do anything you would ask your team to do (especially when things don’t go to plan!).

2. Prioritise your people. Lead through?positive influence, instead of just instilling authority. I’ve always believed that if you look after your people, your people will look after your business. They are your greatest asset, and you can’t be a good leader if you don’t remind yourself of this every day. A good leader is someone who nurtures people, trains them well, motivates them and looks after their wellbeing. Asserting power is a lot less powerful than it sounds…

This really opened up our eyes here at Bringing Humanity Together to so much potential, connection, opportunity and create more deeper and meaningful relationships in every aspect of our lives.

How do you forge deeper partnerships, collaborations and meaningful relationships in every aspect in your life?

What is the biggest factor of great leadership in your view?

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