Spotting Leadership Potential

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

Good performers do not always make good leaders. In fact, some good performers are not suitable for leadership roles at all.?

Identifying leadership potential is essential to succession planning, and to the long-term survival of an organisation in a changing world.

Current performance should be part of any criteria but should not mean automatic promotion to a senior or management role. Leadership promotion is often wrongly weighted towards excellent performance alone, advancing employees who may well be great at what they do, but lack team leading skills.

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So how do you identify a potential leader?

1. Future leaders show initiative and can resolve issues with minimal supervision instead of waiting around for constant direction.

2. Future leaders trust their own judgement and get on with the task at hand, taking responsibility and without fear of making mistakes.

3. Future leaders are thirsty for knowledge and seek mentors and role models as they understand there is much to learn.

4. Future leaders share their knowledge, recognising that the more they give the more they receive in return.? Knowledge hoarders do not make good leaders.

5. Future leaders accept they are not perfect and do not know everything, that they have limitations and do not know and cannot do it all. They are not afraid to show weakness.

6. Future leaders accept responsibility for their own mistakes. Taking ownership and taking risks increases the chance of error. Leaders admit, learn, and move on without making excuses.

7. Future leaders take responsibility and don’t single people out or shift blame. Whilst any error is still acknowledged, it is ‘ours’ not the fault of an individual.

8. Future leaders inspire and bring out the best in others as their passion and drive are contagious and set the standard for others to aspire to.

Anyone who exhibits more than half of the traits listed above could be one of your emerging leaders and offer the training and development they need to maximise their capabilities.

Remember that potential or emerging leaders are not always easy to manage. The challenge is to keep them engaged and ensure they feel valued, lest they find a leadership role outside your organisation.

Cultivate the combination of excitement and fear that inevitably follow an emerging leader who recognises they have opportunities to progress and watch them soar.

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SPOT. PROVOKE. EMPOWER

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. -Ralph Nader

We have a really important mission I want to share. We can’t do it alone.

Our purpose is to create a world of leaders who make a difference to our world. We lead our world. Thing is, we can’t build a world of leaders without your help. We need you. We need you to help us make a difference.

Many of us have made leadership bigger than us, greater than we believe is possible or about role or title. Leadership is about Mindset, Attitude and Behaviour.

Leadership starts with you. Leadership starts with us; where we inspire others to dream more, to be better than they thought was possible and encourage them to be truly seen.

Let’s create a world where we all see ourselves as leaders. I think if we lived in a world that saw leadership within us all and we empowered those around us to be leaders; we would be living in a very different world.

Let’s build a world where we spot, provoke and empower those around us to be leaders.

Start now. #provokelead

SPOT.

Leadership is Everywhere, in Everyone. Just SPOT it.

Leadership is not about titles. It is about Attitude, Action and Behaviour.?

Leadership is about Making a Difference.

Believe. We are Leaders. Act until you become it.

Know. Our Purpose, Values and Principles as Leaders.

Ripple Effect. Let’s create Leaders around all of us.

Spot. Spot Leaders. Provoke and Empower them.

PROVOKE

Find. Leaders around you. Provoke them.

Build. Our skills and capabilities in leadership. Leadership can be learnt.

Curiosity. Why Leadership is Important. Remember the Why.

Courage. To be seen truly as Leaders. Step up.

Focus. Our Mindset on Being a Leader. Focus on our Strengths as Leaders.?

Get. Be or find a Mentor or Coach. Now.

Light. As Marianne Williamson once said “It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.” Leadership is about being and creating the Light.

Provoke. Leadership within us all. We Lead our World.

EMPOWER

Embrace. Who we are as Leaders. Own it.

Read. About Leadership; Plenty of amazing Books, Articles, Blogs, Magazines. We love Leadership Attitude!

Watch & Listen. TED talks, Podcasts, Audible Books & Videos. We love Start with the Why, Power of Vulnerability and Lollipop Leadership.

Growth. Always keep an Open Mind to Learning and Changing. It’s called Neuroplasticity of the Brain and Growth Mindset.

Encourage. Celebrate and empower to be the best always.

Empower. Empower others to lead.?

Leadership starts with YOU.

Will you help us? If you have someone you can spot as a leader, tag them below. If you are currently provoking leadership within yourself or others, tell us how? If you are empowering others, share your stories.

We need us all to have the courage to spot, provoke and empower.?

Who is with us?

How We Can Help?at LeadershipHQ

LeadershipHQ Programs

Executive & Senior Leaders

Today’s organisations need leaders who can communicate a clear vision, set and execute strategy, and drive change through uncertainty. Our Executive and Senior Leader development programs increase self- awareness, accountability and performance while supercharging leader confidence and focus. Designed for senior and executive leaders responsible for business direction, culture and performance.

Emerging Leaders

Making the transition from team member to team leader is both exciting and daunting. Our programs give executives, future, first time and frontline leaders the knowledge, skills and practical tools they need to thrive. The focus is on personal growth, communicating with impact and motivating people to achieve.

Women in Leadership

The world needs more great female leaders. Designed to accelerate and elevate women’s development, our Women in Leadership programs are delivered over 6-12 months and address the unique challenges women face in their leadership journey. Through these programs, women develop the confidence, mindset and practical skills to lean into leadership.

Women in Leadership (OWL)

The?Outstanding Women Leaders program is a personal and professional high-impact development journey. To support your journey, we combine expert online coaching plus networking with a community of like-minded women. The program includes?10?modules with a comprehensive toolkit, video presentations and masterclasses and visual?play sheets for each chapter.

LeadershipHQ Coaching

We coach individuals, leadership teams and groups, either to support self-development, as part of our leadership programs, or when a workplace conflict is unresolved.

Discover what drives and motivates you and leverage your strengths to improve personal and team performance and impact.

No matter where you are on your leadership journey, it’s never too early (or too late) to get a coach.

Cultural Transformation

Being stuck with a dysfunctional or wrong culture costs your business time, money and reputation. We’re here to help you shape the organisation and culture you want to enjoy.

We work with you to build or transform your current culture into one which is courageous, engaging and productive.

We implement strategies and workshops to design and implement vision, values, mission, and new leadership behaviours to create and nurture the organisational culture you need.

Assessments

We offer customised Pulse, Engagement, Cultural Assessments and Surveys and 360’s for YOUR Organisation, Leaders and Teams.

These tools are incredibly effective for performance management and improvement by gaining a well-rounded view of the attitudes, behaviour and performance in your organisation.

Online Self Paced Course

Looking to jump-start your leadership development?

LeadershipHQ’s Online Leadership Program is an online professional development program for emerging, first-time and frontline leaders, and professionals wanting to take their seat at the leadership table.

Written by?Sonia McDonald?– CEO Of?LeadershipHQ?And?Outstanding Leadership Awards, Leadership Coach,?Global Keynote Speaker,?Entrepreneur, CEO, Mum And?Award Winning Author.