Leadership Basics - Tips & Tricks: How To Be A Great Leader
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Author(s)Adam Burns, Sandra Banks
ISBN / ASINB015QZHMKY
ISBN-13978B015QZHMK4
Sales Rank662,986
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Table of Contents:
Blueprint For Leadership - How To Be A Better Leader
A Key Element In Public Speaking: Timing Pauses
Effective Listening
How One-On-One Executive Coaching Can Work For You
How To Overcome Nervousness When You Speak In Public
How To Unleash All Your Leadership Potential
Leadership Is Action... Not Position
Leadership Learning: The Real Costs Of Not Doing Leadership Training
Leadership: Is It For You?
Mastermind Team: Do You Have One?
Team Building: Developing A Team To Rely On
The Difference Between Boss And Leader
If you were to build a house, you would start with a blueprint. This blueprint proves useable because it consists of more than directions on how to build a house. Additionally, it clarifies the finished house.
So, what does this have to do with leadership?
Last month I asked an audience of leaders to tell me the characteristics of an ideal leader. Their answers were (in the order collected):
A good listener, enthusiasm, passion, shows appreciation, a visionary, role model, trusting, integrity, organized, knowledgeable, credibility, persuasive, charisma, team building, clarity of purpose, problem solver, attitude of service, leads by example, patience, willing to act without total knowledge, understands followers, consistent, empowers other people, and adapts to change.
I will add that this is essentially the same list that I receive from other audiences when I ask this question. From this comes some useable insights.
1) Notice what the list consists of. All of these characteristics relate to the human side of leadership. That is interesting because I often hear people minimize this side of leadership with terms like "soft" or "touchy feely." Actually, applying these characteristics requires more strength than not.
2) Notice what the list excludes. Absent from this list (and all lists from other programs) are characteristics like stern, mean, serious, short tempered, vindictive, tough, angry, harsh, punitive, controlling, violent, or ruthless. And that is interesting because many well-liked representations of leadership emphasize at the least one of these "hard" characteristics. Actually, these characteristics are the refuge of those who lack the strength (or the skills) to apply the human side of leadership.
3) How about you? How would you rate yourself as a leader compared with the list of positive characteristics? If you were to survey the people who report to you, how would they describe your leadership? Would they list characteristics from the "soft" list or from the "hard" list? Could you become more efficient by enhancing upon any of the "soft" characteristics? And how about the other leaders in your organization? Do they truly maximize human potential?
People want leaders who treat them with genuine compassion, courtesy, and respect. They want leaders who help them become more successful. They want leaders who inspire them with a vision for a better world and show them how to go there.
Blueprint For Leadership - How To Be A Better Leader
A Key Element In Public Speaking: Timing Pauses
Effective Listening
How One-On-One Executive Coaching Can Work For You
How To Overcome Nervousness When You Speak In Public
How To Unleash All Your Leadership Potential
Leadership Is Action... Not Position
Leadership Learning: The Real Costs Of Not Doing Leadership Training
Leadership: Is It For You?
Mastermind Team: Do You Have One?
Team Building: Developing A Team To Rely On
The Difference Between Boss And Leader
If you were to build a house, you would start with a blueprint. This blueprint proves useable because it consists of more than directions on how to build a house. Additionally, it clarifies the finished house.
So, what does this have to do with leadership?
Last month I asked an audience of leaders to tell me the characteristics of an ideal leader. Their answers were (in the order collected):
A good listener, enthusiasm, passion, shows appreciation, a visionary, role model, trusting, integrity, organized, knowledgeable, credibility, persuasive, charisma, team building, clarity of purpose, problem solver, attitude of service, leads by example, patience, willing to act without total knowledge, understands followers, consistent, empowers other people, and adapts to change.
I will add that this is essentially the same list that I receive from other audiences when I ask this question. From this comes some useable insights.
1) Notice what the list consists of. All of these characteristics relate to the human side of leadership. That is interesting because I often hear people minimize this side of leadership with terms like "soft" or "touchy feely." Actually, applying these characteristics requires more strength than not.
2) Notice what the list excludes. Absent from this list (and all lists from other programs) are characteristics like stern, mean, serious, short tempered, vindictive, tough, angry, harsh, punitive, controlling, violent, or ruthless. And that is interesting because many well-liked representations of leadership emphasize at the least one of these "hard" characteristics. Actually, these characteristics are the refuge of those who lack the strength (or the skills) to apply the human side of leadership.
3) How about you? How would you rate yourself as a leader compared with the list of positive characteristics? If you were to survey the people who report to you, how would they describe your leadership? Would they list characteristics from the "soft" list or from the "hard" list? Could you become more efficient by enhancing upon any of the "soft" characteristics? And how about the other leaders in your organization? Do they truly maximize human potential?
People want leaders who treat them with genuine compassion, courtesy, and respect. They want leaders who help them become more successful. They want leaders who inspire them with a vision for a better world and show them how to go there.
