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Great Leadership Matters
It is my favorite saying and one of the founding principles of my consulting practice. I have the privilege of working with great CEOs every day. CEOs who are pushing themselves and their businesses to grow, thrive and bottom line … be great. Working with these business leaders I have seen firsthand how great leadership really does matter and perhaps even more strikingly how poor leadership does real harm.
To me leadership is about:
- putting the needs of your customers your employees, your investors ahead of your own
- getting the best from your team
- gathering the right information to enable you to make tough decisions quickly
- communicating clearly with everyone
- Develop your own support network
Now I am a practicing consultant and not an academic. So when looking at Entrepreneur Magazine this month I was pleased to see the cover proclaims that great leadership is directly tied to increased profits. They highlight 9 ways to improve your leadership skills and these align fairly well with my 4 keys above:
- Encourage employees to disagree with you
- Don’t Micromanage
- When people err, don’t destroy them
- Show compassion
- Vow to be constantly learning and curious
- Know yourself
- Be Laser Focused
- Get rid of poor managers
- Practice leadership skills daily
What I find interesting is that there are two consistent themes here:
- External focus on people (encourage, support, show compassion, don’t tolerate poor performance, communicate)
- Internal focus on YOU (know yourself, be laser focused, practice, build support network)
So I believe great leadership is developed by understanding ourselves and focusing on others; good thoughts for us all.