Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Leadership Greatness

Being a leader is incredibly important because your team depends on you to help them create and obtain continued success. Anyone can be labeled a leader but true leaders invest in their team, guide and train them, as well as, commit to the vision and strive to constantly achieve greatness.


Tips on how to be a Great Leader:


  1. Create a Vision for Growth and Make Sure its Known: Your team needs to know what your vision is so they can align their goals and contributions to support the vision. The reality is that many companies fail from not having a vision or by having a vision that has not been shared throughout the company.
  2. Maintain 100% Integrity at All Times: As the leader you must stick to your vision and core values. Failure to do so will result in holding back the company and your team. You must stand up for your self, your team and the company at all times. Your team will respect and honor you.
  3. Be the Ultimate Resource: Your team needs to know that they can depend on you. If you don’t know the answer then they will expect you to guide them to the answer. Make sure you know your stuff. There’s nothing worse than having a leader who you can’t depend on or look to for answers.
  4. Be 100% Committed: If you believe in something and know that the result will support your vision, show uncommon commitment. Expect positive results by turning disadvantages into advantages and by always looking for opportunities.
  5. Make Your Team Feel like #1: Leaders are only leaders because of the people they have following and helping them achieve their ultimate vision. Commit to them as they commit to you. Find what they want to achieve and leverage that to help them grow into great team members. They will appreciate your support and know that your there for them which will result in 100% commitment from your team.

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