Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Leading is tough

Being a leader requires you to:

• Be a good communicator
• Have a clear vision
• Be a meticulous planner
• Make the right decisions
• Be self-assured
• Be a good people manager
• Instill belief
• Be inspiring
• See the big picture
• Be intellectually astute
• Show passion
• Be a mentor
• Have a high tolerance for stress and pressure
• Be a good listener
• Know the relevant detail
• Problem solve
• Remain calm in the face of adversity
• Be optimistic
• Know your people’s names
• Have a high level of emotional intelligence
• Be a team player
• Learn from your mistakes
• Care about your people
• Be innovative
• Show empathy
• Be visible
• Let people make mistakes
• Balance the short and long term
• Address underperformance
• Command loyalty from your people
• Empower people
• Handle conflict
• Deliver the strategy
• Recognize good performance
• Delegate
• Recruit good people around you
• Be a good negotiator
• Ensure change
• Tell it like it is
• Be determined
• Have integrity
• Take risks
• Trust people
• Have charisma
• Be a good influencer
• Involve people in decisions
• Coach
• Be your own person
• Seek feedback
• Be able to give bad news
• Set goals
• Build team spirit
• Know what drives your people
• Make people accountable
• Role model the organization’s values
• Set high expectations
• Deliver the results

The list goes on, can you believe it?

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