Characteristics of Credible Leaders The majority of employees do not trust their leaders. A leader is one who knows the way and shows the way. Evaluating and forming opinions about you as the leader, employees see you in a different light than you see yourself. The specific characteristics or qualities you show demonstrate your credibility
Be a Leader Who Can Admit Mistakes - We all make mistakes. When someone makes a mistake, the ego can prevent him from admitting that. All leaders make mistakes as well. Making mistakes is a part of a leadership journey. It’s easy to call someone else out when they make a mistake at work. It’s
What’s Your Breeding Ground for Complacency? There’s nothing like that feeling of success. On the opposite side to success, is a dangerous shadow called complacency. And complacency, unlike other dangers, is quiet. The saying goes – success breeds success. But success is never overnight. There’s an eagerness to push the boundaries, and to look for
Develop Your Open-Mindedness as a Leader Let’s take a few minutes and think about opportunities. How many opportunities come your way and you take advantage of them? On the opposite side of the spectrum, how many opportunities pass in front of you and you either miss them or decide to wait for a better one
Whatever You Focus on Expands` Just as a photographer focuses on taking the shot of their subject, leaders need to focus on. Seeing things as a photographer sometimes has its advantages to a leader. You need to look from every direction to see what’s working and what’s not. Solving problems, challenges, and difficulties allows you
What comes to mind when you picture a leader with humility? Most people typically think of a leader as someone who has charisma, possibly a big ego or even someone who is an influencer. On top of this there are many leaders who think a leader takes charge, has authority or a position to tell
Are you reactive or proactive in your leadership? As a leader you will have to respond to crisis. How will you respond? The broad difference between the reactive and proactive leader needs to be understood in order for you to realize how you can succeed far better than you think. Proactive leaders lead by example.
Being a juggler is one thing as they can juggle several balls at once. Being an executive having to do the work in order to juggle everything you have to do is very different. Overwhelmed by stress and frustration does lead to overwhelm has you not knowing what to do now. Unless you are proactive
In today’s business world taking risks is the name of the game in order to thrive beyond your expectations. Yet too many leaders are afraid to take any kind of risk for fear of failure or making mistakes. Business today requires you to take calculated risks for greater creativity and innovation. This is more so
“Getting Stuck is Not a Problem. Staying Stuck is”- Alistair Smith There is nothing more daunting than staring at a blank computer screen or blank page to write your Pulitzer Prize best-selling book with blank pages. Yet business executives just like everyone else from time-to-time experience getting stuck on ideas to help you complete a
