Dan McCarthy posted the following summary of best advice on leadership taken from 136 leaders. He distilled his research into the following 7 principles of leadership success.
1. Leadership is about making things happen
If you want to make something happen with your life – on your campus, in your profession or in your community, just do it. Perceived obstacles crumble against persistent desire.
2. Listen and understand the issue, then lead
Time and time again we have all been told, "God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason"…or as Stephen Covey said…"Seek to understand, rather than be understood."
3. Answer the three questions everyone within your organization or on your team wants answers to:
- Where are we going?
- How are we going to get there?
- What is my role?
4. Master the skills that will allow you to work anywhere:
- The ability to develop an idea
- Effectively plan for its implementation
- Execute second-to-none
- Achieve superior results time after time.
5. Be curious
Curiosity is a prerequisite to continuous improvement and even excellence.
6. Listen to both sides of the argument
Listen to all different kinds of people and ideas.
7. Prepare, prepare, prepare
If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail. If one has truly prepared and something goes wrong the strength of the rest of what you’ve prepared for usually makes this something easier to handle without crisis and panic.
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