On Leadership

Perusing my fave blogs this morning and came across a post on Hyku that took me to a conference blog which brought to my attention the following insight:

The 10 Most Important Leadership Traits

Personal Clarity
Great leaders know who they really are, what they really want in their life and why they really want it. Each person should write a one-page personal summary including your personal values, needs, personal mission statement and strengths.

Courage
Great leaders accept personal responsibility, display courage and are proactive. Ask yourself two questions—what would you do if you knew you only had 6 years left to live? Then (ignoring the first question) ask yourself what you would do if you knew you only had 2 days left to live? Asking these questions will really tell you what is important to you.

Integrity
Great leaders “walk their talk.” They live with integrity and inspire trust. Be honest and do what you know you should.

Resilience
Great leaders are curious and always searching for the best way. They understand how to accept and initiate change.

Vision
Great leaders see and stay focused on the big picture. The lack of a clear vision from leadership results in (too) many visions.

Serving
Great leaders are focused on serving their organization, family, etc.

Appreciative
Great leaders know what their most important resource is.

Relationships
Great leaders strengthen and use their EQ.

Develop Other Leaders
Great leaders know the law of explosive growth, which is to add growth, lead followers and leaders will multiply.

Commitment
Great leaders are passionate, determined, purposeful and committed.

The speaker ended the session by saying that we should always remember the absolute importance of the choices we make throughout life and effect we have on the world.