What I have learned about people and organizations...so far.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

How You can be a Better Leader.

Let us resurrect leadership by breathing new life into our rolls and into those who are depending on us.  As one who had been a leader and studied and taught leadership, I have learned that there are several highly critical attributes of a good leader that we need to emulate.

They Establish the Organizational Culture.
Like a parent, great leaders lead by example and establish the organization’s culture.  This includes standards for treating coworkers, appropriate language, elimination of gossip, putting internal and external customers first, a servant mentality, and appropriate attitudes. Dee Hock, Founder of Visa believes that if the leader does not get it right, no one else on their team will either.  Says Hock, “If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time in leading yourself—your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, and conduct.”