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MANAGEMENT
In truth, leadership has everything
to do with behavior. If you behave in
these 10 ways, you can and will be an
effective leader.
1. A leader does the right thing.
A poor leader focuses his energy on
“sounding good.” And he spends a great
deal of time on how he can spin a story
so he comes out “looking good.” By
contrast, a great leader not only knows
what is right, he also does what is right.
He turns the courage of his convictions
into action.
2. A leader is more concerned
with “we” than “me.”
Some “so-called” leaders are on an
ego trip, seeking all the glory and hog-
ging all the limelight. From their per-
spective, it’s all about me, me, me. It
happens when a certain team develops a
new product that becomes a huge
financial success, but you only see the
CEO on TV talking about her vision
and how her vision allowed this product
to be developed. Shame on her.
By contrast, when Jill Blashack-
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THINK
T DOESN’T MATTER IF
you’re leading a country,
a company, a department, a team, a church or even a
family, leadership has nothing to do with title or
position. You could be the president of a country or the CEO
of a Fortune 500 company and
not
be a leader.
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10 UNDENIABLE BEHAVIORS OF GREAT LEADERS
BY DR. ALAN ZIMMERMAN
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP