I’ve been a wisdom seeker all my life. Thankfully, I have had some great leadership influencers in my life and I have sought to learn from each of them. They have some common observed traits.
Beginning with my high school principal when I was student body president. He taught me to take responsibility for my actions, but not to trip over my own humility. There was a man with whom I worked in college, who took interest in me. I was technically his “boss”, but he was every bit the leader to this young, inexperienced, first-term manager. He taught me I cannot lead alone. I may be the leader, but there is no leader without people.
I’ve been blessed with good role models. And I have had some leaders who were not so good. Such as the guy who threw my sales book at me across the room.
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