Leadership

Leadership requires two key things; perspective & courage.

Perspective:
A leader knows that while it is very important to understand where they are trying to go and or what they are trying to achieve, it is NOT important for the leader to have to know how they are actually going to specifically achieve their objective. Leaders break new ground, so there is no defined path or process to follow. Yes, they of course have a view of generally how they will move forward and are confident they will achieve the objective, but at the same time they do not know exactly how they will reach the end point.

Courage:
A leader has the courage to move forward toward the end goal, with out knowing the exact path. Many around the leader raise issues, risks, what-abouts, showstoppers, warnings, biases, etc. The leader looks to understand and deal with them while she\he moves forward, rather than getting paralyzed by them.

- Leaders combine perspective and courage to confidently (not over confidently) move toward the objective.
-Leaders know full well they will rarely take a straight forward path, but instead make course corrections along the way.
- Leaders understand there will be challenges but keep focused on the end goal while navigating the issues that arise.
- Leaders are not always right, welcome constructive challenge and solutions oriented debates
- Leaders respect the team and are respected.
- Leaders are not afraid of failure.
- Leaders are ready to take the blame but not the credit.
- Some of the best leaders, lead from the back.
- Leaders achieve excellence while striving for perfection.
- Leaders step up.


Dan MacDonald