Why the Best Leaders Don’t Focus on Their Title
May 15, 2024
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Your title is temporary but your impact on others is lasting. More leaders are asked to deliver immediate results than
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Your title is temporary but your impact on others is lasting. More leaders are asked to deliver immediate results than
Engaged employees are like superheroes, but most employees aren’t engaged. Gallup’s study shows only 30% are engaged, while 52% are not engaged, and 17% are actively disengaged. Jack Welch emphasized the importance of employee engagement. To boost engagement, set meaningful goals, connect to a shared purpose, provide autonomy, focus on progress, and offer personalized coaching.
You don’t have to be a great leader. In fact, you can be an above-average manager in today’s work environment,
Working for or with a toxic leader is draining. The longer a team member experiences an absence of empathy, poor communication, or a lack of vision, the more unhappy they are regarding their work.
Anyone who is a great leader cares about being a good person. Unfortunately, being a good person doesn’t automatically make you a great leader. Having qualities such as being kind, empathetic, compassionate, helpful, thoughtful, and morally strong are excellent traits, but they don’t guarantee you help others maximize their potential.
Since motivation comes from within and initiates goal-oriented behaviors, assuming that performance and achievement begin with motivation would be a reasonable assumption. However, it’s not correct.
Everyone from the CEO to a part-time employee in your organization has something going on in their personal or professional life
The truth can set you free and create a brighter future than exists today. However, leaders often avoid the truth for fear of what might happen because of it. So they surround themselves with “yes” people who will shelter the truth and tell them what they want to hear.
Many traits, skills, and abilities often go undetected and are essential for long-term success. There is one that many of the best leaders like Caroll look for in the evaluation process that stands above the rest. This trait is what I call, “Competitive to the Core.” It’s a combination of natural god-given talent and developed skill.
Leaders don’t always hire the right people. In fact, research suggests that only 50% of hires are successful.