20 Tips to Leadership Success
11. Don’t take yourself too seriously—have fun and laugh with others.
12. Great leaders have great mentors—find yourself an external mentor that you can have an open relationship with, with no agenda.
13. Clearly articulate your vision and stay focused on it.
14. Be brave enough to ask the ‘dumb’ questions.
15. Never compromise on getting the right talent on board and then let them do the job you hired them to do.
16. Learn to be a great listener.
17. Understand the difference between ‘leading’ and ‘managing’.
18. Don’t be afraid to hire people who know more then you do.
19. Be passionate and believe in what you are doing.
20. Develop a true work/life balance—spending quality time with friends, family and in the community will improve your standing as a leader.
As Kenneth Blanchard, co-author of The One-Minute Manager, says: “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
Who are you going to influence today?
* Carmen Parnos is CEO of Super Leaders of Australia, a company dedicated to developing and promoting Australia’s future ‘super leaders’. She can be contacted via the website www.superleaders.com.au or by phoning (03) 9823 6235 or 0416 068 536.