Reader Question - Do I Need To Be Charismatic?
Hi Evan,
I have recently discovered your website and browsing the various resources that your site offers. I appreciate them very much. I am a fresh graduate from UBC in Applied Science, Electrical Engineering. I started working at Canada's number 2 telecommunications provider shortly after my graduation from UBC. I have searched within the organization to examine the leadership qualities exhibited by the company's executive leadership team. I have come to realize that leadership is based on very simple ideas.
I feel that I have the ideas and the intelligence (don't we all) to create and grow leading businesses. One quality that I feel I lack is charisma. I am not awkward, but I am not a salesman. In your experience, does someone like myself have the potential to grown that charismatic personality, or should I focus my career on developing my stronger traits, such as my analytical and creative abilities? If I will always be someone who lacks the charisma to charm all my audiences, should I give up the idea of being the CEO of leading edge companies, and focus on other roles, or do you think I could still fill such a role successfully?
Again, I would like to thank you for the resources that you have made available. I have a couple of business opportunities awaiting me, and I am in the due diligence stage of one of them. Because of the generosity of your site and the relationship it has built, I will openly look for ways that I can employ your services. Can you tell that I have been reading some of your Marketing advice from Michael Hepworth?
Sincerely,
Matthew
Hi Matthew,
The key is to know what you're good at and find a way to make money doing it. I've met a lot of entrepreneurs who have built multi-million dollar companies who are not very charismatic at all.
By the same token, I've made many charismatic people who have failed miserably at being an entrepreneur.
What you need to do is pick an industry that you are passionate about and you can be outstanding in.
Every company needs a team of people to be successful. The first step in building this team is recognizing what your individual weaknesses are. Surround yourself with people who complement your skills and can help you build a world class organization.
Good luck!
Evan.
I have recently discovered your website and browsing the various resources that your site offers. I appreciate them very much. I am a fresh graduate from UBC in Applied Science, Electrical Engineering. I started working at Canada's number 2 telecommunications provider shortly after my graduation from UBC. I have searched within the organization to examine the leadership qualities exhibited by the company's executive leadership team. I have come to realize that leadership is based on very simple ideas.
I feel that I have the ideas and the intelligence (don't we all) to create and grow leading businesses. One quality that I feel I lack is charisma. I am not awkward, but I am not a salesman. In your experience, does someone like myself have the potential to grown that charismatic personality, or should I focus my career on developing my stronger traits, such as my analytical and creative abilities? If I will always be someone who lacks the charisma to charm all my audiences, should I give up the idea of being the CEO of leading edge companies, and focus on other roles, or do you think I could still fill such a role successfully?
Again, I would like to thank you for the resources that you have made available. I have a couple of business opportunities awaiting me, and I am in the due diligence stage of one of them. Because of the generosity of your site and the relationship it has built, I will openly look for ways that I can employ your services. Can you tell that I have been reading some of your Marketing advice from Michael Hepworth?
Sincerely,
Matthew
Hi Matthew,
The key is to know what you're good at and find a way to make money doing it. I've met a lot of entrepreneurs who have built multi-million dollar companies who are not very charismatic at all.
By the same token, I've made many charismatic people who have failed miserably at being an entrepreneur.
What you need to do is pick an industry that you are passionate about and you can be outstanding in.
Every company needs a team of people to be successful. The first step in building this team is recognizing what your individual weaknesses are. Surround yourself with people who complement your skills and can help you build a world class organization.
Good luck!
Evan.
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