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15 Critical Leadership Skills You Need Today
Written by: Dennis SommerArticle Overview: In today's tough business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order giver and manager of people.
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15 Critical Leadership Skills You Need Today
In today's tough business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order giver and manager of people.
In this article, I have documented what I have found to be the leadership skills and abilities that are valued in leaders today. If you are looking to build a high performance team or company, these are the leadership traits that you and your managers should be focused on to improve personal and business performance.
1. Vision
Leaders have the ability to see things as they should become. Defining the organization’s direction, the leader defines the organization’s future.
2. Communication
Leaders are able to get others to share in their vision. They communicate in a clear and powerful way. Whether in large meetings or personal discussions, they never miss an opportunity to pass along their message.
3. Flexibility
Leaders are willing to learn. Leaders will be committed to furthering their own knowledge as well as making sure others keep up with the demand for a better educated workforce.
4. Action Oriented
Leaders know that it is not enough just to gather up the good ideas of others. When new ways of doing things can be implemented, putting them into action will fall on the shoulders of the entire team.
5. Bottom Line Thinker
Leaders know the financial conditions and limitations of the organization. Once they have the same information as senior executives, it is expected that they will reach the same decisions.
6. Builds Rapport
Leaders let the person or group know they understand their viewpoint, whether they agree or not.
7. Listening
Leaders have a mutual interest in the matter under discussion. Letting the other party speak first shows they are thought of as equals.
8. Respect
Leaders do not talk at people, they communicate with them. They treat them with respect. Do not patronize them. Leaders help them remember that they have an equal stake in finding an acceptable solution.
9. Focus
Leaders focus on the emotional issues that connect them with their followers. Leaders always stress values shared by their employees, enlisting their employees in a mission that gives their work purpose and direction.
10. Innovative
A leader can think on his or her feet. In critical situations, they have to come up with the answers, not look in textbooks.
11. High Expectations
Leaders have found, higher expectations from their workers, the better results achieved.
12. Passion
Leaders hate bureaucracy and all the nonsense that comes with it.
13. Change
Leaders stimulate and relish change. Do not become frightened or paralyzed with fear. They see change as an opportunity, not a threat.
14. Energy
Leaders have an enormous amount of energy and the ability to energize and invigorate others. They understand speed as a competitive advantage and see the total organizational benefits that can be derived from a focus on speed.
15. Support
Leaders surround themselves with competent, responsible, and supportive people.
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About the Author: Dennis Sommer RSS for Dennis's articles - Visit Dennis's website Dennis Sommer, CEO or Executive Business Advisers is a highly sought after sales, marketing and business improvement expert. His specialty is helping CEO's and executive teams improve their business performance and growth. Dennis has been advising business leaders for over 25 years. He takes great pride in helping his clients succeed and adding value to their business. His consulting services, coaching and training is focused on the six key areas of business improvement - your business strategy, sales, marketing, operations, financial management and staff. Using his proven, copyrighted business improvement methodology, Dennis will evaluate what you are doing today, develop an extensive list of detailed business improvement recommendations and help you implement the changes needed to dramatically improve your business performance and growth. For additional information: Company: http://www.executivebusinessadvisers.com/ Bio: http://www.dennissommer.com/ Contact Dennis Sommer at 800-627-6512. Click here to visit Dennis's website 5 Tweaks to Energize Your Business Improvement and Growth Business and Sales Growth Secrets for 2009 Improving Business Performance by Creating High Performance Teams 15 Critical Leadership Skills You Need Today 5 Ways to Stimulate Sales Growth and Business Value |
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