As I mentioned in another article, anyone can be a manger. However, if you want to truly inspire, motivate, and continually improve the performance of your team or organization, you need to understand the five most important qualities of leadership:
Personal Commitment
Passion
Walking the Talk
Actively Caring
Trust
Personal Commitment:
If you want to build your stock as a leader within [...]
Trust is never given, it MUST be earned. The trust between a leader and her team are continually built over time, day after day, project after project. Unfortunately, it only takes a second to loose your team’s trust through a momentary lapse in judgment.
As a leader, the challenge is not only building trust within your organization, but maintaining and [...]
by Ben on January 31, 2010
The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of the USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside of the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today’s uncertain business seas.
Learn the difference between a manager and a leader in this though provoking new article by leadership type.
To help clarify these terms, and improve your understanding of the leadership process, I explain the difference between responsibility and accountability in this post.