When we think of traits leaders typically exhibit, many come to mind—including strength, charisma, enthusiasm, and vision. One important component is often overlooked: humility. Humility is an attribute of truly great leaders according to Jim Collins in his book Good to Great and in his classic article for Harvard Business Review, “Level 5 Leadership: The …
Failure in the corporate world means not being where you said you would be when you said you would to be there. Your team may miss a deadline. A product may not meet expectations. A new procedure has unintended and undesirable consequences. A contract is awarded to a competitor. Admitting failure and accepting responsibility is …
Physical courage allows you to act in the face of pain, hardship, or threat of death. Shepherding your career rarely requires physical courage, although it may as you can see from the example at the end of this element. However, moral courage is quite another thing. It is very likely in your career that you …
Competence is doing things well, repeatedly. Competence requires study, practice, and reflection. There are many skills in which you need to be competent as a manager and leader. Effective communicating, decision making, planning, organizing, motivating, conflict managing, and problem solving are but a few of them. Leadership & Life a Guide to Building Trust provides …