11 things great leaders do.

BE a BIDDA: "BELIEVE, INSPIRE, DREAM, DO ACHIEVE"

From Sales Hunter 11 things great leaders do?

What is holding back organization:   lack of leadership.  What the the 11 things that great leaders do that some manager merely talk about or dream about.

1.   Leaders realize that to be successful, you have to create successors -  other leaders.

2.   It is not what they do that matters, but what their people do;

3.  Its not what people do when he is present, but when he is absent;

4.  His job is focused on people not processes;

5.  His leadership depend on his ability to listen; 


Read the rest of the article:
6. Leaders know their greatest asset is their people.
It’s not the product they make or the service they provide that allows them to succeed.
Leaders know there will always be competitors seeking to take their business.  Leaders know the only true advantage they have is their people, and as a result, they continually invest in their people.
7. Leaders know they’re being watched and measured, not just on what they do in public, but what they do in private as well.
It’s easy to do the right thing when everyone is watching, but leaders know what they do away from the front-line of their organization impacts how they act when they are on the front-line.
They know other people are watching them in all scenarios.
8. Leaders know goals without plans are worthless.
Leaders plan, but they don’t just plan — they act on their plans.  At the same time, they know their focus is not on the plan, but also on the goal. Therefore, they know that plans may have to be modified.
9. Leaders don’t talk about having integrity. They live it.
The leader who talks about having integrity is the last person to have it.
People who have integrity don’t walk around telling others they have it.  People know the leader has integrity because they see it in the leader’s actions.  Their integrity is what anchors them and allows others to believe and place value in them.
10. Leaders are continually learning.
Leaders know things change and, therefore, they must be continually learning.  Leaders never end a day without having learned something new. They do this by approaching everything as a learning opportunity.
11. Leaders know it starts with them.
Leaders realize this not from a sense of ego, but from a sense of understanding they have to walk the talk.   They know in this era of 24/7 where every action is noticed, the easiest way to lose respect is by attempting to be somebody they’re not.
Is this the entire list things great leaders do that managers only think about?  No, I would never say this is all it takes.
From my vantage point of 15 years of consulting, though, and watching thousands of managers and leaders, this list hits the mark in many regards.
Copyright 2014, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Sales Motivation Blog. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price.