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RE: Who is YOUR leader? How are you leading?

in #community6 years ago (edited)

"About leadership... Yes. Process. Write. I'm curious what your take is."

I have supervised people since 1984 @soyrosa. First, I would say there is a very significant difference between the words leader and manager. I have been around some pretty good managers, which are comparatively more common. A good leader is rare ...

The best leaders inspire us to follow them. They lead by example. The don't just talk about it, they do it, i.e. they are people of integrity. The simplest definition of integrity? Your actions align very closely with your words. Ultimately builds the essential cornerstone of a great team - trust. Ever read the book, "The Speed of Trust?"

So ... Leaders inspire us to do what? The best leaders have a clear idea of where they are, where they want to be, and how they propose to get there. They have to be able to communicate the vision of what they see and encourage "the troops" through the inevitable challenges they will face along the way ...

An essential part of good communication is leaders need to be very good listeners and "receive" what was "sent." They are then very effective at taking anything remotely close to an objection or concern about whatever the latest challenge is and helping their team through it. How? By seeing it differently than they are capable of on their own ...

As for us here on the Steem blockchain - what kind of a man is Ned? And what about somebody named Dan? Don't personally know, as I have only been actively involved "in here" since May (never been online before May ...) and have not had the time to track any of it down. Likely you know far more about these people, as I see you were at SteemFest 3? What are your impressions of them?

Well, that's quick "off the top" and I could write for awhile, but don't wish to overdo it ... 😉