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What is the One Thing You Can Do To Be an Incredible Leader?
Be willing to pay the price.
Winners aren’t born, they’re made.
What makes a good leader?
People.
People who follow.
It may be through an example, it may be through inspiration, but if people choose to follow you then you are a leader.
If people choose to follow you, then it is your privilege to make them succeed.
If people follow you, they want your help to solve a problem.
It may be a problem they are feeling, or it may be a company problem.
Either way, a simple leadership hack is to:
Define the nature of the problem
What is the real problem? Every company I’ve worked for had a morale issue. When people are locked in cubicles all day, their morale is going to suffer.
How do you uncover your direct reports dreams?
How can you tie that dream into the mission?
Analyze the data with measurement
What are the metrics you can use to demonstrate improvement?
Improve the measurements with a performance improvement plan