Here are 5 key characteristics of effective leaders, from Mark Sanborn’s You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference*********************************************************************. Effective leaders:
- Believe they can positively shape their lives and careers.
- Lead through their relationships with people, as opposed to their control over people.
- Collaborate rather than control.
- Persuade others to contribute, rather than order them to.
- Get others to follow them out of respect and commitment rather than fear and compliance.
All this speaks to the primacy of relationships for leadership. If you are not intentionally spending time with people on a regular and consistent basis, you probably are not a good leader.
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