And take it from
some of the greatest leaders of today.
Not only was he one
of the great leaders of the American Revolution, he was also one who spoke from within the glorious French Revolution.
Almost
all of the great leaders of the Bible have at least one thing in common.
This is true of most
of the great leaders of Scripture.
I realized that he bore an uncanny resemblance in appearance, manner and voice to one
of the great leaders of our age.
A few weeks before my own entry into the Catholic fold, I sat around a lunch table with one
of the great leaders of the post-conciliar Church in America.
His name was Moses, one
of the greatest leaders of all time.
«We send a message to the whole country that an HIV positive man is one
of the great leaders of our city,» de Blasio continued.
Here are ten of my favorite life changing tips inspired by one
of the greatest leaders of the 20th century - Mohandas Gandhi.
Solo: A Star Wars Story follows the story of Solo, the captain of the Millennium Falcon and one
of the great leaders of the Rebel Alliance.
All of the greatest leaders of our time have agreed on one thing — we become what we think about.
Not exact matches
When Google sifted through immense troves
of data to determine what makes a
great leader, what quality did they come up with?
There's the popular image
of great leaders involving lots
of stern - faced seriousness and pointing confidently into the future, and then there's real - life
great leadership.
The overseas edition
of the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily said in a front page commentary on Saturday «two
great countries ought to have
great cooperation,» and showed a large picture
of the two
leaders shaking hands.
Why is this the hallmark
of a
great leader?
If entrepreneurs who have the passion and innovation to start their own businesses can develop these five skills
of great leaders, they will be most effective in leadingthose businessess into growth and a bright future.
The act
of simplification is
great for
leaders because it encourages new ways
of looking at old problems, and sets a standard
of continuous improvement that can (and will) become infectious in your business or organization.
Some
leaders are born, but most
leaders are created through a series
of circumstances and a passion for
great work.
Just because you're a
leader doesn't mean you're a
great one (we witnessed a shocking implosion
of a CEO at a major drugmaker just this past week).
The goal is to evaluate a candidate's willingness and ability to be an informal
leader, a
great sign
of leadership potential.
Maybe that's why so many
of the world's truly
great business
leaders are voracious readers.
But there's actually another framework that we've had
great success with in terms
of helping
leaders and their direct reports get on the same page when it comes to how issues get delegated on a daily basis.
But I was especially interested in the last section
of her talk, which focused on what she feels are the factors that consistently — and often abruptly — derail
great leaders who looked to the outside world to be cruising along.
Any responsible
leader would have run shortfalls in the aftermath
of the
Great Recession.
«One
of the biggest myths is that good business
leaders are
great visionaries with dogged determination to stick to their goals no matter what.
To be a
great leader you must be a
great interviewer, since the quality
of your organization depends on your ability to find and hire the right people.
These are indeed admirable qualities for a person to have and, in some situations, displaying them will serve you well, but both research and history suggest that
great leaders aren't always paragons
of unbending moral correctness.
A bad boss or team
leader can turn a
great job into the ninth circle
of workplace hell.
By understanding the types
of bosses that are most commonly cited as problematic, you can correct your habits and position yourself as a
great boss, a
great coworker, and a
great leader overall.
«All
of the
great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety
of their people in their time.
But if you can get people to follow you to the ends
of the earth, you are a
great leader.»
In her book, Put Your Intuition to Work, intuition expert Lynn Robinson explains that some
of the
greatest business
leaders rely on their intuition to make important decisions.
Real
leaders realize the
great wisdom
of that saying by Spiderman's Uncle Ben: with
great power comes
great responsibility.
That's
great for passing Psych 101, but it's also crucial for business
leaders and entrepreneurs to understand where they fall on the spectrum
of each
of the Big Five, according to the article.
«Not that he did a
great deal
of good, but at least he didn't make a mess,» one business
leader wrote.
In an age
of racial tension and discrimination, next generation
leaders will embrace diversity; welcome differing opinions, ideas, and expressions; and create an open environment that promotes mutual understanding, where people come together for a
greater good.
Following these iconic
leaders has helped shape my views on how to lead change and empowering teams to achieve «the next chapter
of great.»
All
great products polarize a subset
of the population, and Kawasaki urged
leaders not to be afraid
of this.
And the
great leaders of the world are ideally placed to help us with that often overlooked stage in the journey.
One more ingredient is needed, beyond focus and people, to move from good to
great: you have to build a culture where questioning
leaders and decisions — including those
of the CEO — is OK, it's embraced and it's rewarded.
It is the sustaining aspect
of your character that makes you a
great leader.
You may, in other words, evolve into a
great leader yourself, but that usually comes after a period
of signing up to support another person's vision.
Have you ever promoted a wunderkind expecting him or her to become a
great leader only to end up with more
of a Darth Vader?
Often regarded as one
of the
greatest wartime
leaders in modern history, Churchill would overcome immense obstacles to eventually lead the British people to victory over Hitler's Nazi Germany in World War II.
For the past 10 years, I have served as Intuit's fifth CEO, following in the footsteps
of great leaders such as Scott Cook, Bill Campbell and Steve Bennett.
Not only do figures like Mark Zuckerberg and President Obama credit fiction with expanding their outlook and exercising their minds, but science even suggests that a
great novel can boost empathy, a hallmark
of excellent
leaders.
In my ongoing studies
of the world's
greatest leaders, I have realized that there are actually three strong reasons that we need to thank our critics:
Down - to - earth
leaders and direct access to management have a
great deal
of impact.
It's time for entrepreneurs and business
leaders to get involved, because finding creative solutions to these challenges will require not just
great political leadership and innovative research, but a transformation
of business itself.
Great leaders know that in order to be successful they have to be hard - nosed ahd not letting their reactive emotional responses get in the way
of a current business opportunity.