The Three Gs to Which All Leaders Should Aspire
I hear the foremost occupants of the c-suite open the kimono to their thoughts for hours every day--enough to cherry-pick the most essential qualities that mark the true greats in leadership.
When moving climbers of supreme potential into the upper echelon of achievement, I mix a cocktail of three ingredients:
- Grit - In today's hard-driving society and with the media regularly vilifying our greatest corporate leaders, grit is the most regularly practiced G--unfortunately, in the opposite manner it truly should. The common perception of leaders makes grit out to be that of a bully--to bulldoze employees and the competition in the name of shareholder value and profits. Shareholder interests should, indeed, be the c-suite's foremost goal, but that road is truly paved in a different type of grit-- one of leaders conquering their own fears, of maintaining integrity in times when corporate demons combat their better judgments, and their willingness to accept failure by taking the right daunting risks to produce desired outcomes. The most common example I find with leaders facing grit roadblocks is to gracefully let go of people who are causing talented people to leave the company and/or who are polluting the mission of the organization. Which brings me to ...
Are you feeling like leadership and achievement are an uphill climb? Are you falling short of your goals, just waiting for happy hour? Well, there is a happy hour in your mind ready to open for business, and the special is the cocktail of grit, grace, and gratitude. You always have the renewable ingredients at hand and they're absolutely free. Drink up and experience the exhilarating feeling of true success.
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Laura Berger is available as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and private coach. For more information, visit BerdeoGroup
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