Business Credit Magazine February 2014 | Page 6

Debbie Lundberg topic Your New AP (About People) and AR (About Results) “Y s e l e ct e d ou do not lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower Raise your hand if you were awakened recently with the burning desire to be well managed. What, no hands up? Imagine that… Now show your hand if you had an interest in seeking sound leadership. I’m guessing a hand (or two) is up… Okay, okay, so maybe your hand is not in the air, but you have to admit, you agreed more with the latter statement over the former, right? While a lot of titles have the word “manager” in them, it is easy to appreciate how people attempt to “manage” people, when in fact effectiveness comes from consciously and clearly managing process while leading people…and not the other way around! So how does one lead people who want to follow and grow into leaders as well? There are many theories and applications, so, to start, please consider these three things that greatly impact leadership effectiveness: personalities,