WALIC MAGAZINE #10 #10 | Page 76

WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE LED BY YOU

The question "Why should anyone be led by you" strikes fear in the hearts of most executives. With good reason. You can´t get anything done without followers, and in these empowered times, followers are hard to find, except by leaders who excel at capturing people´s hearts, mind, and spirits.

How do you that? Of course, you need vision, energy, authority, and strategic direction and these four additional qualities:

- Show you´re human, selectively revealing weaknesses.

- Be a sensor, collecting soft people data that lets you rely on intuition.

- Manage employees with tough empathy. Care passionately about them and their work, while giving them only what they need to achieve their best.

-Dare to be different, capitalizing on your uniqueness.

Mix and match these qualities to find the right style for the right moment.

Without all four qualities, you might climb to the top. But few people will want to follow you, and your company won´t achieve its best results.

You can´t get anything done without followers, and in these empowered times, followers are hard to find, except by leaders who excel at capturing people´s hearts, mind, and spirits.

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