Thursday, December 10, 2009

The I's have It


When leading a team to excel daily there have been hundreds if not thousands of blogs, books, and recommendations on how to lead effectively. They come in all shapes and sizes of steps and directions. I, too, have my own thoughts and have narrowed it down to just a few key points.

Informed – when your team is truly informed and all aspects of your vision are transparent and understood, the first step is complete. Without a true understanding of why a vision is important your team just doesn’t have enough information to begin the creative process on their own. Information engages the right-brain so that the left-brain can begin to tactically plan.

Improvement – Your desire to make things better and shatter prior achievements is a key indication of your leadership. No desire, no improvement.

Inspired – your team must be inspired and engaged to achieve. This is when your “influencing” skills are needed. Inspiration includes a “cause” to motivate the team to excel. If your team believes in the vision for the reasons beyond simply “doing it” the power of the human spirit engages and passion is born.

Nelson Mandela
Indira Gandhi
Mother Teresa
Martin Luther King
You

There is nothing more powerful than a passionate human.

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