That is one way to think about it in the photo above.
Or you can seek out qualities beyond just waving a flag…
Big SHOUT OUT to Gregory Carl Vert for providing me with this.
Greg attended a leadership presentation on Ohio State Campus last Friday
by former Buckeye Steve Russell who is the Senior VP and Chief People Officer
at McDonald’s.
Below are Steve’s thoughts…once again brought to you by Greg Vert thanks
again man!
Great stuff in my mind…ENJOY!
His favorite definition of leadership: “A leader’s job is to paint a clear picture of the current reality and provide hope for the future” – Napoleon
· His 11-key learnings as a leader:
1. Be bold:
§ “be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid”
§ Think big and broad; decide where you want to go; then start small and scale quickly
2. Importance of orchestration:
§ All about orchestrating buy-in. Think about the message you want to send, then find the right people to deliver it. Create a “pull” for your vision, don’t “push” it.
3. Surround yourself with people that think differently than you:
§ Start with the tough critics, because once they buy-in they become champions (i.e. Nancy Harmstead)
4. Listen to the ideas of others – give them all the credit when things go well and take all the blame when it goes wrong
5. Be authentic:
§ It’s less stressful, more fun and more effective to be yourself
§ Share your development goals with your team. The honesty goes a long way and they become a support network for your improvement (I thought this was an interesting idea)
6. Lead with your head, heart and guts:
§ Head = thinking/planning, heart = consideration for people/emotional IQ, guts = make the tough decisions
§ Very few executives are capable of leading with all three
7. Develop trust with the people you work with:
§ Value both results and relationships
§ Four keys to developing trust: competence, integrity, honesty and openness
8. Build your foundation on integrity and values
9. Deliver on your current job before looking at the next rung of the ladder
§ Two biggest mistakes executives make: 1) focusing on promotion instead of performance 2) trying to hide or mask weaknesses – ask for help!
10. Take responsibility for your work/life balance
§ You own the decisions you make on both sides of the equation
11. Be open to breadth in your career
§ Every experience counts – good or bad
§ Breadth of experience will contribute to your success
Number Five and Number Six were my personal favorites.
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