Over the past few posts, I have been giving you 3 tips on things I have been thinking about.
While I was standing in line at Whole Foods this morning, I saw a book written by a Co-CEO of Whole Foods and that got me to thinking about leadership.
So here are a few things I have come to find out about leadership.
1. I don’t think you do as well if you try to lead by committee: I’ve been involved with organizations that have soft leaders and strong leaders. While you can have fantastic ideas that come out of groups and committees, you can’t have an effective organization that needs to make every decision by consensus.
2. Leadership is often as much about admitting you are wrong as always having the right answer: So don’t be afraid to try, try and try. But if something isn’t working its totally fine to say so and move on.
3. Great leaders don’t point fingers: This goes without saying.
4. Leadership isn’t just being able to hire and fire or give orders: Its about vision and direction more than any of the functions that are considered functions of being the boss.
These are just 4 quick ones. What do you think are the ones that are indispensable? Are these right? Wrong?