Thursday, October 11, 2007

Leadership while you are young?

Article of the day
BusinessWeek - 7 attributes of leadership
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20071011/bs_bw/oct2007sb20071010093227;_ylt=Ajwm3RRnNyu02.WTn3AFJ.is0NUE


Leadership in the US is in a real funk today.

True leaders that take risks get cut off at the knees for speaking their mind about solutions for real issues.

That is how administrators with no vision rise to executive positions and then people wonder why no progress is made.

I call this leadership by attrition.

People who should lead are peeled back until a layer of bland neutrality is exposed and given the title of leader.

Is a leader a true leader even if no one is following?

People can show leadership skills even at a time when they have not earned a critical mass of followers yet.

Be part of the solution! Decisions are made by those who participate!

BusinessWeek - 7 attributes of leadership
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20071011/bs_bw/oct2007sb20071010093227;_ylt=Ajwm3RRnNyu02.WTn3AFJ.is0NUE

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