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Tiêu đề: 	[New post] The Leadership Puzzle – What Great Leaders Know
Ngày: 	Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:43:46 +0000
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    The Leadership Puzzle – What Great Leaders Know
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by Dale Myers <http://dalemyers.wordpress.com/author/myersde/>

<http://dalemyers.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/pic-puzzle1.jpg>There’s no 
shortage of books, articles, blogs and journals focusing on the topic of 
leadership. Specifically, many write about the key behaviors, actions 
and experiences that are needed to achieve leadership success. We look 
for the common threads that can be weaved together to build a picture of 
what great leaders do. The thinking is that armed with this knowledge, 
others can learn to transform themselves into successful leaders.

I spend a lot of time thinking about leadership. Like most people, my 
thoughts focus on the great leaders that I have known. I think about 
what they do that makes them successful. Then I try to piece together a 
leadership puzzle with a collection of actions that can be replicated.

Over time, I’ve come to realize that most leaders are not easily 
definable. Often their strengths are unique qualities that are not 
shared across the broad spectrum of leaders. What makes them so 
successful is that they don’t fit into a standard puzzle – rather they 
look to form new shapes, to define fresh boundaries, and to embrace 
solutions not seen by others.

Of course, this has not stopped me from trying to create my own 
leadership puzzle. There are some similarities I have seen in successful 
leaders that are clear enough to share with you. Based on my experiences 
– some pieces of the puzzle include:

*Creating and communicating a simple vision.* Leaders understand the 
value in providing a vision that people can rally around. Creating a 
“north star” that can be used to guide efforts is critical. They key is 
to make the vision simple, interesting and obtainable.

*Defining a common enemy.* Having a common opponent that creates an “us 
against them mentality” can be inspiring. Steve Jobs used this tactic 
and created a “geeks” vs. the establishment mindset that later was 
supplanted with an Apple vs. Microsoft rivalry. Often you hear sports 
coaches talk about how no one “outside the locker room” believes in 
their team - creating an us against them mentality.  Having a defined 
enemy can force teams to grow together. It creates a common bond; 
something that says we are in this battle together.

*Setting priorities.* Organizations are made up of many rapidly moving 
parts where new ideas and opportunities abound. The reality is that most 
organizations can only work on a handful of opportunities in any given 
period. Great leaders understand they need to focus all their efforts on 
a limited number of key initiatives that clearly support the objectives 
and vision of the organization.

*Quickly correcting hiring mistakes*. All of us have made hiring 
mistakes. Bringing someone new into an organization is often a crap 
shoot. Despite best efforts, sometimes you get it wrong – this is no 
sin. The key is to retain the best and move quickly to correct hiring 
mistakes. Great leaders don’t allow their hiring egos to stop them from 
moving on when a mistake is made.

*Allocating organizational assets*. Much of what leaders do is figure 
out where to invest and how to use available resources. The best 
identify organizational objectives and work to fund the initiatives 
which best serve the long-term goals.

*Motivating people.* Finally, the best know the key actions that 
motivate people and organizations. To do this they “know their people”, 
and they understand what actually motivates them. Generic motivational 
tools (like financial bonus programs), often fail to drive people to 
reach high levels of performance long-term. Leaders know that people are 
unique, so they use a variety of motivational tools that meet the 
diverse needs of the individuals in an organization.

Of course there are many other things to write about that great leaders 
do. We could talk about emotional intelligence, business knowledge, 
focus, personal strength, risk tolerances – these are all keys for great 
leaders. But, ultimately these are unique qualities that are hard to 
define, measure, replicate and even understand.

Creating my Leadership Puzzle is still a work in progress. I continue to 
meet new and interesting leader’s everyday. The truly great ones seem to 
do one final thing – they *consistently deliver positive results.*

What do you think? What are the key traits you see in great leaders? 
What does your leadership puzzle look like?

*Dale Myers <http://dalemyers.wordpress.com/author/myersde/>* | June 29, 
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