The Exceptional Skills

We want you to thrive in work and life because, when you do, it changes your life for the better, which betters your work, your community, and the world.

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When you are walking around...

What are you looking for?

Your people doing wrong...

Or how to help?

What you look for matters.

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This is another big reason we have poor leadership, poor bosses, in many organizations..

When hiring, people aren't hired because of leadership ability or potential..

They are hired because of this...

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Why do you want to be a leader? Are you about serving and doing the hard work that only you can do? Or are you about yourself, the perks, and doing what you like?

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The greatest leaders are humble, listen, learn, and are about the best idea, not their idea. They don’t see leadership as a reward or a status symbol—they see it as a call to serve.

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If people are late for your meetings, do this...

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This is one big reason there is so much bad leadership, bad bosses, in organizations...

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Yes, there are areas you may be weak in that you can delegate to others. But there are also areas that you need to get past how you feel or what is natural and become what you need to be for your team and to accomplish the mission.

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It’s okay if you don’t know about leadership—yet. It’s okay if you get promoted but don’t have the skills yet. What matters most is that you recognize it. Be humble and realize you may not know as much about leadership as you think you do.

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This is a big danger for anyone.. but especially leaders...

Ideas are great...

But when you hold on to an idea and attach an idea to yourself...

Then it becomes dangers.

Be about the best ideas, not YOUR idea.

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You can do whatever you want and call it leadership or say whatever you wish is leadership—but it doesn’t mean it’s helpful or that you will be effective. Just calling it leadership doesn’t make it leadership. Just because it’s what you like...
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Influence is the relationship and respect you build with others that cause them to act with and for you.

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Is conflict itself bad?

Do we need to avoid it at all costs with our team and employees?

Quick answer: no. :)

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Being a manager or in a leadership position is just a different role with different functions. When you don’t listen to others, you end up missing out on great ideas, making better decisions, and solving problems faster and better.

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If people are late to your meetings, you should do this...

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Being in a leadership position doesn’t automatically make you a leader or mean you know how to lead. Leadership is a skill that takes time and practice to learn.

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If you want to be a great leader, don’t focus on finding a key formula or secret to leadership. Focus on daily learning, growing your leadership skills, and practicing good leadership principles. Do this, and over time, you will grow into a great leader.

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Anytime you enter a new leadership position, building influence with your team takes time. They must learn to trust you. Just like leadership is a process, building influence is a process.

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This is dangerous for anyone... but it's especially dangerous for leaders.

You may have an idea...

You like it...

You love it...

But just because it's your idea doesn't make it the best idea...

We should neer attach ourselves to ideas, but be about the best idea.

[The Exceptional Skills @TheESkills]

Being in a leadership position doesn’t automatically make you a leader or mean you know how to lead. Leadership is a skill that takes time and practice to learn.

[The Exceptional Skills @TheESkills]

Being a manager or in a leadership position is just a different role with different functions. When you don’t listen to others, you end up missing out on great ideas, making better decisions, and solving problems faster and better.