What image pops into your mind when you hear the word “leadership”?Or does a person come to mind?Perhaps someone you admire or someone who encouraged you on your personal or professional journey?
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How would you answer, “What do great leaders really want?”Here's what I said when asked, “I want my people to come to work and have fun, to be on track, to be engaged, confident, creative, collaborative, energized, respectful, and to have integrity. I want them to be focused forward in going out and accomplishing our objectives together to serve our clients.”Would you agree?What else would you add?
“I just love my new boss. He really cares about me!”When I asked this Next-Gen leader from a high-tech industry how he knows this, he said, “Well, the other day, he spent twenty-five minutes talking about my goals and dreams. Then, he asked what he could do to help me achieve those goals. He really cares!”He went on to say how he loves the company and that he's recruiting all of his friends to work with him.Now, this is engagement!How engaged are the people on your team?Are you a transformational leader?
During coffee break at a leadership conference, a participant approaches me with a copy of Millennials Matter in hand. He asked me to autograph his book. Of course, I'm delighted to do that! It's always an honor to connect to autograph a book!He also has a question for me…
Leaders build leaders.And... great leaders build great leaders.We find ourselves in the midst of a cultural “vortex” where we have to deal with a myriad of leadership challenges.