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4 Leadership Skills Companies Want In Managers

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When it comes to hiring managers, companies make sure they do the toughest scrutiny of the applicants. One of the primary skills every company wants in their managers is leadership skills.

4 Leadership Skills Companies Want In Managers
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For every manager, it doesn’t matter if they have an MBA or Life Experience College Degree, leadership skills are imperative. Managers lead teams of people with different mindsets, skills, technical expertise, and roles and responsibilities. Therefore, having leadership skills allows them effectively manage their team.

4 Leadership Skills for Managers

During the hiring process, every company examines the applicants according to different aspects of their leadership responsibilities. The number of leadership responsibilities is so extensive that it is impossible to compile them all in just one article. Therefore, this article focuses on four of the more common leadership skills companies want to see in their applicants. [Read more…] about 4 Leadership Skills Companies Want In Managers

Surround Yourself With Great Leaders

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Have you been the leader over people you felt were extremely capable?  What effect did they have on you?  As the leader, it is in your best interest to surround yourself with great leaders.  If you do so, they will drive you to be better.  They will help you be your best self.  They will also ask you the questions others are afraid to ask.

Great Leaders at PepsiCo

The Wall Street Journal had an article that focused on Pepsi’s move to surround the CEO with outstanding leaders.  The article was titled, PepsiCo Positions Top Officials by Mike Esterl and Joann S. Lublin.  The article highlighted two big moves made by PepsiCo.  Pepsi is surrounding the Chairman and Chief Executive, Indra Nooyi, with two great leaders.  Pepsi brought in the former senior Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Brian Cornell as the head of one of Pepsi’s largest and most profitable units.  In addition, the longtime company executive John Compton was promoted to President of the company. [Read more…] about Surround Yourself With Great Leaders

You Can Succeed – Learn What It Takes

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For this week’s Friday quote, I would like to share a poem that I heard by a good friend of mine. I like the poem so much that I told my wife about it and she made it into a decorative saying and put it in a frame for me.

You Can Succeed - Be the Man

Be The Man

The MAN who decides what he wants to achieve
and works till his dreams all come true,

The MAN who will alter his course if he must
and BRAVELY begin something new.

The MAN who’s determined to MAKE his world better,
who’s willing to learn and to lead,

The MAN who keeps trying and doing his best
is the MAN who knows how to SUCCEED.

~Anonymous

You Can Succeed!

This poem is titled “Be The Man,” but it is just as applicable to women as it is to men. I really like this poem because it gives me courage to work hard, do my best, be willing to try new things, and set and obtain goals. [Read more…] about You Can Succeed – Learn What It Takes

10 Qualities An Organizational Leader Should Possess

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10 Qualities An Organizational Leader Should Possess

10 Qualities of an Organizational Leader

An organizational leader is not just defined by his role or some high position in the company, but he is defined by his actions and the traits that he doesn’t only possess but also displays. If you also want to be a great leader – one who can win the hearts of his colleagues – take a look at the following qualities:

1. A Real Organizational Leader Is Honest

A real leader holds integrity, values, morals and trust for his people. An organizational leader who owns these qualities will always have the ability to make people feel good about their environment and their jobs. Remember that employees always prefer to work for leaders whom they can feel comfortable with.

2. A Real Organizational Leader Likes To Communicate

An organizational leader will not be able to make his people understand what he wants to talk about if he does not communicate with people. Employees are not just interested in following an organizational leader, but interested in knowing his goals and values, and communication is the key to doing that. A successful organizational leader has the art of communicating in a way that makes everyone around him stay happy and agree with him at all times. [Read more…] about 10 Qualities An Organizational Leader Should Possess

The First Rule Of Leadership

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Whenever we go on road trips my daughter likes to watch movies on the computer while we drive to pass the time. Today, she watched A Bug’s Life. While she was watching it, there was a line that stuck out to me.

The First Rule Of Leadership

There was a point when Flik made a mistake and spilled all the food into the water. Hopper got really mad and went straight to Princess Atta. He began asking Princess Atta what had happened and why the error occurred. Princess Atta claimed she didn’t know what had happened and that it wasn’t her fault. To that Hopper replied, “The first rule of leadership – It’s always your fault!” This is very true!

There are three things a leader should do to be able to take the blame.

Leaders should know what’s going on.

As the leader, you should know what your projects your employees are working on.  You should know what their responsibilities are and how well they are keeping up on their projects.  You should also know their workload and understand when they are getting overloaded.  It can be a challenge, but as the leader you should be in constant communication with your employees to stay on top of things. [Read more…] about The First Rule Of Leadership

The Power of Love In Leadership

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I want to start a new tradition on Leadership Done Right. From this point forward, I am going to use the Friday posts to share some of my favorite quotes on leadership and related topics. The posts are going to be shorter with the hope that the quote will lead to some discussion in the comments section.

No leader can be fully effective without love, and those who try to serve without it will not be properly motivated and may even feel resentment and a sense of slavery. ~ Neal A. Maxwell

The Power of Love In LeadershipThis is a great quote! When you want to be a great leader, you must love those you lead to be effective. You show that love by doing what’s best for those you lead and those impacted by your decisions. When you love those you lead, you show them through your words and actions. [Read more…] about The Power of Love In Leadership