Leadership Trait #9
September
12, 2013
We continue our ten-part
series on Leadership Characteristics based on a Harvey McKay weekly blog.
The research for
these ten words came from a four-year series of executive seminars conducted by
Santa Clara University and the Tom Peters Group/Learning systems. This list first appeared in Management Review
Magazine). These thoughts are my own
creation.
Leadership
Trait #9
Straightforward
To
talk about a straightforward leader, we have to break down this word into two
words – “straight” and “forward”.
“Straight” implies:
Directly
Without delay
Immediately
At once
Instantly
Right away
Straight away
Can
you name a few leaders from your past that have shown these characteristics? I surely can.
Some
leaders pride themselves on delay tactics.
How long can we put off spending, investing, paying our debt, and the
list goes on.
I
think this list also gives us a glimpse of a leader of integrity. When leadership is needed, this kind of
leader responds in a timely manner. He
or she is considered a “straight shooter.”
Our
second word – “Forward”, implies motion.
Onward
Ahead
Frontward
To the fore
Advance
Promote
Further
Accelerate
Every
one of these synonyms is an action word.
They picture a leader who is in charge, and leading the charge. He/she is taking the battle to the enemy, or
facing and tackling the obstacles in the way.
Sort
of sounds like the kind of leader I would enjoy serving with.
You
too?
I
think this quote caps our thoughts today.
“Iron rusts from disuse;
water loses its purity
from stagnation;
even so does inaction
sap the vigor of the mind.”
~Leonardo da Vinci
Do
you lead? After weighing all of the
sides, action is called for. Don’t rot
on the vine. Don’t go stagnant.
DO!
P Michael Biggs
Offering
Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
One Word
at a Time
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