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by Richard Brody
There’s a significant difference, between, holding some position of leadership, and, becoming a meaningful leader! It’s never enough, to make empty promises, and use rhetoric, and the only way, to evaluate, leaders, is by, what he achieves, and whether his actions, got it DONE, the way, which might, best, serve and represent, the greater good! After, over four decades of personal involvement, in, nearly, every aspect, related to effectively, leading, from, identifying and qualifying, to training, developing, and consulting to thousands of actual, and/ or, potential leaders, and, serving as a leader, on several occasions, I strongly, believe, the best way, to consider, any individual’s impacts, is, by the quality, and effectiveness of his results, both, in the immediate, as well as longer – term. With, that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic results, what this means and represents, and, why it matters.
1. Delve deeply; determine; discover; deliver; deeds: Instead of pre – judgments, and assumptions, great leaders must, consistently, be ready, willing, and able, to delve deeply, and determine, the best path, forward! What deeds, he wishes to accomplish, and how he will deliver on his ideas, etc, differentiates between quality leaders, and the rest – of – the – pack!
2. Options; opportunities; open – mind; offering; organize: Great leaders do not have the luxury, of wasting time, and poor focus! Rather, they need to proceed, in an organized manner, and have an open – mind, so they are willing, to consider and examine, numerous, various, options and alternatives! It is essential to recognize opportunities, which, may present themselves, and/ or, make one’s own opportunity, in an informed – manner!
3. Nerve; nuances/ needs; niche: Instead of letting their fears and insecurities, control them, a great leader needs the nerve, to proceed, to do, what many others, refuse to address, and resort to procrastination! He must recognize, each group has specific niches, and needs, and be ready, willing, and able, to proactively, proceed, with the nuances, to make a change, for the better!
4. Empathy; efforts; enrich; emphasis: Great leaders must proceed, with a significant degree of genuine empathy, and place, much of their emphasis, and focus, accordingly! How one does so, often determines, whether one’s efforts, consistently, significantly, enrich the group, and its stakeholders!
A real leader cannot be satisfied, merely, talking – the – talk, but, rather, must clearly, show, he walks – the – walk, and has the persistence, to get, what’s needed, DONE, in a well – considered, timely manner! Are you fit to lead, and up to the tasks, commitment, and responsibilities?
About the author
Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, Director of Development, consultant, professionally run events, consulted to thousands of leaders, and conducted personal development seminars, for 4 decades. Rich has written three books and thousands of articles. His company, PLAN2LEAD, LLC has an informative website http://plan2lead.net
