Leadership in the eyes of Leadres
I am following the Time's Lead India '09 initiative where they regularly publish a column called Vignettes of Leadership , that brings out the views on leadership directly by leaders in various fields. Here I will be summarizing some of those articles specially noting down the interesting things to take from each leader.
Lee Iacocca, the former CEO of Chrysler, has Nine C's that make a leader stand out from the crowd:
1. Curiosity : Listen to people outside the ‘Yes, sir’ crowd and read voraciously, because the world is a complicated place.
2. Creative : Go out on a limb, be willing to try something different.
3. Change : Manage change effectively, whether you’re leading a company or leading a country. Things change, and you get to adapt.
4. Communicate : Facing reality and telling the truth. Communication has to start with telling the truth, even when it may be painful.
5. Character : knowing the difference between right and wrong and having the guts to do the right thing.
6. Courage : In the twenty-first century courage doesn’t mean posturing and bravado. It is a commitment to sit down at the negotiating table and talk. If you’re a politician, courage means taking a position even when you know it will cost you votes.
7. Conviction : a fire in your belly, a passion to really want to get something done.
8. Charisma : the quality that makes people want to follow you. It’s the ability to inspire. People follow a leader because they trust him.
9. Competent : You’ve got to know what you’re doing. More importantly, you’ve got to surround yourself with people who know what they’re doing.
And above all this, he says that you can’t be a leader if you don’t have Common Sense!
Coincidentally, after Iacocca's Cs I found the four E's of great leader, by JACK WELCH, the former chairman and CEO of GE.
1. Energy : tons of positive energy to go-go-go; they love action and relish change.
2. Energize Others: to love people and inspire them to move mountains when they have to.
3. Edge : the courage to make tough yes-or-no decisions.
4. Execute
And finally he places a strong emotional component above anything else. A leader must be able to withstand the heat, handle setbacks and, enjoy success with equal parts of joy and humility.
Lee Iacocca, the former CEO of Chrysler, has Nine C's that make a leader stand out from the crowd:
1. Curiosity : Listen to people outside the ‘Yes, sir’ crowd and read voraciously, because the world is a complicated place.
2. Creative : Go out on a limb, be willing to try something different.
3. Change : Manage change effectively, whether you’re leading a company or leading a country. Things change, and you get to adapt.
4. Communicate : Facing reality and telling the truth. Communication has to start with telling the truth, even when it may be painful.
5. Character : knowing the difference between right and wrong and having the guts to do the right thing.
6. Courage : In the twenty-first century courage doesn’t mean posturing and bravado. It is a commitment to sit down at the negotiating table and talk. If you’re a politician, courage means taking a position even when you know it will cost you votes.
7. Conviction : a fire in your belly, a passion to really want to get something done.
8. Charisma : the quality that makes people want to follow you. It’s the ability to inspire. People follow a leader because they trust him.
9. Competent : You’ve got to know what you’re doing. More importantly, you’ve got to surround yourself with people who know what they’re doing.
And above all this, he says that you can’t be a leader if you don’t have Common Sense!
Coincidentally, after Iacocca's Cs I found the four E's of great leader, by JACK WELCH, the former chairman and CEO of GE.
1. Energy : tons of positive energy to go-go-go; they love action and relish change.
2. Energize Others: to love people and inspire them to move mountains when they have to.
3. Edge : the courage to make tough yes-or-no decisions.
4. Execute
And finally he places a strong emotional component above anything else. A leader must be able to withstand the heat, handle setbacks and, enjoy success with equal parts of joy and humility.
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