It's really hard to get away from political news these days. Be it USA, who recently elected it's new President or India, which is getting ready to elect it's next cabinet. So, what does it take to be a leader?
To me, there are as many definitions as there are leaders in this world. I firmly believe that leadership can be learned with excellence. We can read various elaborations in leadership books authored by people including Jack Welch and Robin Sharma. I have referred a few characteristics in my prior posts, but I want to reiterate the "IMAGE" acronym that Robin pointed out in his talk with CBC News.
'IMAGE' as Robin pointed out, stands for the following:
1. Innovation and Imagination (Think hard, Think twice and Out of the box)
2. Merchant of WOW (Raise standards, Always surpass expectations)
3. Authenticity/Transparency (There's no one in this world like you)
4. Guts (Need to take tough decisions even if they do not make you likable)
5. Ethics and Excellence (Integrity, Shun Mediocrity)
To me, there are as many definitions as there are leaders in this world. I firmly believe that leadership can be learned with excellence. We can read various elaborations in leadership books authored by people including Jack Welch and Robin Sharma. I have referred a few characteristics in my prior posts, but I want to reiterate the "IMAGE" acronym that Robin pointed out in his talk with CBC News.
'IMAGE' as Robin pointed out, stands for the following:
1. Innovation and Imagination (Think hard, Think twice and Out of the box)
2. Merchant of WOW (Raise standards, Always surpass expectations)
3. Authenticity/Transparency (There's no one in this world like you)
4. Guts (Need to take tough decisions even if they do not make you likable)
5. Ethics and Excellence (Integrity, Shun Mediocrity)
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