EDUCAUSE NERCOMP 2008 Think Stop #3

Created by Lida L. Larsen (EDUCAUSE) on March 21, 2008

What is the most important characteristic of a leader?

Honesty
Ability to listen and hear
Low blood pressure
Thick skin
Having a vision
Taking calculated risks
Ability to prioritize
Having followers
Ability to delegate/empower
Ability to gather followers and bring the best out of everyone
Empowering your staff
Knowing the context and the people and able to apply the appropriate behaviors to achieve optimum effectiveness
Not being the leader, not micromanaging, not too many meetings
Vision and follow-through
Ability to simplify/clarify, mission into action
Energy
Heart
Socialization skills (they know your name)
Patience
Empathy
Skating to the puck
Trusting your staff
Mentoring
Chin up/ear to ground
Building relationship of trust
Decision-making skills
Self-learning
Integrity
Motivator
Optimism
Shake people out of their comfort zones
Communicated vision

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		EDUCAUSE NERCOMP 2008 Think Stop #3 Created by Lida L. Larsen (EDUCAUSE) on March 21, 2008 EDUCAUSE NERCOMP 2008 Think Stop #3 What is the most important characteristic of a leader? What is the most important characteristic of a leader? Honesty Ability to listen and hear Low blood pressure Thick skin Having a vision Taking calculated risks Ability to prioritize Having followers Ability to delegate/empower Ability to gather followers and bring the best out of everyone Empowering your staff Knowing the context and the people and able to apply the appropriate behaviors to achieve optimum effectiveness Not being the leader, not micromanaging, not too many meetings Vision and follow-through Ability to simplify/clarify, mission into action Energy Heart Socialization skills (they know your name) Patience Empathy Skating to the puck Trusting your staff Mentoring Chin up/ear to ground Building relationship of trust Decision-making skills Self-learning Integrity Motivator Optimism Shake people out of their comfort zones Communicated vision EDUCAUSE_NC08 \| Leadership \| Think Stops Lida's blog Login or register to post comments 191 reads
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