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How do you define good leadership?

Started by Daniel Gibbons · 8 months ago

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33 comments

  • Kari

    8 months ago

    Brilliant Danielle! Confirms my belief that we are all here to be of service, but said much more eloquently :)
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  • Constance

    8 months ago

    I love what Danielle said and could never say it better. I would add: transparency and honesty at all times. Also, I'd like a leadership based in pacificism. Also, inspiration as Obama adequately shows.
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  • Laurie

    8 months ago

    A good leader would be one who knows what he or she does not know, and surrounds him or herself with people who do. A good leader always looks ahead to the future and watches out for the "icebergs" rather than always looking back to see what went wrong in the past - they have analysts who do that. And when walking the path of the present, leads the way but making sure the people are right behind them.
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  • Lisa Marshall

    8 months ago

    Good leaders "speak the truth and point to hope." This was from an NPR interview with a young Montessori school principal in the wake of 9/11 and I stole it for the title of my book on leadership maturity.........
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  • DanielleLaPorte

    8 months ago

    beautiful.
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  • Shirley Ann

    8 months ago

    Being able to resist pressures from the powerful while serving the needs of the majority.
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  • Karen

    8 months ago

    why the majority? The needs of a majority are often based on cultural norms, some of which are not for the long term success or betterment of mankind and our environment.
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  • Lauri

    8 months ago

    Leading people in a direction that they don't realize they want to - and need to - go.
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  • Chantal

    8 months ago

    An open mind while having a direction and inspiring others. Living their vision.
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  • textimage

    8 months ago

    good leadership requires curiosity. a good leader, in essence, knows they are forever a "student" and approaches any information, inquiry, decision, etc. FIRST by truly listening.
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  • John Agno

    8 months ago

    Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment. When peers connect change happens. Effective coaching can happen on the dance floor of conversation.

    More at: www.WhatisLeadership.info
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  • DanielleLaPorte

    8 months ago

    I just checked out your site. your "5 guiding principles that guide respectful conversations" is excellent.
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  • Leah Graves

    8 months ago

    Good leadership is when the leader inspires others to push their limits and stretch beyond what they would normally do. A good leader makes others want to be like them. I've seen bad leaders during my career that wrecked an organization. I've also seen amazing leaders both in the work world and during my time in college.
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  • Karen

    8 months ago

    I had a Director once who was helping me to be a better leader/ manager and his guidance was this:
    a good leader doesn't stand in a field of stones and point to the diamond, a good leader walks with his team and helps them to find their own route (as a team) to the diamond and defends the team along the way.
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  • JoeM

    8 months ago

    A good leader listens more than speaks. Serves the majority, not themselves. They provide encouragement when others falter. They defend the weak and protect those who cannot protect themselves. A good leader drives others to solutions and actions which benefit human kind. They set the example for morality, integrity, and common sense. They do these things without the need for a pat on the back or attention to their actions.
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  • ellabobella

    8 months ago

    Servant Leadership also resonates very very strongly with me. What made it so fascinating and important to my view of leadership is the idea that the leader is actually servant first. It was a total lightbulb moment when I realized that I could do my best work in serving and helping others and have that be a form of leadership. I was always afraid of the idea of leadership before I read about Servant Leadership.
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  • DanielleLaPorte

    8 months ago

    Jim Collins (in Good To Great) talks about what he calls Level 5 Types leaders - they are humble, their method of operation is hugely based on LISTENING, they are not necessarily charismatic, they have the courage to make tough calls. They balance personal humility with will.
    http://www.jimcollins.com/lab/level5/p2.html
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  • Colette

    8 months ago

    Good leadership creates an environment for the higher good of all he /she leads. By nature, this requires a leader to be intune with those who are led, often requiring sacrifice of ones own personal comfort, wants and aims. A good leader - a fabulous leader, knows that some times what is over all best for every one may not necessarily be the most favorable for a single individual or group, and chooses the whole rather than the part. This same leader also knows that what works for one can completely undo another but that also what lifts one will lift all. The best leadership is tolerant , patient, seeks wisdom from a higher source, and expects those whom are led to be self-principled, self-governed, and self-responsible. My grandmother taught this to me.
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  • Linda Borland-Fitzgerald

    8 months ago

    "Leadership is the creation of an environment in which the "followers" are enabled to
    excel. It's not about tasks!" Anyone can manage but true leadership inspires.
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  • stella

    8 months ago

    Strength of character, charisma, and the ability to listen. Also, the ability to bring in the right group of people to solve a problem.
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  • marn

    8 months ago

    Lead by example. Simple.
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  • Katie Kay

    8 months ago

    Perfect!
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  • Katie Kay

    8 months ago

    A good leader is a good listener, trustworthy, and a good example.
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  • Susie Hutchinson

    8 months ago

    Integrity, clarity in the objective and brilliance. There is nothing worse than someone who hasn't accomplished anything, trying to lead or teach.
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  • Kaiulani

    8 months ago

    Someone who steps up when things are at their worst. It is always easy to lead in the good times, it what you do in the bad times that count.
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  • Ellen

    8 months ago

    Gentle, quiet wisdom - one who provides safety for us to be who we are.
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  • kerrymac

    8 months ago

    A good leader should lead by example and practice what they preach. Nothing is more inspiring than someone who lives honestly and gives back with an open heart.
    www.snickerdoodles.typepad.com
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  • ChaseLisbeth

    8 months ago

    True leaders work for justice. They understand that the personal is political, that they can only lead by being people worthy of being followed, that there's no faking it, no tricks, no methods. Just honesty, teamwork, and, hopefully, a little bigger pie to be shared at the end of the day.
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  • Alison

    8 months ago

    Its said that good leaders don't flock. You find them, one by one.
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  • Daniel Gibbons

    8 months ago

    My biggest frustration with politicians is their unwillingness to make decisions. The culture of responding to opinion polls or conducting a referendum on a difficult issue is actually anti-democratic. Democracy is about electing leaders we trust to make decisions that may not pass the populist gut reaction / instant gratification test, but are good for the long term.
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  • Cobby

    8 months ago

    Good leadership creates an environment of plenty by creating opportunity for everyone. Good leadership is intelligent, thoughtful, articulate and open. Good leadership is principled. Good leadership creates an environment in which respectful debate it encouraged and in which all participants are safe to express their opinions. Good leadership inspires.
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  • Lindsay

    8 months ago

    a good leader is someone who is honest, has no judgment of others, leads from the heart, is without ego and doesn't have self fulfilling agendas.... while also being inspiring to those who need the guidance... someone who is a facilitator for growth.
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  • Kat

    8 months ago

    There are many types of leaders, but to me the best ones believe in the best of people and inspire and empower those around them to indeed become the best versions of themselves. They connect us to a larger shared vision and call us to action.
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