The beginning of the year is a great time to take a look at
your purpose or vision statement.
What? You don’t have a vision
statement? Then how do you know if you
are on course if you aren’t clear on what you stand for as a leader?
There is an interesting article by leadership coach John M.
McKee entitled “Best leaders know what they stand for”. He explores the age old question of why some
leaders make more effective bosses than others.
Hundreds of books have been written about how to be a great
leader but John M. McKee feels one in particular seems to have some of the
answers. He refers to a book written by Roy M. Spence called "It’s Not What You
Sell, It’s What You Stand For: Why Every
Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose."
I have just started reading the book but according to McKee,
the key message is this:
Even though many leaders may “know” what should be done, in practice
they don’t “walk the talk”.
I find this very interesting…and sad. No wonder the business world is in the shape
it is!
What about you? Do
you know where you are going and what you stand for? If not, how do you expect others to follow
your lead? How do you expect to have an
effective team, united together and working toward the same end?
“The world makes way
for the man who knows where he is going.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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