{"id":1766,"date":"2015-02-02T10:17:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T10:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extatica.ro\/goodwinds\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2016-09-24T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T10:49:42","slug":"the-8-instinctive-habits-of-remarkable-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodwinds.ro\/index.php\/2015\/02\/02\/the-8-instinctive-habits-of-remarkable-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Instinctive Habits of Remarkable Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once in a while you meet a leader who stands out \u2014 even in a room filled with skilled, experienced, successful people. She hasn\u2019t just learned to be remarkably charismatic<\/a>. He hasn\u2019t just learned to be remarkably likeable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can tell, in an instant, they simply think and act and lead differently than most people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But those rare individuals don\u2019t become remarkable leaders overnight. While some are born with an aptitude for leadership, truly outstanding leaders are made. Through training, experience, and a healthy dose of introspection they learn how to make quick decisions. They learn to work with different personalities. They learn to nurture, motivate, and inspire.<\/p>\n

They learn to truly lead.<\/h4>\n

And in time those skills become automatic and reflexive. While great leaders do a tremendous amount of thinking, that thinking happens behind the scenes. In the moment, in the trenches, when people look to them and need them most, they act: swiftly, decisively, and confidently.<\/p>\n

Want to become a remarkable leader? Work hard to, like them, do some things naturally, automatically, and instinctively:<\/p>\n

1. They praise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to tell when employee recognition is simply one entry on a very long to-do list. We\u2019ve all been around people who occasionally \u2014 and awkwardly \u2014 shake a few hands and pat a few backs. No matter how hard they try to fake it, their insincerity is evident. (Tell me you haven\u2019t had at least one boss like that.)<\/p>\n

No one gets enough praise, so truly outstanding leaders see expressing thanks, giving praise, and providing recognition as one gift that can never be given often enough.<\/p>\n

Praise is almost like breathing to a truly outstanding leader<\/a>: natural, automatic, frequent, and most of all, genuine and sincere.<\/p>\n

2. They decide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ideas are great but implementation is everything. Outstanding leaders quickly weigh, assess, decide, and then immediately act \u2014 because decisiveness and action build confidence and momentum.<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why making a poor decision is often better than making no decision at all. Mistakes can almost always be corrected. Even though you should always try, rarely must you be right the first time. Adapting and learning and revising so you get it right in the end matters a lot more.<\/p>\n

Especially when\u2026<\/p>\n

3. They take responsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all make bad decisions. What matters is what we do afterwe make those mistakes.<\/p>\n

Outstanding leaders are the first to say, \u201cI was wrong.\u201d Outstanding leaders are the first to say, \u201cI made the wrong choice. We need to change course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outstanding leaders instinctively admit their mistakes early and often because they\u2019re quick to take responsibility<\/a> and because they desperately want to build a culture where mistakes are simply challenges to overcome, not opportunities to point fingers and assign blame.<\/p>\n

4. They communicate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Business is filled with what: What to execute, what to implement, what to say, and sometimes even what to feel.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s often missing is the why.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why so many projects, processes, and tasks fail. Tell me what to do and I\u2019ll try to do it; tell me why, help me understand why, help me believe and make that why my mission too<\/a>\u2026 and I\u2019ll run through proverbial brick walls to do the impossible.<\/p>\n

Managers stipulate. Outstanding leaders explain. And then they listen\u2013because the most effective communication involves way more listening than talking.<\/p>\n

5. They set the example.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Say you\u2019re walking through a factory with the plant manager and there\u2019s a piece of trash on the floor. There are two types of people when that happens:<\/p>\n