The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.
Interpretation
Effective leaders prioritize the development of their character and values over mere task accomplishment.
Frances Hesselbein emphasizes that true leadership extends beyond traditional measures of success; it involves cultivating personal qualities such as character, mindset, values, principles, and courage. Leaders who focus on these aspects are not only more effective but also inspire others to grow and thrive, which is essential for future success in an ever-evolving world.
In practice
In a leadership seminar to inspire future leaders.
When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.
It takes courage for a leader to identify and confront self-imposed barriers, to put in place the personal strategies required to unleash the energy, innovation, and commitment to self-development.
Women are working for part or all of their adult lives now. The possibilities are limitless, but you need to prepare.
The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person.
Social-sector organizations have to be better managed than for-profit organizations... because they have no margin of error.
For most of us, fidelity is faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. For the men and women of the FBI, fidelity also means fidelity to country. It means fidelity to justice and the law, fidelity to the Constitution, fidelity to equality and liberty.
People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.
Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.
It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
As commanders and staff officers, we are coaches and sentries for our units: how can we coach anything if we don't know a hell of a lot more than just the TTPs?
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
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