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Leadership Excellence
October 13th, 2011
by Bill Boyajian

Good leaders understand the inherent strengths and shortcomings of individuals and know how to get the maximum from each. Leaders see the potential in people that others miss. Life, and all firms and organizations, even families, is not populated with gifted over-achievers. It’s full of people who genuinely want to be appreciated for a job well done. They want to know that their actions helped make a difference toward stated corporate goals.

Not all your people are rocket scientists or CEO material, but a little encouragement can help an average person excel. People need to belong, but they also want to contribute. They want to be part of something, but they also want to stand out. With reference to psychologist­ Earnest Becker, Tom Peters and Robert Waterman’s In Search of Excellence presented a management mantra: People want to be part of a winning team but a hero in their own right. As a leader, you have an obligation to help them do both.

Leadership requires an almost unimaginable set of skills. Perfection is unattainable, and no leader or organization can afford to tempt it. Instead, what you want is excellence and continuous improvement.



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Birmingham, AL

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