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Top of Mind: November 5, 2015
November 5th, 2015
by Bill Boyajian

Situational Leadership

My view of leadership extols the virtues of character, collaboration, modesty, and care, and I am passionate about this philosophy because it fosters good communication and consummate credibility.  But not all highly-successful, results-driven leaders embody these traits.  Fact is, many don’t, but are still effective.

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Take Steve Jobs, for example.  Bold imaginative leader?  Yes!  Humble, caring leader?  No!  The key, of course, is not to hyper-analyze every leader’s personality and temperament type, but to look for results that demonstrate success in business, and, hopefully, in life.

That’s why leadership is, in large part, situational.  Different businesses and those at different stages in their history, may require different types of leaders in order to thrive, change direction, or even reinvent themselves.  The leadership qualities that must exist for entrepreneurial start-ups are seldom the same as those needed for mature, developed companies.

The same is true for organizations and even family transitions in business.  Keep in mind that while the fundamentals of leadership are pretty constant, the style of leadership needed for different entities at different stages is situational.  Analyzing the needs is important, so keep an open mind and consider what is needed for every situation.

 

Here are a few Business and Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

  • True visionaries are achievement-oriented, not money-motivated. Money is a result of achievement, not the achievement itself.
  • Investing in something you don’t understand is an invitation to learn from a mistake. Know where your money goes, and why.
  • Initial success can be deceiving. Don’t let it go to your head. A mistake is an opportunity to learn and grow. Use it wisely.

Life Tips:

  • Generosity is a key to joy. If you are generous with a little, you will be generous with a lot. Give freely with no strings attached.
  • Where we spend our time demonstrates what is important to us. How we express ourselves reveals what is inside us.
  • Success is what you achieve for yourself. Significance is what you achieve for others. Success without significance can be empty.

 

Here are a couple more articles written by Bill….

Are You an Entrepreneur?

Be on Purpose

 



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