In last week’s post I listed survey responses to the question, ‘What’s the first job of a leader?’. In the form of a metaphor, let me elaborate on my response to that question. That is: to, ‘Be a beacon of hope’.
‘Be a beacon of hope’ is not only the first job of a leader – it’s the every day job, through to the last job, of a leader. Read more…
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be a beacon of hope,
chance encounter,
constituent vessels,
every day job,
intentional spoken message,
lighthouse beaming out hope,
projecting genuine hope,
What's the first job of a leader
Last month I attended the the annual conference of MTAA (Medical Technology Association of Australia). During the conference breaks I surveyed delegates regarding the following question: ‘What’s the first job of a leader?’ Below are the responses to that question (in no particular order). Read more…
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be a role model,
deliver certainty,
Inspire,
integrity,
manage yourself first,
Medical Technology Association of Australia,
MTAA,
passion,
set the culture and vision,
slow the game down,
tell it like it is,
What's the first job of a leader
While I don’t agree with some of the suggestions and tactics in Robert Greene’s book, The 48 Laws of Power, Law 28 in the book entitled, ‘Enter action with boldness’, has some valuable ideas. In particular, Greene shares in Law 28, the suggestion: ‘Be bold – no one honours the timid’. Read more…
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a bold action,
avoid tension,
be bold,
enter action with boldness,
Law 28,
no one honours the timid,
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The 48 laws of power
