No one is born knowing everything there is to know about leadership. Much of what makes a great leader has to be learned. There's a difference between leadership skills (what you know) and leadership attributes (who you are). A great leader needs both. Let's focus on leadership attributes - those qualities that seem to be inborn in many great leaders:
- Passionate: about mission, about strategic decisions, about life
- Authentic: building trust; being honest, genuine and forthcoming
- Curious: engaging people by asking questions and listening to the answers
- Humorous: laughter at self and situations
- Fearless: trying new solutions and thinking creatively about things
- Joyous: expressing happiness
There are most certainly more of these attributes. If you have an attribute to contribute to this discussion, please reach out to me at ewoolfe@intuitionconsult.com