"Insist on yourself; never
imitate... Every great man is unique."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leadership strategies, tools and techniques fall flat unless the people who employ them have strong personal foundations.
Extraordinary leaders have learned over the years who they are and they bring the best of themselves to whatever they are doing. Much of their wisdom has come from making mistakes and recovering from them in a way that allows others to benefit. They refuse to be something they are not and have the courage to take a stand. They care deeply about others, but are independent of the good opinion of others, and therefore are free to be themselves.
The best leaders bring out the best in their people. Often they see things in others before they are able to see it in themselves.
From this space, their interaction and communication is always with the person one is becoming – the strong, capable, smart, willing, and resilient contributor who then becomes instrumental in translating vision into reality.The extraordinary leader knows that anything less than this is an illusion.
Great leaders do not make their people great. They simply help others to see the possibilities and invite them to the table. They present us with a vision and a choice and create the space within which we can show up and grow.
The rest, of course, is always up to us.
Unleash the Extraordinary!
Diane Bolden
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