The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World

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Leading the Team You Inherit

Idea in Brief What’s Wrong Most team-building frameworks assume that you get to cherry-pick members and set the direction and tone from day one. But leaders usually don’t have that luxury; they must work with the people they inherit. What’s Needed Leaders who are taking over and transforming a team need guidance on how to navigate the transition and improve performance.

The New Science of Building Great Teams

Artwork: Andy Gilmore, Chromatic, 2010, digital drawing If you were looking for teams to rig for success, a call center would be a good place to start. The skills required for call center work are easy to identify and hire for. The tasks involved are clear-cut and easy to monitor.

Leaders expanded cognitive process

The Power to see, hear and feel what is seen, heard and felt NOW instead of what should be, could be, was, or will be.

The Power to say do it NOW instead of what should be, could be, was, or will be.

Self-actualizers, he noted, shared a unique ability to engage in moments in which they felt truly alive, creative, and integrated.  Maslow described eight elements of self actualization:

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The Power to reach out for what you want instead of what you should want, not having to wait for someone to offer it to you.

The Power to take risks in your own behalf instead of only waiting for a change in the situation to make it possible for you to have what you want for yourself.