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4 simple strategies to define your leadership purpose
There are many types of leaders and, yet, very few of the leaders I meet have consciously chosen the type of leader they want to become. The conscious choices you make as a leader begins with why you want to lead. I came to learn this the hard way. In my corporate life, I started to feel like I wasn’t in the right job, and that perhaps I should be doing something else. Unfortunately, I wasn’t sure what this ‘something else’ was, and so, I continued working in the same environment despite my head and heart telling me otherwise. Eventually,…
Read 4 simple strategies to define your leadership purposeWhy choosing to lead is not enough
There are many types of leaders and, yet, very few of the leaders I meet have consciously chosen the type of leader they want to become. I believe there are 3 dimensions of leadership: Functional – an expert in a particular field, a neurosurgeon, for example Professional – a leader that manages a group of functional experts, the head of neurosurgery at a hospital would be a good example Transcendental – a leader that is known for their ability to influence large groups of people towards a common goal. A CEO of a hospital, for example A functional expert loves…
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