These Tweetchats are insightful, thought provoking, and generate genuine conversation. Hundreds, if not thousands, of Twitter members join the conversation every Tuesday night.
Each week, it is a different topic. Our host, Lolly Daskal, over the course of the hour will post 10 questions, which end with the hashtag #LeadFromWithin. Every participant is encouraged to respond to the 10 questions. The responses are FANTASTIC!!!! You have to read them (well, as many as you can) as they go flying by your Twitter feed.
I invite you to join us every Tuesday evening for the tweetchat and throughout the week be on the lookout for the Twitter hashtag #LeadFromWithin
On the evening of Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the topic was HOW TO DEVELOP LEADERS. Here are the questions as posted by Lolly Daskal and my answers. Enjoy!
Q1: How do you define a leader?
A1. A Leader is someone who not only gains the trust of followers but is a follower himself #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: A solid leader is someone who has worked his way up the ranks and earned the trust of those that helped him up the ranks. The trust was earned because he trusted them as well.
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Q2. When it comes to personal qualities what should a developing leader have?
A2. A sense of openness and curiosity are two personal qualities a developing leader should have #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Leaders should always remain open to accept and process everything around them thus removing any form of “TUNNEL VISION”. In addition, leaders should never lose their sense of curiosity. Staying curious means that they have accepted the fact that that no one will always know everything and the only way to grow as a leader is to learn more by asking more questions and not settling for any answer but for the absolute answer.
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Q3. What abilities should developing leaders have when it comes to decision making?
A3. When it comes to decision-making, developing leaders should know that digging in and working to find the 360 degree of the issue will lead to better decisions #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: The sooner one knows there are more than two sides to any issue the better one will become at reaching a sound decision based. Otherwise, flipping a coin would be just as effective (or ineffective).
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Q4: When it comes to communication what abilities should a developing leader cultivate?
A4. The biggest ability a developing leader should cultivate is ACTIVE LISTENING #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: This means that any leader should always listen with intent and purpose. The intent should be to “understand first then be understood” and at all cost avoid listening like a doctor. Giving 18 seconds then start talking. That is not valid in the examination room and that is not valid in the workroom.
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Q5: When it comes to self-management what abilities should a developing leader refine?
A5. Self management abilities for a developing leader to refine is to look inside with truth and to look outside without the rose colored glasses #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Once a leader can look inside himself and see the truth about who they are and then can look at the outside world without wearing rose-colored glasses they can reach a level of leadership refinement. However, this is something that most new leaders struggle with and must realize that it will take time to achieve. Patience.
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Q6: We know we have developed a leader when they successfully…
A6. When they successfully develop leaders #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Always consider developing leaders a self-fulfilling prophecy otherwise why bother?
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Q7: What are some errors that occur developing leaders?
A7. Biggest error is that they fail to recognize & accept that plenty of errors will be made. It’s part of the deal. #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Failure is expected. Failure is how we learn and how we grow. Ignoring the fact that failure will make an unscheduled appearance is as if you are begging for failure. Not learning from failure is as if you are begging for failure to become your best friend. Accept that failure will happen and you accept the fact that you need failure to appreciate success when it happens.
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Q8: Do general leadership styles vary from country to country, if so in what ways?
A8. Local culture drives shift in priority from one style to another. All have same core function: make people better #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Every culture is different. Every culture places emphasis on the need for leaders to step up and carry it forward. As unique, as each culture is their perception of leadership style will vary as well. While it may appear as a strange way of doing business, in the end, their objective is to achieve the same goal: Success.
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Q9: When do developing leaders need to learn more about leadership?
A9. Leaders never stop learning more about leadership. Thus, leaders are always developing #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: Never, ever stop learning. Be a lifelong learner and you will be a leader for life.
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Q10: What words of wisdom do you want to share for the developing leader?
A10. Eyes Open, Ears Open, Mind Open, Heart REALLY Open & everything else not mentioned keep it shut #LeadFromWithin
Follow-up: I do not need to add anything to this.
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Those were that evening's questions.
Thank you for your time,
Dave Guerra
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