Belk on Business

Leadership for Longevity

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Most every business has three positions/areas of leadership:

1) Visionary – leader responsible for the company’s vision

2) Managers – responsible for the execution and creating value

3) Administrators – responsible for process and tasks

Some thoughts regarding leadership in your company:

  1. If leaders are going to lead in a way that will allow for perpetuity of not only the business but continue to bring value as leaders in the company, they generally will have the following attributes which should be key in hiring or promoting:
    1. Integrity – an individual who has honesty and discipline
    2. Intelligence – not only do they have the necessary skillset necessary for the work but are they truly able to solve problems and grow and lift their own leadership lid
    3. Positive energy – are they able to keep themselves motivated and motivate others towards deep, positive work and create a good corporate culture
    4. Synergy is needed and can be created when teams are built around the vision (the leaders all are on board with the vision and can keep their teams on board as well).
    5. Have a professional development program geared toward developing leaders that deliver consistent results
    6. Use technology to improve the process and the customer experience
    7. Define your avatar and consistently deliver content that brings value to your target audience
    8. Develop a culture of gratitude – employee recognition is as important as planning and accountability
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