Are you a true leader? 5 Unmistakable Symptoms that you are not!

Posted by Berndgeropp under Management
From http://www.more-leadership.com 4405 days ago

Are you just a manager or are you a true leader? If you want to know the answer: Read and check how you handle phone calls, how you cope with emails, how you communicate, how you delegate and how you earn trust.

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Written by HeatherStone
4405 days ago

Bernd,

I really love this series of videos! Very entertaining and humorous as well, yet they hit home your key points about leadership. I think the production on these is quite good..just curious, how did you shoot them?...Were they shot in a studio, or do you just have the right post production SW to make them look great? I plan on getting more into video myself, but I go the blogger on the edge style: on the fly, one take, flip cam or some other small budget way. But then again, I'm more of a techhie than a business SME.

(Also, in my particular field, IT, hate to say it but it's not unheard of for leaders to be constantly connected via smartphone...after all, some of us have 24/7/365 uptime required...but that's not your average business situation, I'll admit.)

Anyway, love the vids, and be sure to keep a lookout for our new feature coming to BizSugar on the 30th, as it may come in handy.

~Heather Stone

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Written by Berndgeropp
4405 days ago

Heather, thanks a lot for your nice feedback.

I am doing the videos on my own. I shoot them at home in my cellar using a Nikon 5100, a tripod and lots of light.The videos are post processed with a PC software called PowerDirectory 10. That works well for me, But I have to admit that it takes a lot of time.

I have learned a lot about video production from the free stuff from Gideon Shalwick and James Wedmore. Very helpful.

I am looking forward to the features at BizSugar.

Thanks Heather.

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Written by bigmoneyweb
4405 days ago

A true leader listens to the needs of their followers, then convinces them that this is not what they want. He will then persuade them to want what he needs. If he's good at it, they will do everything he wants gladly because they think that this is what they need.

Thanks for sharing :)

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Written by Berndgeropp
4405 days ago

Thanks for your comment. I agree that leaders should listen to the needs of their followers. But they do not necessarily need to convince them that this is not what they want.

In my opinion a true leader offers purpose. He or she describes why something is important and needs to be done. The followers will then align with this purpose - or they will not.

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