Fierce Resource: The One Quality A Leader Should Never Lack

This week’s Fierce resource was originally published on Fortune and explores the most important lesson a former Navy SEAL has learned in his career.As a leadership development company, we constantly get asked what the secret formula to great leadership is. If a simple answer actually existed, there is no telling what we could accomplish. We might even find the solution for lasting world peace. But the truth is there aren’t any shortcuts.Great leaders spend years developing their business acumen and interpersonal skills. Above all else, they are extremely self-aware. In The One Quality a Leader Should Never Lack, a former Navy Seal states it perfectly: “Leadership is about continuously assessing how you are performing and always striving to create the most value for both your clients and your team.”So I ask: Are you removing chaos from your team or adding to it?“Knowing who you are as a person and as a leader enables you to extract the best performance out of yourself. Your negative behaviors are almost certainly impacting your team. If you’re not aware of them or have no plan to address them, you’re holding back your team and limiting its potential — a big cost to your bottom line in today’s increasingly competitive business world.”Read the article.

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