Your Folks, Mr. R & Cpt. K...GREAT LEADERS

SPONSOR: www.linkedin.com/in/keithverescpa/  Mt 13: 1 The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower; all who come to him will live for ever.

I think it's kind of funny. Ironic, really. And oh-so-validating for soft-skill drippin', right-brainers like me.​

Suddenly --and I'm being ironic, BT Dubs-- the business world has embraced the philosophy that, what makes a great leader is essentially the identical criteria for what makes a pretty decent human.

Guess what? Neither requires an ivy-league education. They aren't impacted by socioeconomic status or political party affiliation. They have ZERO to do with race, gender, ethnicity, or age. 

In fact, most of the qualifiers are things our parents, Mister Rogers, and Captain Kangaroo taught us.

​ Come to think of it, that's a group of pretty great leaders, right there. And yes, I realize I am dating myself with two of these references. I digress.

According to the Center for Creative Leadership's 2019 list www.ccl.org/, these are the traits of a great leader:

• ​​Honesty
• Ability to delegate
• Communication
• Sense of humor
• Confidence
• Commitment
• Positive attitude
• Creativity
• Ability to inspire
• Intuition

I don't know about you, but except for perhaps, the ability to delegate (and if we're honest, that's just a variation on "take turns"), this is all preschool final exam stuff, no?

• Don't fib.
• Speak clearly.
• Laugh.
• Be sure of yourself.
• Be loyal...and happy.
• Do, be, and show the world your wonderful, bright colors!
• Trust your gut and listen to your conscience. 

Add kindness and compassion and you've got yourself a list of GOLDEN RULES to live and lead by. And "Oh, The Places You Will Go" if you follow them.

You may just lead your friends, fam, and team to some pretty terrific results during the process, Capisce?

#BeKind #SpeakWell #BeHonest #Encourage #Love #Pray #Peace

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