Leadership basics I wish I had learned earlier - Part II
This blog on leadership has three sections. Part I, as Simon Sinek suggests, starts with “why”; why are we talking about leadership at all? Part II focuses on “what”; what leaders actually do for work. And Part III focuses on the “how”; how you can develop your leadership values and most importantly habits. In this second of three articles, I want to be a little more concrete and examine what a leader’s job actually is and how that relates to the concept of servant leadership. Just like most high school students feel pressure to go to college, most young professionals often feel pressure to aspire to leadership positions. But just like college isn’t the path for every teen, leadership positions won’t be the best path for every young professional. How do you know what the right path is for you? Well, let’s start to answer that by looking at what people in leadership positions actually do. A leader’s job, first and foremost, is to ensure the success of their ...