Too many people that aspire to leadership roles mistakenly assume the time to develop the necessary skills is when they get a title or their employer or some group bestows on them a position of authority. The problem with this thinking is that “leadership is a decision, not a position” as Stephen Covey so rightly said. Therefore; if you’re waiting to hone your leadership skills until you get the job title you are a lot less likely to ever advance.… Read the rest of the article

There are far greater authorities then I who have written on the all important topic of leadership. That said, I do want to touch on this one, what I believe to be an incredibly important leadership skill. I consider it to be rule #1 because anyone who aspires to be a true leader, whether, in their personal life, professionally, or a combination of both, there is simply no way around not making this leadership characteristic a part of their very being.… Read the rest of the article