Bonus: The Four Attentions of a Great Leader
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Noted preacher Charles Swindoll once reminded his audiences: “The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.”1 Paying attention is an essential component of great leadership. Unfortunately, many leaders tend to focus their attention on the wrong areas. As a result, they see little progress. Attention can be defined as giving extended focus to an area of high importance to achieve outstanding results. Although a leader would like to give attention to multiple areas, the reality is that a leader can only give attention to the area that has the most significant potential for payoff. Many leaders struggle with deciding where to focus their attention. More than any other, this decision will determine how successful you will be as a leader.
The Four Attentions of a Great Leader 1. FOCUS: WORK ON THINGS TODAY THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON FUTURE TOMORROWS Everything in the organization should flow from its vision. Every day a leader should be creating, implementing, or elevating vision. The clearer the vision, the better the organization. The leader’s vision is a vision of the future that must be communicated and deployed. Great leaders are futurists. They look and lead many years into the future.
Experience Question: How can you elevate the vision in your organization?
2. EMPOWERMENT: ENCOURAGE OTHERS TODAY SO THEY CAN REACH THEIR PEAK PERFORMANCE TOMORROW Leaders are memorable in the lives of their teams. Great leaders are significant because of their empowerment of others and their belief in their team. Leaders who wish to make an impact should give attention to helping others and learning how to encourage, challenge, and support the critical people on their team.
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