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Business: Personal Growth of Highest Management
Personal Growth of Leaders
The personal growth and development of the company's leaders is often the single key, the greatest determinant to the company's success.Personal Growth of Highest Management
Often the greatest limitations to a company's growth is the limited capacities and character of its owners, and top officials. If they grow the possibilities for the company are endless.Each individual has a unique set of habits, opinions, attitudes, values, level of organization, skills, knowledge, strength, and energy that together make up his or her character. It is often something lacking in the character of the leader that is the chief obstacle in the operations of a company. This is naturally more true of a small business where the leader is the company in one sense. Even in a larger company the original character weakness of the original leaders can carry forward over decades in the company's underlying culture.
Perhaps the greatest thing a leader can do is identify his or her weakness, and then make a concerted effort to overcome it. If, for example, a leader is weak, he needs to find out why and become stronger. If he is bullish and insensitive he may need to give up the reigns or have more compassion. If he is disorganized he must become organized. If he is lacking in leadership skills he must acquire these. Whatever character flaw one possesses must be overcome, for one's own sake and for the sake of the company and its staff.
Great Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
-What makes a leader great? A commanding presence? Technical brilliance? The drive to work 80 hours a week? Or spending thirty minutes each day in self-reflection? The answer is self-reflection. Follow that up with highly trained listening skills, persistent optimism and a bit of empathy and you have a leader who's not only great, but superb.-A steady stream of research over the past decade has consistently identified emotional intelligence as a much more powerful predictor of professional success than intelligence or expertise. Highly emotionally intelligent managers retain workers and encourage the productivity and innovation that make a company shine. Instead of trying to micromanage, effective leaders bring people together and inspire them.
-You must create an environment where people feel valued to be creative.
-Individuals' self-interest diminishes empathy and limits ability to see the big picture.
-The most capable leaders demonstrate modesty and even shyness, giving credit to the organization and their co-workers before themselves.
-The self-management aspect of emotional intelligence includes acting with honesty and integrity, especially in difficult situations. Executives must be flexible, and know when to walk away.
-An executive who surrounds himself with 'yes' men, creates a morally neutered environment. The emotionally intelligent leader, in contrast, is aware of others' feelings and is willing to admit mistakes.
-Emotionally intelligent executives maintain accountability and are committed to ethical business practices while they increase a company's profits. (East Bay Business Times, extracted)
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