The Art Of Leadership
Leadership is a form of art. It’s an art form that almost anyone can learn to some degree. Just because someone learns an art doesn’t mean they will necessarily be good or effective. Think about all of the painters, musicians, communicators, or artists of any sort; although they have learned an art very few get through the threshold of simply being an artist, to being an effective, sought after or compelling artist. The effective artists of any genre are able do something a little different with their artistry. That same statement is true for The Art Of Leadership... there are many leaders who never realize The Of Art Leadership.
I’m not trying to be the alliteration guy; however I’ve identified 6 thoughts that can help develop The Art Of Leadership. Each of these concepts just happen to begin with the letter “R.”
6 Ways To Develop The Art Of Leadership:
- Recognize- Recognize that leadership is a gift, an art, a craft… that has to be continually developed. Seek out and be willing to learn from effective leaders who have developed this craft we call leadership.
- Realize- Realize the fact that although leadership is a craft, it is not rocket science. STOP MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT. I repeat, unless you are a leader at NASA, your leadership role is not rocket science; chill-out and quit making things so hard on yourself and others. BTW- If you are a leader at NASA or a rocket scientist, you should probably be asking the tough question: “Is what we do still necessary or relevant?”
- Remember- Remember The Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you!” Most leaders’ barley remember the bronze rule, let alone The Golden Rule. As a leader it’s important to care about your people, to love your people, to care about their interests, care about their success… to treat them how you would want and expect someone to treat you. Remember in order to become an effective leader you have to understand that “Relationships Matter!”
- Replicate- Replicate what works and don’t force things that don’t work. Don’t try to be a replicate of another leader or simply replicate what you have read in a book, but rather replicate the effective “What Works” concept into who you are and what you do!
- Resurrect- Resurrect a dying team member; an effective leader has the ability to take a dying team member on the verge of being fired and help resurrect them into a story that begins with this sentence… “There was a time when so and so team member was on the verge of being fired and so and so leader believed in them… Wow, Look at how successful they are now!”
- Reinvent- Reinvent the way leadership is carried out! Break the box, find a new way, figure out what works for you, don’t be scared to be different, reinvent what might has been seen as irrefutable. Reinvent out of hunger, creativity, thinking, believing, seeking etc.; don’t reinvent for the sake of reinventing! ”Don’t reinvent the wheel” applies to those who reinvent for the sake of reinventing!
What do you think? Share your thoughts on any of these thoughts or how you have seen them carried out.
11 Responses to “The Art Of Leadership”
Love it Scott. Art not always science. Natural, not rocket science. Relational, not about me. Restorative, not exclusive. Creative. Thanks for the insight!
Great insights. I see the exact opposite of most of these every day at work and it frustrates me to no end. The department I am in specifically has a very high turnover and there is a reason why. To play off your title, I just see the FART of leadership at my workplace!
#FistBump for sharing your thoughts dude.
Awesome!!! I especially like “ressurect” -> it’s so easy as a leader to give up on someone… takes a lot of energy and patience to help ressurect someone, but if it ends up being a success, you’ll have a true and loyal worker for a long time.
You never know what believing in someone could do for them, not only personally, but professionally!
Love it! I’ve seen the truth of these simple yet profound principles in my own life, and having them put so plainly forward is just the focus I needed today! I’m gonna put them in my back pocket and take them with me through the year ahead! Blessings!