Coach’s Corner By Dr. Kevin Coughlin
www.Ascent-Dental-Solutions.com
The 12 Factors that Build Phenomenal Leaders
hen you think of leadership you are actually thinking about influence. At its core, leadership is really about the influences on the people around you, and the ability to move them in certain direction to obtain certain goals or objec- tives.
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When looking for leadership in your business or organization – perhaps in yourself–there are several factors that are part of all great leaders. Consider the fol- lowing 12 factors to improve your lead- ership skills or help you identify those individuals in your organization that can take over leadership positions. 1. Motivation: Motivation is a huge key to any successful enterprise. Remember what motivatesonepersonmay notmoti- vate another. True leaders can quickly identify motivating factors in an individ- ual, in order to move them or influence them in a certain direction. Some of the strongest motivators include money, fear, time and power. In most cases individu- als will be motivated by several factors, however one factor will prove to be the dominant one. When you find out what it is and how to use it your ability to influ- ence will be greatly improved. 2. Tolerance: Tolerance is really the ability to respect others views, without sell- ing yourself out. It is of utmost impor- tance to understand where the people or organization are coming from and to realize that they may not understand your position. In order to accomplish this you must be an excellent communicator.
3.Trust:Trust is necessary tocreate the right environment. Consider the three sides of a triangle – or the BLT, which stands for Believe, Like, and Trust. Your goal is always to attempt to have individ- uals and businesses Believe, Like and Trust you and your organization. When you accomplish this you are well on your way to professional and personal success. 4. Purpose: Purpose is your mission – the driving forces behind your business.
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People feed off of leaders with positive attitudes.
You should clearly know and understand your purposeandthe purpose of the indi- viduals around you. In some cases, your team may not fully understand the real purpose of their job or their organization. It is a leader’s job to effectively convey their mission and purpose to others. Leadersknowtheir purposeandthepur- pose of those around them. 5. Vision: All leaders have a clear vision, which is really what the ideal future will look like. It is important that a vision include values, and it is critical that good leadershipmakesure that thepeople and organization agree with your vision. When a leader’s vision does not match the organizational vision you will have problems. 6. Attitude: This may seem like a small
thing, but a positive attitude can make a big difference and conversely a negative attitude can also make a big difference – but not in a good way. People and organ- izations feed off of leaders,andthose with positive attitudes will receive the best response. 7. Awareness: A leader’s awareness is
the understanding of not just their own identity, but the identity of the people aroundthemandtheir organization they represent. Each and every individual has a core identity, and the awareness to understand that core will improve your leadership. 8. Determination: It is impossible to become an effectual leader without this trait. Failure often accompanies leader- ship, and those who are not determined will never get off the mat and pull them- selves back up. When determination starts to disappear, leadership will begin to fail. Determination never takes a vaca-
tion or gets sick; it should be working every day. 9. Faith: A great leader must have faith
that they will succeed,butequally asimpor- tant is that they have faith in the people and organization around them. The best leaders believe in themselves, and it is crit- ical that inorderfor yourorganizationand the people around you to believe in you, you first believe in yourself. 10. Inspiration: Leaders are always look-
ing for new ideas and different places to find them. Leaders are not afraid to solic- it new ideas from others. Businesses con- stantly need new ideas to improve their productsandor services, andsomeof the best ideas are inspired by something or someone. 11. Willpower: Effective leaders know
howto control their emotionsanddonot allow others to control their emotions or dictate their reactions. Willpower is criti- cal for all leaders and is absolutely neces- sary to succeed. Life andbusiness are very similar things that will almost never go as planned so be prepared. 12. Patience: Patience means that no matter what the challenge is a leader never gives up. Your business and people around you sense this and respond to it. Patience goes hand-in-hand with com- mitment, which means that when a leader says something, they do some- thing. They take action steps, they set examples and when this is done people and organizations respond. It’s interesting how patience appears
lastonthe list, however success and effec- tive leadership happen over time and not overnight.
Kevin Coughlin, DMD, MBA, MAGD is an ac- complished dentist, author and speaker. With his unique and powerful message, Kevin pro- vides small businesses with actionable solu-
tions when considering strategic change, as well as keys to compete in an expansive market. For more information on bringing Kevin Coughlin in for your next event, please visit
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