Five Traits of Great Business LEADERS
“The quality of a leader is ref lected in the standards they set for themselves.”
RAY KROC AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR, McDONALD’S TWO PEOPLE CAN GROW UP IN THE SAME TOWN, ATTEND THE SAME SCHOOLS, HOLD THE SAME SOCIAL
STATUS, HAVE PARENTS WITH VERY SIMILAR INCOMES, BELIEFS, AND FAMILY VALUES, YET ONE INDIVIDUAL WILL EXCEL IN BUSINESS FAR BEYOND THE LEVEL OF HIS PEER. ONE WILL SUCCEED; ONE WILL SETTLE. ONE WILL RISE, ONE WILL REMAIN. ONE WILL CONTROL; ONE WILL CONFORM. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT MAKES ONE AN OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LEADER AND THE OTHER AN AVERAGE EMPLOYEE? THERE ARE FIVE TRAITS THAT ARE COMMON IN UNCOMMON ACHIEVERS, AND ALL FIVE ARE ACTIONS AND
ATTITUDES THAT SET APART THE INDIVIDUAL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SUCCESS. THE BEST WAY TO IDENTIFY THESE TRAITS AND BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM IN YOURSELF, YOUR PEERS, OR YOUR EMPLOYEES IS TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS THAT ARE A PRODUCT OF THE CHARACTERISTICS. THE FOLLOWING FIVE ACTIONS AND ACCOMPANYING TRAITS PORTRAY THE EXCEPTIONAL MANAGER AND GREAT LEADER.
{1} The great business leader will BELIEVE. He believes in his mission, he believes in his plans, and most of all, he believes in himself. Throughout history, the people who have achieved success are the people who have been sustained by a strong, unshakable belief in themselves. They believed in their own talents and abilities. They believed in what they felt called to do, and these great men and women believed in themselves—even though others around them opposed them or failed to support them. Their MINDSET was the greatest factor in determining their outcome.
Each person has the power to choose what he will believe about his own potential and what he will think about his own life. Beliefs shape attitude, and one’s attitude determines whether or not life is seen as an ongoing series of obstacles or
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opportunities. The greats choose to believe in themselves and choose to have a positive mindset, anticipating and seeking out challenges, with the confi dence and unwavering belief that they have the ability to win.
{2} The great business leader will THINK big. She has the consistent habit of imagining a solution that has not been tried, of devising an explanation that has not been proven, or of creating a result that goes against conventional thinking. She has the ability to dream and to move away from the ex- pected into the realm of experiment and discovery. Whether this is a new battlefi eld tactic, a medical breakthrough, or a fresh marketing strategy, the great leader is open to change and is willing to challenge what currently exists for the potential
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