By Doug Van Dyke, Leadership Simplified, www.leadershipsimplified.com
Welcome to the summer blockbuster season. Perhaps you have seen some of this year’s cinematic offerings, featuring a bevy of larger than life figures wielding special-fantastic powers. Well, the business world has a superhero to unveil as well. The superhero of our adventure, however, is a seemingly ordinary leader who possesses an increasingly rare power. Our leader has the power to hold other people accountable. Let’s call her Captain Accountability. (Okay, this newsletter gets a bit cheesier, but in a moment there are some golden nuggets for you to ponder). Yes, Captain Accountability can do it all: Communicate, collaborate, build a great team, and get things done. Captain Accountability cuts through staffing and budgetary kudzu like a knife. My, my, how does she do it? Let’s take a look at the components of her secret powers.
Bottom Line: Real superheros do not wear a cape, transform, or turn green – they are much more than that. The kind of superhero that I would pay money to see is authentic, focused, fair, and expects the best from their team members. At the end of the day a real superhero holds themselves and others accountable for delivering standout results. And nothing positively transforms people more than that.
Doug Van Dyke is a leadership and collaboration consultant, executive coach, and strategic planner. He is also the author of Leadership Simplified – THE Field Guide for Savvy Leaders. Doug’s audios and videos are also available atwww.leadershipsimplified.com. To learn more about consulting services, coaching, and training, or to have Doug help your team work together better, contact him today at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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