Leaders are constant learners. Or rather, good leaders are constant learners. And aspiring leaders need to be consistent learners as well. Growing into a leadership role requires you to develop leadership skills. And growing from a new leader to a great leader requires you to continue to develop your leadership skills.
But development is often one of the first activities sacrificed by the needs of the moment. New problems to solve and new tasks to complete steal time away from developing your leadership skills. But many of those “urgent” activities also present opportunities to practice your leadership skills—especially if you’re not currently in a leadership role.
In this episode, we’ll outline six ways to develop leadership skills that often present themselves during your day-to-day work.
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Be Disciplined
2:01 Take Initiative
3:11 Listen Well
4:02 Handle Conflicts
5:14 Offer Help
6:42 Keep Learning
7:32 Conclusion
It's worth pointing out that the word “keep” in “keep learning” could really be applied to the five other skills as well. Keep increasing discipline and taking initiative. Keep handling conflicts and offering help. Keep growing and developing and you’ll keep expanding your leadership potential. Poor leaders think they’re done learning once they’ve got the job. Great leaders know if they keep growing, there’s no limit on their leadership. And that means there’s no limit on the ways they can lead a team to do its best work ever.
//DO YOUR BEST WORK EVER
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//ABOUT DAVID
One of the world’s leading business thinkers, David Burkus’ forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever.
He is the best-selling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50. As a sought-after international speaker, his TED Talk has been viewed over 2 million times. He’s worked with leaders from organizations across all industries including Google, Stryker, Fidelity, Viacom, and even the US Naval Academy.
A former business school professor, Burkus holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University.
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//MUSIC
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