What is good leadership?

Daily | November 4th, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

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Carrie says: Listening, learning and letting go while guiding an intention. There can only be one leader.

Danielle says: I believe deeply in Servant Leadership, leaders who, as Robert Greenleaf puts it, “make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served. The best test, and most difficult to administer, is: Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?”

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Kari 11/04/2008 03:36 AM 1 point
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Brilliant Danielle! Confirms my belief that we are all here to be of service, but said much more eloquently :)

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Constance 11/04/2008 03:36 AM 1 point
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I love what Danielle said and could never say it better. I would add: transparency and honesty at all times. Also, I'd like a leadership based in pacificism. Also, inspiration as Obama adequately shows.

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Laurie 11/04/2008 06:21 AM 1 point
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A good leader would be one who knows what he or she does not know, and surrounds him or herself with people who do. A good leader always looks ahead to the future and watches out for the "icebergs" rather than always looking back to see what went wrong in the past - they have analysts who do that. And when walking the path of the present, leads the way but making sure the people are right behind them.

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Lisa Marshall 11/04/2008 06:44 AM 1 point
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Good leaders "speak the truth and point to hope." This was from an NPR interview with a young Montessori school principal in the wake of 9/11 and I stole it for the title of my book on leadership maturity.........

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DanielleLaPorte 11/04/2008 10:31 AM 1 point
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beautiful.

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Shirley Ann 11/04/2008 06:54 AM 1 point
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Being able to resist pressures from the powerful while serving the needs of the majority.

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Karen 11/04/2008 09:01 AM 1 point
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why the majority? The needs of a majority are often based on cultural norms, some of which are not for the long term success or betterment of mankind and our environment.

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Lauri 11/04/2008 07:14 AM 1 point
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Leading people in a direction that they don't realize they want to - and need to - go.

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Chantal 11/04/2008 07:18 AM 1 point
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An open mind while having a direction and inspiring others. Living their vision.

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textimage 11/04/2008 08:01 AM 1 point
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good leadership requires curiosity. a good leader, in essence, knows they are forever a "student" and approaches any information, inquiry, decision, etc. FIRST by truly listening.

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John Agno 11/04/2008 08:43 AM 1 point
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Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment. When peers connect change happens. Effective coaching can happen on the dance floor of conversation.

More at: www.WhatisLeadership.info

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DanielleLaPorte 11/04/2008 10:33 AM 1 point
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I just checked out your site. your "5 guiding principles that guide respectful conversations" is excellent.

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Leah Graves 11/04/2008 08:50 AM 1 point
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Good leadership is when the leader inspires others to push their limits and stretch beyond what they would normally do. A good leader makes others want to be like them. I've seen bad leaders during my career that wrecked an organization. I've also seen amazing leaders both in the work world and during my time in college.

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Karen 11/04/2008 08:58 AM 1 point
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I had a Director once who was helping me to be a better leader/ manager and his guidance was this:
a good leader doesn't stand in a field of stones and point to the diamond, a good leader walks with his team and helps them to find their own route (as a team) to the diamond and defends the team along the way.

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JoeM 11/04/2008 09:04 AM 1 point
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A good leader listens more than speaks. Serves the majority, not themselves. They provide encouragement when others falter. They defend the weak and protect those who cannot protect themselves. A good leader drives others to solutions and actions which benefit human kind. They set the example for morality, integrity, and common sense. They do these things without the need for a pat on the back or attention to their actions.

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ellabobella 11/04/2008 09:25 AM 1 point
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Servant Leadership also resonates very very strongly with me. What made it so fascinating and important to my view of leadership is the idea that the leader is actually servant first. It was a total lightbulb moment when I realized that I could do my best work in serving and helping others and have that be a form of leadership. I was always afraid of the idea of leadership before I read about Servant Leadership.

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DanielleLaPorte 11/04/2008 10:38 AM 1 point
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Jim Collins (in Good To Great) talks about what he calls Level 5 Types leaders - they are humble, their method of operation is hugely based on LISTENING, they are not necessarily charismatic, they have the courage to make tough calls. They balance personal humility with will.
http://www.jimcollins.com/lab/level5/p2.html

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Colette 11/04/2008 09:53 AM 1 point
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Good leadership creates an environment for the higher good of all he /she leads. By nature, this requires a leader to be intune with those who are led, often requiring sacrifice of ones own personal comfort, wants and aims. A good leader - a fabulous leader, knows that some times what is over all best for every one may not necessarily be the most favorable for a single individual or group, and chooses the whole rather than the part. This same leader also knows that what works for one can completely undo another but that also what lifts one will lift all. The best leadership is tolerant , patient, seeks wisdom from a higher source, and expects those whom are led to be self-principled, self-governed, and self-responsible. My grandmother taught this to me.

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 11/04/2008 10:55 AM 1 point
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"Leadership is the creation of an environment in which the "followers" are enabled to
excel. It's not about tasks!" Anyone can manage but true leadership inspires.

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stella 11/04/2008 11:02 AM 1 point
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Strength of character, charisma, and the ability to listen. Also, the ability to bring in the right group of people to solve a problem.

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marn 11/04/2008 11:03 AM 1 point
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Lead by example. Simple.

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Katie Kay 11/04/2008 11:13 AM 1 point
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Perfect!

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