Expand Your Leadership Skills

...few leaders today use formal authority and the power to command and control

There will always be a time and place for charismatic leaders, but few leaders today use formal authority and the power to command and control; rather, they influence and motivate people to achieve clearly defined goals. The power to influence and motivate requires skills such as:

Communication skills to speak and write persuasively

Interpersonal skills to listen and hear what people are really saying

Conflict-resolution skills to handle the inevitable times of friction and tension

Negotiation skills to bring differing groups together

Motivational skills to convince people to strive for the same goal

ACTION POINT: Develop the skills required to motivate and influence people.