8 Tips on Being a Great Leader

The folks over at Slacker Manager have published a list featuring 8 tips that every good manager should be aware of…

1. The chief responsibility of a manager is to turn a person’s talent into performance.
2. Great managers find what is unique about each person and capitalize on it.
3. Average managers play checkers while great managers play chess - they understand the differences in each piece and coordinate the team to take advantage of the individual strengths.
4. Great managers spend 80% of their time working to grow an employee’s greatest strength.
5. Great leader’s rally people to a better future.
6. Great leaders find what is universal and capitalize on it.
7. Great leaders muse, pick heroes with great care, and practice their words, phrases, and stories.
8. Great leaders answer these questions: Who do we serve? What is our core strength? What is our core score? What actions can we take today?

I’ve gotta say, this is one stellar list. Unfortunately there are way too many folks in management positions who don’t look at the world along these lines. At the end of the day, it’s always about the team and any manage who can facilitate “awesomeness” within their team gets an A+ in my book.