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You want a really good leadership tip?  Actually listen to the answer!

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Clarity is King

Along with vision and passion, clarity of goals is important for a leader.  Good leaders can usually explain what they are trying to accomplish clearly and simply, and they can make a convincing case for its importance. 

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Rule #1 when you move into your first leadership position: be humble!

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It's crucial for leaders to pull themselves off the firing line, step back, and maintain the strategic mission.  This is essential to help correctly prioritize for the their teams. 

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It is the responsibility of good leaders to make sure that words remain attached to the meanings and ideals they represent. 

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Leaders can make employees feel comfortable asking questions by openly acknowledging when he or she doesn't know the answer.  Humility is a vital leadership success factor.  Another way is by having days in which employee are explicitly encouraged to ask "Why?" "What if...?" and "How might we...?" kinds of questions.

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Leaders must demonstrate their trust worthiness, over time, through their actions - and the best way to do that is by responding well to failure. 

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Even when a leader thinks his or her troops understand the bigger picture, they very often have difficulty connecting the dots between their daily job responsibilities they're immersed in with the greater overarching organizational goals.  Good leaders invest their time ensuring all the dots are connected.

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Do you know how you can tell a great leader?  They say "I don't know."  Great leaders are comfortable with these three words. 

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The leadership crisis is in reality a leadership development crisis. 

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