Notes from a Leadership Meeting

About a month ago I observed a three hour meeting of some good leaders and not so good leaders. I observed and took notes, but I did not participate in the meeting.

Due to confidentiality I don't feel it's appropriate to share "who" said "what," but I wanted to share with you some of the leadership specific notes that I wrote down.

Enjoy. . . .

• Leaders should be judged by how they treat the nonleaders
• Leaders have the ability to make 'some' of the nonleaders into leaders and they always make leaders better leaders
• Don't suggest a solution to a problem is needed until you have at least one idea for a solution
• If you want better solutions than what is presented, then you need to have ideas to back them up
• Communication opens opportunity for strong leadership to emerge

Comments

[Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA]

Christopher, your #1 observation above has been the single-most-used character trait I feel confident in applying to partnerships in business AND in life.

I like to watch people "out in the world." How do they treat hotel staff, restaurant servers, their spouse (!).

Oh, the other one: How do leaders treat non-leaders when their leadership is compromised or questioned? That's another good one!

[Christopher Scott]

Jason-

Thanks for joining and adding to the conversation.

I think leaders who treat nonleaders poorly limit people in their ability to rise up and accomplish things.

The job of a leader is to pull the people around them up to their level, not to push them down.

Thanks for sharing!