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Leadership is not about being perfect. It is about being okay with your imperfections.

It is about making peace with yourself. It is about showing up for yourself. It is about building a community. It is about nurturing your people.

It is about beating your own path. According to Jo Owen, ‘If you follow the herd, you will never get ahead of the herd.’

‘It takes great self-confidence, self-awareness and humility to admit to not being good at things.’

‘It is greenest where it rains the most.’

‘Your career is a marathon, not a sprint.’

‘Boxes are for the dead, not the living.’

‘Th best way to communicate is to shut up.’

‘You can drive performance better by focusing on development.’

‘Fighting emotions with reason is like fighting fire with petrol.’

‘No leader gets ticks in all boxes.’

‘Honesty is not just about morals and ethics. It’s about survival.’

Source:

Jo Owen (2021). The Leadership Skills Handbook: 100 Essential Skills You Need To Be A Leader

Leadership is everything. If you are not leading other people, you are leading yourself.

According to Jo Owen, ‘Leaders have to take people they do not control to where they would not have got by themselves.’

‘You have to be the leader people want to follow, rather than the leader people have t0 follow.’

‘There is one secret weapon you can deploy to build trust: listen.’

‘Letting people talk takes more time than simply telling them what to do.’

‘The best leaders do not compromise on expectations for themselves or their team.’

‘An audience is more likely to remember you than your message.’

‘Focus on the right goal, with the right team and with the right role.’

‘Keep on pushing your story and pushing your facts relentlessly.’

‘If you set low target, you can be sure that you will achieve low results– targets tend to be self-fulfilling.’

‘You will need people with resilience, creativity, and innovative to help you through the tough patches.’

Source:

Jo Owen (2011). How to Lead

10 ‘Essential Skills You Need To Be A Leader’