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What makes leaders effective?.
Peter Drucker and one question<br>Peter Drucker is likely the founder of the science of management and leadership.<br>His research centered around one question: “What makes leaders effective?”.<br>That question sounds simple, but leaders come in all shapes, sizes and with many many different personality traits.<br>What do successful leaders then share?<br>8 + 1 common traits of effective managers<br>In one of his last articles in the HBR he looked back at his life-long research and condensed 8 + 1 traits that successful managers have in common.<br>The traits:<br>They ask: What needs to be done?<br>They ask: What is right for the enterprise?<br>They develop plans<br>They take responsibility for decisions<br>They take responsibility for communicating<br>They focus on opportunities rather than problems<br>They ran productive meetings<br>They say we rather than I<br>Plus one bonus trait:<br>They listen first and speak last<br>The traits look simple, yet they seem to be hard to achieve.<br>It’s a good practice for every manager and leader to go through the items from time to time and critically ask<br>if you are really doing your best in each case.
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