I was asked recently how a woman could become or be defined
as a great leader. Hmm. What does being a woman have to do with leading? No one
ever asks a man how he can become a great leader. Why are we women singled out?
The truth is there are plenty of great women leaders out
there and there are plenty of great male leaders out there. The test of
leadership isn’t found within your DNA and birth sex, but defined by the
following skills. Do you have them? If so, you’re a great leader.
1)
You don’t care what people say, you have your
vision and you are moving forward. This
stands true only if your vision is positive, lifts others up and you’ve done research
to have such a provocative opinion about your vision.
2)
You collaborate, you don’t delegate. Anyone can delegate. Not everyone is humble
enough to collaborate. You need collaboration with other people to build your brand,
grow your business and improve your networking (in person and online) circle.
3)
You are a life-long learner. If you didn’t throw
your degree on the wall and announce “I’m done” then you are a life-long
learned. Continued education is the key to being able to pivot your company
when new technologies or methodologies are introduced.
You don’t have to be one sex or another to lead. You simply
have to follow the three steps noted above to success.
Until tomorrow,
Coco the CEO
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