What do leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs and executives do to keep improving their performances and maintain momentum? They go back to the basics. Fundamentals are the glue - communicating, listening, questioning, inspiring followers, being accountable, and delegating. These essentials are the change agents for leaders with a desire to succeed.
Over his four decades focusing on high-level executives, Fred Halstead has come to recognise and understand the distinguishing traits of high-performing leaders.
In "Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results", Halstead emphasises the power and payoff of sharpening fundamental leadership abilities, including:
• Listening actively,
• Asking more on-target questions,
• Inspiring others,
• Delegating wisely,
• Developing a culture of accountability.
"Leaders who truly want others to succeed are the ones who achieve the greatest personal success," Halstead notes.
• Great listening leads to great questions,
• Great questions yield great thinking,
• Great thinking leads to great solutions,
• Great solutions lead to higher performance and people inspired to achieve their best.
The idea is to help others go from "I don't get it" to "I got it!"
"I now think I have the best solutions, the timeline, and the ability to lead the execution of the plan."
You will, as a result of your questions, guide them to expand their thinking and achieve what you believe is the best solution and timeline.
Reference: Halstead, Fred ‘Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results’.
